Buried in mud, Montecito faces a daunting cleanup with no end in sight
(LA Times Clippers)

The cobbled parking lots outside boutiques are empty. The Italian trattoria known as Oprah Winfrey´s favorite haunt is shuttered, as is the Four Seasons resort owned by Ty Warner, the Beanie Babies tycoon. A place famous for coastal affluence and extravagance is now unlivable and grappling with...