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Montecito Tar Baby

By Robert Eringer

Aug 25, 2026
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Trouble in Paradise

Lately, stepping onto Butterfly Beach means returning home with something resembling roofing compound attached to the soles of your feet, sandals, or running shoes.

Tar has always been a minor irritant.

This summer, tar is a major one.

Not merely bits of tar here and there after a stroll on the sand along the surf.

At various points along…

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