Property owners affected by the Jesusita and Tea fires are invited to attend “Buy or Rebuild?” a free educational meeting co-sponsored by United Policyholders, the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services and the Mission Canyon Association.
The meeting will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday in Farrand Hall at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol.
Speakers will include:
» Amy Bach, insurance law and disaster claim expert and executive director of United Policyholders
» Tony Cignarale, deputy commissioner of consumer services for the California Department of Insurance
» John Tripani, CPA specializing in the tax aspects of casualty losses
» Katherine Silsbury, senior financial adviser and chartered retirement planning counselor in Santa Barbara
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a question-and-answer session.
For more information, contact Bill McCullough at billmccsb@cox.net or 805.448.9688, or Emily Cabral at emily@uphelp.org or 415.393.9990.
— William Boyer is the communications director for Santa Barbara County.