A Proactive Homeowner's Guide to Protecting Your Home Before El Niño Arrives. By: Blayke Hranicka Santa Barbara has had a HOT summer, to say the very least. It was the 5th-hottest summer in Santa Barbara history and broke two daily records: one on July 22nd and the other on September 9th. Plus, just when we thought we were in the clear, we are served another heat wave the first and second week of OCTOBER! Anyway, the point is, this summer has been abnormal, and we can expec