Posted on November 20 at 9:57 a.m.

I dont think the current owners are some secret- it is probably that the Land Trust just didn't feel comfortable being the ones who gave out that information. It was always my understanding that the "Tea Gardens" were the name for the whole area, that the "tea house" was the weird, open air four-walled structure at the arches and that the the "tea bowls" is what you called it when you were talking about all the skateboarding that went down at the place. Speaking about skating- I bet with all the bowls burned out now, the place is probably more skater friendly than it has been in 30 years! Also, I heard the bonfire lighters were from SBCC- not Westmont. Hope all the haters on this site are ready to eat a big dose of crow.

On The Unusual History of the Tea Fire’s Point of Origin

Posted on November 14 at 10:26 a.m.

local surf legend Dave Johnson- the genius behind Progressive Surfboards- and his wife lost their home last night.

On Voices of the Evacuated

Posted on November 14 at 12:49 a.m.

CORRECTION: The fire has NOT burned down to the Salinas rotary. It is actively burning In Sycamore Canyon but is still a fair distance from the rotary and the surrounding neighborhoods. The area however is under mandatory evacuation.

On County Declares Emergency