Running On Empty: Montecito

July 31, 2014 5:00 AM

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Ed Mertz

Ed Mertz has been at KFWB since March of 2000 and began reporting for...

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(KNX 1070) — It’s a tough lesson for one of Southern California’s wealthiest communities. Ed Mertz reports no matter how much money you have, if the water is going to run out, it’s going to run out.