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'First lady of luxury real estate' killed in Montecito mudslides (same town as Oprah, Ellen, et al.)
NPG of California ^ | Jan 11, 2018 | Tracy Lehr

Posted on 01/16/2018 9:40:51 AM PST by GoldenState_Rose

MONTECITO, Calif. - Family and friends are mourning the loss of Rebecca Riskin of Riskin Partners in Montecito.

The 61-year-old is one of 17 people who died in the flooding and mudslides in Montecito. It has been reported that her dogs died, too.

Riskin was a professional ballerina before she become known as the first lady of luxury real estate.

She sold more than $2.17 billion dollars in real estate during her career and didn't talk about her celebrity clients.

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KEYWORDS: california; campfire; drought; globalwarminghoax; montecito; oprah; sierranevadas; thomasfire; wildfires
Death toll is at 20 now with several still missing.

Montecito is home to many celebrities and Oprah's estate suffered minor damage.

1 posted on 01/16/2018 9:40:51 AM PST by GoldenState_Rose
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To: GoldenState_Rose

Isn’t there a private college there also? Was it evacuated?


2 posted on 01/16/2018 9:43:05 AM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error)
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To: GoldenState_Rose

Montecito is home to many celebrities

Saw June Lockhart (Lassie and Lost in Space) at a seaside restaurant in Santa Barbara she looked lovely nodded and smiled.


3 posted on 01/16/2018 9:50:15 AM PST by Jolla
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To: GoldenState_Rose

The mudslide homes usually had great (read “pricey”) views. I wonder if she was in one of them when it went down the hill.


4 posted on 01/16/2018 10:34:50 AM PST by Pecos (Better the one you have with you than the one you left at home.)
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To: GoldenState_Rose
Looks like poor Rebecca has bought the Sunnybrook Farm.


5 posted on 01/16/2018 10:53:41 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (CNN is fake news.)
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To: Pecos

Hope she enjoyed the ride...if she was a democrat.


7 posted on 01/16/2018 11:05:08 AM PST by Bonemaker
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