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As the Jesusita fire wanes, Santa Barbara officials want to get the word out that the city is open for business and ready for visitors. Air quality is back to normal, and businesses and tourist destinations suffered minimal damage, the Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau and Film Commission said.
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden sustained significant damage but was set to reopen this weekend. All other businesses and public spaces were unharmed in the fire and are open, the commission said.
The fire was sparked May 5 by someone using power tools on the Jesusita Trail in the Santa Barbara foothills. It has burned about 8,733 acres in the foothills and canyons between Goleta and Montecito, destroying 80 homes and 79 outbuildings.
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