SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Erin Therese Graffy de Garcia, longtime Santa Barbara resident, historian, author and consummate lover of all things Fiesta, passed away early Tuesday morning. Her older ...

Credit: Courtesy photo Erin Graffy, Santa Barbara’s preeminent socialite, elegant emcee, and passionate historian and author, has died. Graffy authored “How to Santa Barbara,” a popular romp ...

But over lunches at the venerable Santa Barbara Club ... and the far-flung Clan Graffy. Services are pending but Erin deserves every bit of a royal funeral at her beloved “Queen of the Missions.” ...