Large Furniture Store Opening on State Street
Plus: The new stoplight on Coast Village Road; Beck to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; the Carpinteria outpost of The Shopkeepers appears to have closed; new boutique in Kismet's former space in the Upper Village; Blue Man Group at the Granada Theatre; Funk Zone–ish hotel to be two Marriott brands; another Funk Zone fitness studio; State Street's reliance on resale; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer. 24
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The only one upset here is you. You seem to have severe comprehension issues and are insistent on relying on straw man arguments, and arguing… — Bill
Amazing. You get upset at someone using the word immigrant to describe a portion of the population, then get upset that the data that shows… — Sam Tababa
Nobody disputed the data. Poverty is real, housing costs are crushing, and median incomes are a joke relative to what it costs to live here.… — Bill
https://datausa.io/profile/geo/santa-barbara-ca/ According to the 2020 census, the city of SB has a poverty level of 14%. 20% of the population were foreign born. Median incomes… — Sam Tababa
Ugh. This comment sounds like it was prompted by a boomer and written by AI. I agree with some parts of it, and disagree with… — Ins Ali
There's a legitimate grievance about Santa Barbara's economic policy buried in here, but it's fatally undermined by bigotry. Calling the city's problems a result of… — Bill
Thanks VinceGPT — Rich
Woah. “Santa Barbara is a city full of low income immigrants, low income students and multi generational mediocrity” That’s not just a sentence that’s some… — Mary
Not just support workers. Where are the future DDS's, MD's and nurses going to live? Some may take over Mom or Dad's practices, but the… — Judy's Older Brother
There’s no shortage of thoughtful perspectives on what State Street should become—and that’s a good thing. We’re clearly still in a period of recovery and… — Vince Coronado