Paseo Nuevo 2.0 Is Taking Shape
Other recent news: Preliminary results from this week's primary election; ICE arrests continue; some Santa Barbara neighborhoods may have to pay a "wildfire suppression assessment"; Sandpiper Golf Club takes a step forward; the Getty Center to close for a year; the tree of the month. 5
Reopening Date for Three Highway 101 Ramps
Plus: New shoe boutique at The Post; revised design for West Beach park; new apparel shop in Carpinteria; gallery closed; what's under construction at Milpas and the 101; training center for young athletes moved downtown; update on the Ortega Hill–N. Jameson Lane bike path. 9
The Proposed Rules to Reduce Vegetation Near Houses
Other recent news: Goleta acts on people living in vehicles; the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County is working on acquiring 6,000 acres; Anthem Chapel project moves forward; Santa Rosa Island fire nearly contained; Vina Robles Amphitheater sold; new oceanfront resort in Pismo Beach. 10
























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I am so with you. This is one of the best things that could happen to downtown SB — Margaret Spaniolo
Hopefully you'll still be alive when it is finished in 2036! — Mark
Yardi moving to Paseo is the smartest thing I have seen tried in this city in 20 years. If you want a thriving, healthy city,… — Sam Tababa
Punching a gift horse straight in the mouth is the Santa Barbara way. We are a city/area in decline due to years of BANANA (build… — Sam Tababa
If Ty Warner is involved in a project plan on it taking many multiples of the plan. Just look at the tragedy of the Biltmore… — Mark
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Is a service charge a tip though? Most of them go to the restaurant to "provide" for the employees. I suspect they are fully taxable. — el_smurfo
Have not heard that name in a long time. Lots of old SB internet creatures finding this site. — el_smurfo
That's why my fire insurance is over $2000 a year. A few shrubs aren't going to cause my house to burn. — el_smurfo
Thanks for the lengthy observations and pictures - rest assured it's ok to write and photograph a lot. Readers can skip what they wish. — Miltiades