A Push to Overturn the State Street Master Plan
Other recent news: Santa Barbara passes rent stabilization; the new name for Calle Cesar Chavez; who has donated to local candidates; Día de los Muertos procession to return; new State Street apparel store; Montecito may sell its state water rights for $40 million; funding secured for the Carpinteria Community Pool; the tree of the month. 7
A Peek at the Biltmore’s Poolside Palapas
Plus: Contenders for the renaming of Calle Cesar Chavez; East Valley Road garage under new ownership; meeting about the proposed Padaro Lane railroad expansion; StretchLab Montecito has closed; new leather goods shop in El Paseo; vandalism of tree plaques; Ageless Fitness has moved; up next at Seimandi & Leprieur gallery. 17
Opening in Carpinteria: Rincon General Bodega and Wine Bar
More food news: St. Bibiana is expanding; The Ellwood rethought its model; Alma Fonda Fina name change; open house and cookout at the White Buffalo Land Trust; opening date for the Restaurant at Edna; profiles of Vic's Wine Bar and Ojai Mountain Farm; Jeannine's is annexing Tap Thai's space in Goleta; Mini Kabob returns to Na Na Thai. 22
Recent Comments
The stormwater improvements are included in the street reconstruction and landscaping for all blocks And $17.5m of the project cost is for “utility replacement and… — LD
I hope the "rich old man" gets his way — Bettye Jones
The key is transparency and disclosure. — Kate Rogers
"Let’s also remember that the majority of the cost for the State Street Master Plan is utility upgrades needed to support additional housing downtown." That… — Jefferson A.
If you really believe 80% of residents support this than it should win at the ballot box no problem. I think you're number is way… — Jefferson A.
100%! And for all the feigned concern over lack of action and cost, this is a tactic to override a decisive 6-1 vote that represents… — Sean
I'm so sick of rich old men like Knell refusing to accept that they aren't going to get their way for once in their miserable… — Liz