“Every time I drive on Laguna Street, I wonder why traffic is pushed outward as you approach Ortega Street.” asks K. The city’s traffic engineers have an explanation.
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Other recent news: Santa Barbara County Planning Commission recommends denial of ExxonMobil project; who paid $28 million for Scooter Braun’s Montecito estate; downtown landlord urges city to consider former St. Mary’s Seminary for homeless housing; how the mayoral candidates are faring; Cathedral Oaks road repair; Goleta to ban flavored tobacco products; Isla Vista and the imminent county redistricting; Vandenberg Space Force Base reopened beaches on base property.
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More food news: Oat Bakery will be closed for a bit next week; the Rustic Canyon folks are opening a restaurant/bakery in Ojai with Kate’s Breads; Healthy Warrior meal-prep service taking over former restaurant space on Chapala; winery opening in the Public Market; Foley Food & Wine Society debuted at the Hotel Californian.
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Noteworthy new listings also include midcentury lines on Padaro Beach, quaintness on Eucalyptus Hill, a turnkey 1930 Spanish bungalow, East Coast style on State Street, and more.
Plus: Construction of underground pipeline to disrupt a swath of the city; Alt-J and Portugal. The Man to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Asian American Neighborhood Festival on October 7; skincare business appears to be leaving Coast Village Road; “California on My Mind” at Sullivan Goss.
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Plus: She & Him’s Christmas show at the Arlington Theatre; updates on the renovation of Eastside Neighborhood Park and the Plaza Del Mar band shell; lecture about architect R.M. Schindler; apply to be on one of the city’s Advisory Groups.
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
Recent Comments
Slip owners do pay property tax, there is a possessory interest tax of 1% of the assessed value of the slip that is based on… — Rich
True! To describe where it is, out in Goleta...then explain the whole 7 mile long strip...or not. — Don
Boat owners don’t own the slips, they have permits to use the slips which are public land. They pay permit fees, not property tax This… — LD
I would like to see all the taxes they collect and what they pay out and to who, its basic mathematics every person should know… — David ochoa
Is the city banning boat owners from owning the slips? No more cash transactions, then no more property taxes collected if they are worthless — Derek
You can't say that because the Santa Barbara Airport actually is in the City of Santa Barbara - there's a 7-mile long strip of City… — Rich
We rented 1102 Del Mar when it was an Airbnb a couple years ago. It felt small and needs a lot of work! — AK
Perhaps we could use more clarity on the budget shortfall? Maybe some qualified accountants could offer a bit of “pro bono” work to help the… — Instant Alligator
Where is the airport? The Santa Barbara Airport is in Goteta. No!!!!! You cant say that! If you own a business on CVR you are… — Don
Its surrounded by Montecito though. Montecito is a much better descriptor and creates less confusion. — Don