October 29, 2026
News Roundup
October 22, 2026
Will There Be a Second Chumash Monument at West Beach?
Other recent news: School superintendent to resign; push to put rent control to a public vote; Earl Warren Showgrounds officially nixes data center; Santa Ynez Band of the Chumash makes moves on 360 acres next to casino; Surfliner Inn appealed; downtown DMV to close for three months; Carpinteria dry cleaners to close after nearly 40 years; new regulated ocean zone. 1
October 15, 2026
Car-Free State Street Will Likely Be Put in Front of Voters
Other recent news: Renderings of the four-story building proposed for Milpas Street; more Independent endorsements; school president rigged student election to be benefit her child; Earl Warren Showgrounds is considering partnering with a data center; the fight over the Montecito Sanitary District; mayoral candidate Boat Rat Matt. 7
October 8, 2026
October 1, 2026
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. 27
September 24, 2026
September 17, 2026
SBPD Won’t Commit to Parades on the Next Iteration of State Street
Other recent news: Should Bellosguardo have to pay property taxes?; county moves to block all onshore oil development; ICE keeps pepper-spraying civilians; the shortage of veterinary care; Goleta pauses gun-store permits; glamping nixed at the former Ellwood Onshore Facility. 11
September 10, 2026
The City of Santa Barbara Is Looking to Buy La Casa de la Raza
Other recent news: Goleta gym and music store to close; the recent mayoral debate; new animal hospital; Housing Authority chief to step down; Buellton's attempt to encourage pedestrians; grim prognosis for Santa Rosa Island's Torrey pines; August's tree of the month. 2
September 4, 2026
August 27, 2026
Santa Barbara Backs Away from License Plate Cameras
Other recent news: Tracking down people who might've been exposed to measles; Cox Communications was sold; Isla Vista bluff memorial in the works; fundraising for repairs to Carpinteria's public swimming pool; update on the Sheriff's Office overtime fiasco; National Forest land at risk of paving and logging; the Paseo Nuevo peacock mosaics. 2
Recent Comments
I agree. What an odd choice for the cover — J
I hope that the owner of 806 divulges all of the history on that flip house to prospective buyers as required by law. — Pythia
The master bed was positioned towards the “‘motor court” to have the best possible view of our teenage boys sneaking out in a 1992 Geo… — Bruce Giffin
While the picture is just a rendering, hopefully that big beautiful box on the roof is a back up generator as I second the motion… — TJ
The Carl Maston house is amazing. Plywood is due for a comeback. — A
When will Caltrans landscape the new Montecito section of the 101 similar to what was installed in Carp? — Greg
Could you cram more ‘stuff’ on that foyer table for the cover of the new Private Homes book? — Gail