News Roundup

November 27, 2020

Sheriff’s Office Warns About Sex Crimes on Hiking Trails

Other recent news: The buyers of houses by Barton Myers and George Washington Smith; Nesbitt mansion yanked from the auction block; progress for the Randall Road Debris Basin; new retail planned for Summerland; congressional candidate Andy Caldwell thinks he actually won. 1

November 23, 2020

Burglaries at Beach Parking Lots and Trailheads

Other recent news: Los Angeles County to pause outdoor dining; curfew instituted for Santa Barbara County; Vandenberg Air Force Base didn't make the U.S. Space Command cut; bike-sharing enrollment kiosks to be nine feet tall; $51 million in new financing for Kate Farms.

November 19, 2020

Pushback for the New Police Headquarters

Other recent news: County Board of Supervisors wants churches to be more open; water treatment plant to get Tesla batteries; progress on making parking kiosks automated; debris nets extended; Olive Mill roundabout moves forward; sonic boom this Saturday; time to stop obsessing over cleaning surfaces.

November 16, 2020

Santa Barbara County Got Sent Back to the Purple Tier

Other recent news: Early Tesla investor bought big in Montecito; Santa Barbara's $39 million stadium is done; tree of the month is the Eugenia. 1

November 14, 2020

Santa Barbara County Might Go Back to the Purple Tier

Other recent news: UCSB staff member reportedly killed by being pushed off cliff; more on the new Caldwell Snyder gallery; the local behind a UVC lamp that kills microorganisms; progress for the Carpinteria Rincon Bluffs Preserve; new SBPD crime map; 14,000-square-foot Buellton entertainment center in the works.

November 11, 2020

A San Francisco Couple Spent $41 Million on Two Montecito Mansions

Other recent news: State Street shops blaming restaurants for hurting business; city council forcing landlords to pay for "relocation assistance" when leases aren't renewed; ticketing system approved for Covid-19-related violations; emergency shelter moved to Cabrillo Boulevard; La Casa de la Raza got landmarked.

November 10, 2020

Prominent Buyers Revealed for Two Montecito Properties

Other recent news: Earthquake off the coast of Isla Vista this morning; Four Seasons Biltmore employees sue for separation pay; "trash mob" cleans up local streets; Lazy Eye vintage shop.

November 9, 2020

Santa Barbara County Is Stuck in the Red Tier

Other recent news: Local voter turnout is at 91 percent and counting; the News-Press won't accept Trump's defeat; this year's Parade of Lights at the harbor is canceled; final Cat Canyon oil proposal withdrawn; former baseball star buys $5.7 million Santa Barbara spread. 3

November 4, 2020

No Real Surprises in Local Election Results

Other recent news: Two abandoned oil wells off Summerland to finally be capped; Clic founder Christiane Celle; the fight for a wildlife crossing beneath the 101; UCSB fans can have cardboard cutouts of themselves at basketball games.

October 31, 2020

In-Person Voting Starts Today

Other recent news: Isla Vista continues to hold the county back; the UCSB editor monitoring the lack of social distancing; Santa Barbara water rates to go up; Mission Canyon trail reopens on weekends; Randall Road Debris Basin funding comes through; Coffee with a Black Guy founder James Joyce III is being encouraged to run for mayor; Westmont bought a building downtown.