••• The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County is looking to raise $16 million to seal the deal on buying the 1,000-acre Naples property on the Gaviota Coast. That’s pocket change for a lot of people around here. Pony up. —Independent
••• “The Carpinteria Planning Commission approved the proposed Surfliner Inn, advancing the controversial 36-room hotel project after adding new conditions addressing rooftop events, noise, parking and impacts on neighboring properties. […] Under the city’s procedures, Planning Commission actions may be appealed to the Carpinteria City Council.” —Coastal View News
••• “The Santa Barbara City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a short-term vacation rental ordinance that prohibits the rentals in all inland residential zones and high-fire-risk areas, and heavily restricts them in the coastal zones. The new rules and regulations for vacation rentals listed on Airbnb and Vrbo will be implemented next year. […] A map shows where short-term vacation rental and homeshares are allowed within Santa Barbara.” —Noozhawk
••• The Independent‘s political endorsements (part one).
••• “Santa Barbara County governmental agencies and nonprofits will receive more than $70 million in state funding to support local projects across the region, after specific earmarks were added to the California budget bill.” Beneficiaries include Allan Hancock College ($29.2 million for gym renovations); the city of Santa Barbara ($6 million for the purchase of the La Casa de la Raza building and $5 million for Pershing Park restorations); the city of Goleta ($2 million for the Goleta Valley Community Center); the city of Carpinteria ($3.3 million for the Carpinteria Community Pool and $1.1 million for library improvements); the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District ($3 million for an aquatics center); and the Santa Ynez Valley Children’s Museum ($2 million). —Noozhawk
••• “Santa Barbara MTD is announcing the expansion of its on-demand microtransit service, The Wave, to Carpinteria which just launched on September 16, 2026. The new service area includes much of the City of Carpinteria, along with select adjacent unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County, including Santa Claus Lane.” (FYI #1: One reason cities invest in this type of service is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires paratransit service equivalent to the traditional network. And FYI #2: “This service is open to the general public, not just seniors and people with disabilities,” says The Wave‘s website. “Children 14 and over can ride The Wave unaccompanied.” And “The standard fare is $3, and is $1.50 for seniors 65+ and people with disabilities.”) —Edhat
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