Newsletter: December 25

FIRST LOOK
The plan for 685 new apartments at La Cumbre Plaza: The developers are focusing on the greater Macy’s area, in the belief that a smaller development comprising buildings of different styles will be more in character with Santa Barbara than something monolithic.

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BURNING QUESTIONS
“I’ve been wondering what the story is with the metal building going up next to Highway 101 at the southbound Patterson exit. Caltrans? Union Pacific?” The answer.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Church has plans for a big roof deck downtown.
••• Women’s apparel store opening in the former Rite Aid on State Street.
••• Olive Mill ramps not closing till at least January 8.
••• New look for the apartment complex proposed for Carrillo and De La Vina.
••• Updates on the downtown electric-vehicle charging station and the redesign of the State Street undercrossing.
••• Gaviota rest areas reopen.
••• The story behind a Jeff Shelton house on the Riviera.
••• The annual homeless count.
••• Drive-through car wash in the works for S. La Cumbre Road.
••• “Golden Hour” at My Pet Ram.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Kelly Lane for identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.

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