City Parking Rates May Get Raised Again
Other recent news: An airshow might come to Santa Barbara next year; the toy train museum on State Street appears to be expanding; YouTuber pilot pleads guilty to destroying plane wreckage; more on the proposed 90-cabin homeless community; the cannabis-tax conundrum; update on closed front-country trails; Los Alamos B&B with themed rooms; Santa Barbara Humane wants a bigger building; offshore wind farm in the works near Vandenberg Space Force Base. 4
A Bunch of Park Lane’s Beloved Eucalyptus Trees Have Been Cut Down
Plus: New documentary about Spencer the Gardener; Ferris Orthodontic Group appears to have bought a building; Elings Park nature walks with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; Goleta's Orient Hand Laundry has closed; Santa Barbara Airport makes life easier for people with hidden disabilities. 15
First Look at the New Rooms & Gardens in Montecito
Plus: 90-cabin homeless community proposed for Hollister Avenue; a pair of Padaro Beach Village spaces are for rent; the new Santa Claus Lane turnaround is open; Asleep at the Wheel to play the Lobero Theatre; State Street office building to be converted to short-term rentals. 1

























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“the convenience of pay by phone”.. except you’ve got to download an app and pay a surcharge. And oddly enough, I’ve found that the Ledbetter… — JL
Hardly — Evan
Starting to feel forced…. — Paul
carpinteria is cool — jayne
That is one shiny copper dome on that observatory! 😎 — Sven
Why would Field + Fort open The Larder in Carpinteria as opposed to Santa Barbara? Seems like the audience for something like this in SB… — Paul
yeah, because carnivores will not eat any dish that is plant-based or worse, labeled vegan. — Ken