April 22, 2026
Burning Questions
- Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
- How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
- Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
- Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
Recent Comments
From an AI search, this was an interesting summary of pedestrian zone success rates: Most cities that "restreeted" their pedestrian zones have experienced a positive… — Curtis
Talk to retail brokers, they will tell you. Whether the retailers are right or wrong about it doesn't matter, that's predominantly their position. SB is… — Jefferson A.
Show me 5-10 retailers willing to open on state if the street was open and you’ll change my mind. Unfortunately no one can show that.… — Eric
Well said. Take the example of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse and sunken gardens built by visionaries at a considerable expense at the time (and… — Hugh M
I agree. I saw 2 people urinating on State St. One at night and one in the middle of the day. Unbelievable. Where are the… — Lisa
"While there’s an argument to be made that any tenant is better than an empty storefront, and big retail spaces face immense challenges these days,… — Jefferson A.
How many in your friend group own or work at a customer facing business downtown? — Jefferson A.
The downmarket trend of Santa Barbara has been happening for decades. The city sold its soul to tourism years ago and the results are a… — Sam Tababa
State Street is just returning to its original form. Before the Verizon lease deal that changed the landscape of State, it was just a street… — Erin
The promenade is a failure because the homeless numbers there increased so much there and businesses closed during the pandemic. It seems to be slowly… — Kerry