No love for the death of the Subaru?
Add to the plastic conversation that most of that produce is washed in chlorine and the plastic is a petroleum product. It is worth the effort to go to our farmer's markets and take your own bags. I live only two blocks from Trader Joe's but have never once bought the produce in plastic, even in a pinch. Funny, they don't sell plastic sandwich type bags.
Ablitts holds collection of plastics a couple times a month usually. Sign up for their email. https://ablitts.com/film-plastic-recycling/
I avoid buying at TJ's and other stores that have moved in the direction of packaging everything in plastics. It's unnecessary and so bad for our environment.
Maybe something people can do is boycott and/or complain to the management.
Thank you for giving us 20 years. You will be so missed!
How will we manage without your cookies?...especially the brown butter shortbread cookies. Any chance of a cookbook in your future?
I do not shop Trader Joe's because of ALL the plastic- try farmer's markets.
I’m a big fan of Yetz’s but disappointed. Thought they were doing their own bagels. That’s a bummer. Long wait for something that’s been here.
Wrought iron work on the Lathim’s Transfer/ Lyon Moving & Storage building on Cota Street across from where Mouse Odille used to be. My grandfather Ray Lathim had this made, along with two wrought iron signs that say Lathim’s which I still have
How does Chancellor Yang still have a job? The university is facing budget woes and now it’s paying legal fees because of his failure to plan. It’s long time UCSB find someone with an actual vision instead of someone collecting a paycheck.
Fair plan for insurance
I hope they save the fountain and improve the landscaping to coordinate with round about. This will be a nice improvement along with the high end shopping and dining across from the bird refuge.
Agreed, chairs seem to be an after thought in a lot of restaurants. Everything seems to lean toward durability and ease of clean-up. Function and comfort aren't mutually exclusive.
Hello Kimberly, I bought 12 Camino Verde in July 2020 from Jacqui Bravo who bought it around 2000. We love the Riviera, and walking the loop to Franchesci park and back. The house came very close to burning in the Tea fire of 2012, the house next door burned down along with four other houses on the street. I’d be interested to hear about the sycamore fire, your parents experience back then, etc. rebuilding. No doubt there will be more fires coming down the canyon over the years. Best Regards, Brad
Just got our home insurance canceled for the second time in 3 years on the lower Riviera. My first thought looking at the houses in the hills is wondering how in the world they get insurance?
Hey Mark, it seems like you have no clue about the facts for this issue. Here’s a couple quotes from the California Court of Appeal’s decision. Hope these help.
“Because the encroachments occupy much of the public right of way, people park in a way that partially obstructs the travel lane. This effectively converts swaths of the two lane road into a one lane road. The encroachments also create a safety hazard for pedestrians, bicycles and equestrians, especially at night.”
“The public may park roads in Montecito, unless they are otherwise posted. By definition, this includes a county road like East Mountain Drive”
I think I have the basics down Walt. A car parked with half of the frame in the road impeding traffic is not respecting the right of way for on coming traffic. Cars parked at the corner of East Mountain and Hot Springs is completely illegal and a significant hazard as they block the vision of cars turning left. The desire of people to bask in the communal hot springs is admirable but not at the expense of public safety. Until the landowners on East Mountain...you know those darned rich folks...comply with the orders to remove barriers, parking halfway in the road isn't an acceptable option. Oh and btw removing those lovely rocks, trees and other beatifications that make East Mountain a treasure? Never going to happen.
Hey Mark - Do you understand what a public right of way is?
Ahh yes of course the class envy card gets played. These people are parked on the road and they’re no ticketed because the government doesn’t enforce the laws. Eat the rich and from the river to the sea…
+1 to everything Mary is saying. Just because you're wealthy doesn't mean you get to block off public parking on a public street.
Related - does anyone know what the deal is with all the parking being off limits on Mockingbird Lane when you're going to More Mesa? This has a very similar vibe, but city sanctioned in this case.
Wrong Mark. The illegalities are being performed by the homeowners who don't want hikers or anyone else "legally" (yes, legally) parking in their precious neighborhood, thus "illegally" (yes, illegally) preventing them from doing so by putting huge rocks, plants and even construction barriers on the street. They aren't putting these obstacles in "illegal" parking areas. I'm sorry but your notion that parking is "hazardous" to anyone's health is laughable and dubious at best. If illegal parking was the problem, then homeowners would have filed complaints long ago and citations issues. If illegal parking was the problem, then the city wouldn't be cracking down on the illegal obstacles in the street. I've been parking at and cycling to that area for decades and can assure a few grumpy residents are the problem, thought I haven't seen them actually vocal about it for some time. They used to come out and "claim" I was parking illegally. Everytime I told them to call an officer to cite my car and you know what? I never once received a citation. You're 100% incorrect.
fwiw it looks like the fountain is being kept - it's in the lower left corner of the top view of the development renderings.
Cracking down on homeowners? How about cracking down on people parked illegally on East Mountain making driving and walking hazardous to your health. This inconsistent application of the law has become all too commonplace. Parking tickets could fund a large portion of the city budget so get to work and enforce the law!
What's the significance of the fountain on that corner? Is it going to be removed as part of the new development?
I find it so disappointing that such an ugly utilitarian 5 story block of concrete is being proposed for this city witb low profile gorgeous architecture. Our mountain views and pretty architecture draw people worldwide here. Let’s not loose sight of this by proposing blocky storage buildings in prominent places.
Looooove those breeze block screens!
the entire plastic wrapped/packaged revolution came on the heels of taking away the plastic bag from the consumer #whatajoke
