As a subcontractor for the Heavin/Weinman creation, I felt so fortunate to see the project in process. It's otherworldly.
My question on the pedestrian bridge is, “Why is it so ugly?” All that money and that’s the best an architect can do?
About the VIP service at SBA. Focus on basics first. ✔️ The WATER refill station pumps out an iron/sulfur blend that takes your breath. Filter it! ✔️ The one and only COFFEE SHOP has lines waiting for it to OPEN for business. If their contract doesn’t demand they serve the passengers, it should! ✔️ The MURAL welcome art at the escalator is downright depressing, violent and reflects something SB is not … an ancient town in depressed Spain. We are beaches, vineyards, food, mountain vistas and higher education (4 Nobel prizes is much to celebrate). ✔️ FLOOD LIGHTS at the end of the terminal shine directly into the gate area. A blinding spotlight in the wee hours of the morning. Redirect to so passengers can see well enough to navigate the seating area. ✔️ OPEN GATES for arriving aircraft. No aircraft should have to wait for a parking space at SBA. This isn’t O’HARE. Stop wasting fuel. Assign ramp agents to bring the aircraft to the gate and park, cut off the engines. This should be a big priority. ✔️ IF this punch list isn’t part of the daily operations report, replace the ops supervisor (city employee) because this list is just a start.
I just received an email announcing select tours to Bellosguardo at $100 per person. As I recall, the property was left to the city of Santa Barbara, with the stipulation that it would be developed as a site for a regular visitors. The current executive director, who salary is over 100 K per year, has not followed through to create ADA restrooms, adequate parking, or other requirements that would allow regular visits to the property for the general public. The property has been taken over by an elite few, and has not fulfilled the wishes of its previous owner. Many of the original board members have quit, knowing that little to no progress is being made to turn this into something that will benefit the entire community. I wish that someone on the city council would look into this and do something about it.
Amen Sam! I also travel frequently and have sent multiple emails to airport administrators regarding the drinking fountain! All emails were unacknowledged. Time for new leadership?
We holiday in Santa Barbara twice a year from the UK and no holiday is complete without several visits to the outstanding Bouchon.
Same here, Sam. How about parking assistance to avoid being stranded in overflow (assuming it’s even open)?
I drove up there this morning. It was surprising to see so little vegetation since we had record rainfall last year. And driving in the parking lot just wasn't the same. I didn't bottom out on the speed bumps. In fact there are now concrete curbs driving in, no more succulent hedges. What's left to save? Also, the homeowner right above has a really loud pool motor going. The park is nothing like it was decades ago. The plants that are now cut to look like balls were once hedges. It was a secret local garden.
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Maybe they are hoping for some of Prince Harry's pals to need this service? Room for mallets a plus!
Streamlined TSA? A guided walk to the gate? I fly out of SBA upwards of 80x a year. I have never waited more than 10min to get through security. Why would you pay extra to streamline the easiest TSA in the nation?
What SBA needs is a drinking fountain with a filter. Like they have in every other airport in the US. We're supposed to be environmentally conscious city yet they sell $8 bottled water in plastic instead of adding a water filter that removes the need to purchase bottled water. Let's be serious. Our water is not great.
Sometimes I wonder about these people who are paid $100's of thousands to manage the airport, but then I remember, this is a city that spent $100mm on the building and forgot to put in a clock. Ehh, who needs a clock at an airport anyway?
The pedestrian crossings at Junipero, Anapamu, and Ortega seem to be fine. Do those have the problems you’re referring to?
Auguri Andrea and Brian, wishing you every success. Keep it simple, honest and authentic. No need to show off like the ex-boss by the sea. That’s what makes you guys different and charming.
Rising property values do not prove that a negative contributory factor does not exist. If you cannot understand the idea of magnitude behind vectors I'm wasting my time trying to reason with you.
Local property values have continued to rise without abatement as the cannabis industry set up shop and started growing. That simply is not an argument.
I completely support the legitimacy of cannabis as a crop. But there are times when I drive on Foothill and the odor is so noxious that it makes me feel physically ill. Denying that people have this experience is arguing in bad faith. Understand and respect that there are legitimate concerns, not unique to cannabis. The same can be said about slaughterhouses or chemical factories. It is further undeniable that these odors can (and do) suppress property value.
With these things in mind, let's recognize that there must be a solution that keeps the cannabis crop in place and does not do outsized harm to the community, and find it together.
Carpinteria does not reek of anything but ill will toward a legitimate and successful industry. The group of people who don't like the odor is very small but very vocal. Many of us actually enjoy what little aroma remains because it represents victory over decades of reefer madness mentality and the evil, counterproductive war on drugs. CARP Growers have been excellent stewards in trying to appease a small group of complainers who, despite their claims, are trying to go back to the bad old days of the drug war. Cannabis isn't going anywhere and the city would do well to capitalize on it instead of joining in the demonizing. If you live in Gilroy, you're going to smell garlic, and those farmers aren't forced to spend millions of dollars in odor abatement systems, thereby making their product that much more profitable. In this instance, it's long past time to stop fighting the inevitable.
There is not enough information to assess the bike and pedestrian crossing yet. A question I have is as it is mentioned to pass over the railroad tracks, would be to provide reasonable security for trains from silly people tossing things at the locomotives or rail cars and the longer term situation that sea level rise has been elsewhere documented as a threat for this area, one longer term solution would be a trestle to raise the rails above threat. I doubt this concept will be high enough, which will limit its lifespan. I am not declaring the current right of way would be underwater constantly, but a number of projects for this coastal area are not doing smart planning. 101 Garden has its underground parking garage entry on the flood plane, raising it a bit could with avoid that error. What I ask for basically is smart long range planning.
What are the guys at aperitivo thinking.?? Maybe they are not! Opening up a second location around the corner.??! I don’t understand it’s not like they always had a wait. Maybe they will crush it…… then again maybe they won’t and will severely bird their first business.
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Having grown up in the Phoenix area I'm familiar with Castle Hot Springs, mostly because of the fire that destroyed a lot of it in the 1970's. Also my father retired to Wickenburg which is another 30 minutes up the road. . . the paved road, that is! This was a great write-up and I had a couple lol's.
I agree! LOVE Bossie’s!
Bossie’s is such a gem, wish more people knew about their amazing food !
When is Wexlers gonna be open? What’s the hold up? We’re salivating with anticipation.
Looks like a beautiful place, can't wait to see it. My daughter
Is fascinated by both the story about and the pictures of Bello Seguado and we are looking forward to seeing it.
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Seems like the whole Linden Hall thing was mostly wishing and hoping.
