Nothing to see here folks. Just a group of inept do-gooders who think their job is to rule over you and tell how to live your life. Not too many things more evident of this social challenge than buying a cart full of plastic covered packaged goods and being denied a proper receptacle to carry them to your car. Which is also made of plastic...
On almost every measure Santa Barbara is failing city and yet the City Council thinks their duty is to rule over your life rather than tend to the business of a city with less than 100k people. Almost every single thing the city manages is a failure. Every thing except their pension. They seem pretty competent in making sure that your grand kids will be paying for their retirement as they continue to rack up hundreds of millions in debt to pay for past liabilities. Past liabilities!
Fire every single one of these incompetent nincompoops. They are hired to manage the business of the city not to rule over us like overlords. They all need to be reminded of their actual duties. Start with a pink slip and a swift kick out the door and finish with a lifetime of shame. They deserve the ridicule and the pain.
Nope....
This is petty and a waste of local government’s time.
If I don’t put my produce in plastic bags, it wilts very quickly. I shop at farmers market weekly and keeping stuff in plastic bags can get my produce incredible longevity in the fridge. The smelly “compostable” bags at the grocery stores don’t offer the same benefit either. Leafy greens and herbs wilt quickly and the bags stink. When I had a CSA box I ended up processing everything upon delivery and putting anything that could wilt into ziploc bags which use more plastic than the whisper thin bags at farmers.
I say this as a hardcore environmentalist with a minor in environmental science. This is a waste of time and energy. Let’s have our local government put their energy and enforcement and our tax dollars toward issues that are hyper local.
I am far more concerned about the proliferation of plastics in general life (people are wearing plastic, walking on plastic, sleeping under plastic blankets, etc. etc.) than carry out bags (and who doesn’t reuse many of them for various purposes?) and produce bags.
In the main hall of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse!
The Farmers' Market, especially. Last week they barely asked even though my reusable bag was practically in their faces. I get that it's busy and they're trying to move people along, or even just use up all these plastic bags they ordered, but they really shouldn't anymore. Think other markets like in Hollywood charge, finally.
But I appreciated them for cleaning up after pets.
Afraid not....
Paseo Nuevo
What a lucky friend to get that Betty White stamp on a postcard!
Looks like shelton work, so it's probably on one of his brothers buildings.
From Covid years to getting blasted by social media and our messy political landscape and the ability to work from home being the norm, this tucked away town on the coast where privacy is respected is not going to stop being in very high demand anytime soon, although the City continuing it's rabid path of building low income housing could be what wrecks this town in the long run.
Nothing against another Shelton special but the choice of an 8-room hotel + residential unit and ADU is certainly interesting and speaks volumes for the challenges of getting housing units added downtown even with the nominally "pro-housing" legislation that has passed.
Nope, but thanks for guessing!
I hope at the downtown Library, as the bird of paradise was part of their logo for many years.
Thanks for your mention of Maker House Annex. I just want to acknowledge Friends of State Street. Our partnership with them is what made this activation of 913 State Street possible!
We went last night, 4 former NY’ers. We all absolutely loved every single bite!!! We tried 8 dishes and 2 desserts including that chocolate cheesecake you mentioned, everything was amazing!! We got to meet Diego, what a super nice guy-yes, chef!! Highly recommend, we will be back soon.
Who are the City of SB and the California Massage Therapy Council trying to kid? Raising the fees and inspections isn't going to do squat to address human trafficking, prostitution and other illegal activities.
If the SB Police doesn't already know which establishments are already doing these activities then there lies the problem. It's often quite obvious.
Will they go underground? Probably not. They'll still stay in their storefront establishments, advertise on Craiglists, and other sites, etc.
Your information regarding La Cumbre CC is not correct .The board is not soliciting offers to sell and the offer that was made has been withdrawn The club will continue to be member owned. Please correct the article so as to dispel any rumors about the club. Being for sale.
I really miss the original Edhat, I found it the same year Peter Sklar founded it and thanks to vision and kindness I became one of the regular contributing photographers. From 2003 to 2012 when he passed away I don't think he refused more than five photos I submitted, and they were probably political. (remember if you posted a comment with the word "Obama" you would be banned for a while.). The format for local news was so simple, a page that looked like a page from a notebook. No advertising, no pop up windows. Just news stories contributed by anyone. The phrase, "viewer driven content," summed it up. Since Peter passed and the format changed, not for the better, I haven't seen any local site that comes close to being as good. Although this site is pretty cool. Here's a true story, I was a habitual poster of photos. One time someone posted a comment, "This guy Seibert posts so often, what's next, a photo of a pile of dirt?" It just so happened the owner of the property I live at was working on the driveway and there was a pile of dirt. I went outside, took a photo of it, uploaded it and within 15 minutes Peter had posted my reply. He had a great sense of humor.
It seems so wasteful to tear down the Macy’s building… and the city isn’t getting any public benefit from giving away the land and property taxes. Sets a bad precedent to subsidize developers for market rate housing. Surely there is some use for the Macy’s building as it is. Let the developers walk—I don’t like their arm twisting.
Thanks for the reminder to block Edhat on all platforms, lest our posts on IG, Threads, etc., become grist for the outsourced mill.
I don’t know for sure, but my guess is that the ring around the line tree is something for a Christmas light installation 🎄 I wonder if they use the same set up for the tree at Ralph’s downtown.
The Zookers meat market is fantastic. May be the best sandwiches in SB county as well.
The list of restaurants serving a complete Thanksgiving meal for take out missed including Zooker's in Carpinteria . It's ordered from the meat deli tucked behind the main Zookers.
(Which makes incredible sandwiches-especially the italian.)
Maybe check it out next year. Or is Carp not included in your survey ?
…..no it’s NOT open and it looks for the foreseeable future not to. Death by permits.
Really enjoyed reading this, thank you! The islands are so special. I have spent a lot of time sailing, hiking, kayaking around a few of them, but never SB Island. Thanks for the great pics and commentary.
