That is the most vanilla tourist section of the funk zone, but let's face it, the funk zone lost it's moniker when the city started marketing it as the funk zone around the time Reds started phasing out and most of the artists were priced out. It's a fun area but it has zero funk.
???? agree, I guess they’re the only ones that can afford the high rents.
Santa Barbara Harbor Boat Launch parking lot.
Another vanilla corporate store / restaurant on state, another chip away at what Santa Barbara used to be. Thanks StarShmucks.
I did not know Lockwood De Forrest designed houses too!
I think this is in the FZ but barely. State street to Garden street, Cabrillo to the 101. That's how I define the FZ. A better headline would be "Starbucks coming to lower State street. And how gross is that!"
I had the same thought. I don’t consider that location to be in the funk zone, but it looks like the funk zone’s website does. To me that’s the waterfront/tourist district
Not to be too strict on neighborhood lines, but is that Starbucks location considered the funk zone?
It’s now open and fantastic. Great place to take your kids. We really enjoyed it.
I agree about plastic @ Merci. I try to remember to bring my own containers or ask for paper which works.
Agree with sauce at Marty’s Pizza. It was the best! Sorry to see them go.
That pizza must REALLY be deep dish, the first time I saw the post I thought it was a stew. Didn't realize it was a pizza until I got to the end. And speaking of pizza I was shocked! Shocked, I'll have you know to see Rusty's Pizza not win the SB Indie Reader's Poll. Congrats to Bettina, I haven't tried it yet and I voted for Lucky Penny. . . since I work there. (But truth be told I really miss Marty's, I loved Marty's . And here's a story, in the early 1990's I had two roommates and we programed the presets on our wall phone. Push 911 and we would hear, "Marty's Pizza, thirty minutes or less!!)
Here is a viable link!
https://calcoastnews.com/2023/04/will-legislation-squelch-local-input-on-industrializing-port-san-luis/
Here is some info:
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/environment/article270012052.html
Construction is temp? No - its not. The never ending maintenance of the project, including blade changes every 5-6 years. The 600 boat trips back & forth before a single cable or part is laid down- its going to look like Port Hueneme if we are lucky. Please read up on what Port San Luis will look like and the infrastructure needed just to get the project started started.
Why not both? Anyone who actually cares about the environment should adore nuclear, especially as it is already in place. A wind farm 20 miles offshore is icing on the cake. The construction is temporary.
Let the ultra-rich spend their money on Ellen's brand. Focus your energy on the flippers that are buying reasonably-priced homes, slapping white paint on them, and making 30+%.
I've never met Ellen or Portia, but I will be forever grateful to Ellen for not just coming out back when such a thing was unfathomable, but continuing to normalize gay people while hosting her show. I have no doubt that a huge chunk of middle America is far more accepting of gay people as a result.
As for the flipping of houses, are Ellen and Portia not allowed to have a hobby/business, just because they've already been successful? And are you sure that they're not also doing other things that benefit the world? It seems to me that by buying and fixing up houses, they're putting rather a lot of people to work.
P.S. Invoking karma is a bit rich, given all the stone-throwing.
Shame shame shame on you Ellen!
Just greed and narcissism and absolute
ridiculousness to keep flipping houses in Montecito.
Why don’t you go and do something beneficial
and good for this world, with your hundreds of millions of dollars? karma will get you in the end!
Its all a joke- similar to deactivating Diablo Canyon only to blow up Port San Luis and turn it into a port for offshore wind farm unloading / holding and what not. Why not just keep Diablo? SMH
Not sure what the solution is. Most "compostable" containers are rife with PFAS and despite recent legislation in CA that food containers not utilize PFAS, I'm extremely dubious that they've been effectively phased out. No good options that I'm aware of, which is very unfortunate.
Agreed about the Merci plastic containers.
14 E Carrillo street
The restaurant has great food, breakfast and dinner
After going on a tour, I quickly realized that the foundation is in need of donors and funding, which helped me understand why these paid events keep happening to help fund the upkeep on the grounds and property (and on a tour you are told what those donations have contributed to). To call is a private club is a big stretch — I find it no different than how Lotusland or Casa de Herrero operate — except the public has a misperception that the city owns this (they don't) and that the public should freely walk about it, which makes absolutely no sense after you go on a tour.
