Kind of shocked people think the Lofts look so great. This is like default instant architecture from LA/Phoenix/Austin, etc. I hope they consider replacing the greige veneer element with something less time-stamped.
Toma, SB's great Italian restaurant was sold to Sam Grant and his sommelier partner Julian. Tom the former owner established a great following. Still a wonderful staff, but still learning the hospitality ropes at the front. They changed to credit card to hold tables and lots of text reminders. The menu looks the same, but upon ordering dishes we had before, we found them over sauced and in one case not tasting fresh. The chef is same. Service is still good. We will give them a little more time.
The Loft's at the Mill actually seem quite lovely, it will be nice to bring more life into that area of town.
Cowboy Junkies!! I love them and they had fallen off my radar. Going down a deep listening rabbit hole now.
Amen Jane!!!
Lots of politics and infinite wisdom here I'm certain... but the city effectively moved most transient services from the industrial zone to State and Carrillo during the same weeks as the state street revitalization project. Apparently transients are good for tourism... Who knew??? This "platform" project mentioned in this article is being built where that last encampment is. Which will leave just the rescue mission on Calle Cesar Chavez that was a free local resource for the taxpayers which has been replaced by CityNet (a DBA of Kingdom Causes, Inc.) with the founders Mega Mansion in Santa Ynez.
Blame UCSB and SBCC for the limitless supply of students looking for housing and forcing out everyone else. Until that stops, things will never improve. Not saying shut down but just sensible limits. Start with closing the International Marketing and Visa departments.
Wasn’t little Alex’s feeding Montecito gringo’s also?
agreed
Kay: "The city really dropped the ball in their quest for more housing at any cost, by not requiring a % of each development to be low income housing or even affordable housing."
Agreed 100%.
Please stop commenting under various names; choose one and stick to it.
Janet: "the city must import low incomes from outside the area."
Would you clarify the "problems" you're referring to? I'm hoping you mean commuters? Because people making low incomes aren't problematic...
Janet, the Blue Zone was Climate Apocalypse propaganda. Developers wouldn't be investing tens to hundreds of millions of dollars into coastal real estate they thought might actually be under water in 20-80 years. Our elite "Climate Champions" wouldn't be buying ocean front mansions and continuing to fly their private jets if they thought this was a realistic outcome. It is possible both believe we need to minimize our impact on the planet and call B.S. to this type of climate alarmist propaganda based on models that claim they can accurately predict sea levels decades into the futre.
100% agree. More Raytheon, more think tanks less drunk tanks
More Kudos to Steve, your point needs amplification. When the moderates don’t income qualify the city must import low incomes from outside the area. This will create way more problems than anticipated.
The Blue Zone was taken away by collaborating realtors and property owners who’s livelihoods were at stake instead of protecting future projects and providing awareness
SOMOFunk is SO MO FUGLY! Go home LA!!! Looks like the worst parts of DTLA and does not belong here!
The corner of E. Gutierrez at State will be a food court.
Kudos for saying that, Steve.. You get it! but the term "workforce housing" is better, as it includes lower income renters as well. Some members of the essential workforce earn minimum wage.
Does anybody have news of the progress on E. Gutierrez at State (Casablanca) ?
Thanks!
I am thinking you might be correct!! I believe that parade was 1995.
Exciting to see the new renderings of the lofts at the mill. Appreciate that it's housing (vs. yet another hotel) and with the other projects in plan along Haley, should improve the walkability in the area and carve out a section of SB that's more oriented towards locals.
Answer of the day goes to JEFFERSON- reality is so rich! And so true! No one cares about climate bs!
Similarly true for County parking lots; the Santa Barbara St and Garden St lots open at 4:00pm.
Agree with Lisa. Thank you easy to read and to understand.
