Didn't say they broke any rules just that we all live in the same area and we all know the challenges we face. Folks like Oprah tend to lecture others and virtue signal while living a very different life than they preach for others. Not to pick on her as she has ample company.
What a funny typo: "Bodiratnangkura, who recently sold a $32 million Bel Air mansion to Opendoor CEO Eric Wu, has already put the Montecito pad up for lease at $65,0000/month." So does it rent at 65K or 650K? Yikes.
@Mark - Oprah received no special treatment and didn't break any rules. She paid a private service for the water and the delivery of the water. There is nothing to stop you from legally doing the same.
I look at Bellosguardo and yes the history is nice but the water use for an empty property must be stunning and in a time where we are told to conserve water which we must do I find this another example of the different rules for people like Oprah this place and the rest of us.
That last shot of Bellosguardo ... was the beach really completely empty, or photoshopped that way?
Is the Wolf Camera sign from the 80’s still on the awning? Totally disgusting corner. Who even goes there but squatters and homeless.
I agree bill, the lot doesn't look any worse than it did before solar. And since SB unified seems so underfunded that it can't afford to paint and do basic upkeep on the SBHS buildings I'd guess that adding any sort of architectural detail to the basic solar carports was out of the question.
I certainly wasn't knocking this listing. More power to the sellers if they prevail in this shifting market. Like I said it's a beautiful property and renovation but definitely not a family house. Maybe a pied-a-terre for out-of-towners or a family/couple that doesn't want or need a second bath.
The Goleta City Hall also had a similar installation of solar panel parking “car ports”.
I beg to differ with the comment relative to 417 Palo Colorado- I’ve seen the property and it’s definitely worth the asking price vis-a-vis all the other proerties I’ve seen/visited
Apparently she’s not perusing enough properties in SB - especially in the San Roque area -so close to main thoroughfare!
417 Calle Palo Colorado--lovely property and beautifully renovated but $2.6 for basically a 2 br/1 ba...the "second" bath is barely a powder room. Configuration a bit odd. Last year's deal fell through and price jacked up $700K. Will be interesting to see what happens...
Winner, winner, chicken dinner…. It’s nice to know my brain still works!
Karpeles Manuscript Library, 21 W Anapamu?
We have recommended several alternatives...
They are not thinking outside the box...
Why not go with a Class IV with raised flexible vertical barriers like on Cota...also, painting the lanes using high visibility green?
There are ways to improve bike safety on Modoc Road without mowing these trees down...
"The new Cota bike lane stand apart from other S.B. bike lanes are the new cylindrical delineators placed every 25-30 feet from Milpas Street to Santa Barbara Street. These reflective vertical posts act as a physical divider so that cyclists not only have their own lane of travel, but can ride with an added sense of safety knowing they have that extra 3-dimensional buffer between them and motorists." 1. PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES! We want to see where the city can improve on existing (or new) bike lanes by adding a physical barrier. This type of treatment is great on streets with higher speed limits or especially wide lanes. Protected bike lanes are gaining popularity throughout the state and it’s time we bring some here! A pre-cursor to a physical buffer can be painting a small buffer between the bike lane and the car lane, like the County did on Hollister Avenue.
https://www.sbbike.org/4_easy_ways_to_make_goleta_better_for_bicycling
It's a 36MB download...click the link in the petition...
Go to the bottom where there are attachments...click on Public IS...
https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2022050194
We have found many flaws in this document...especially, when it comes to birds and butterflies...eg., it actually states that no Monarch butterflies were sited...and, the closest Monarch habitat is 1 mile away...complete BS...so many impacts were minimized as "insignificant" or "less than significant"...
Regardless, CEQA requires notification of projects to people residing within 300'...which was a failure by this firm...we are home owners across the street...and, we can hear chainsaws 1/2 mile away...let alone stump and asphalt grinders...etc...
"This project consists of expanding an existing Class 2 bike lane to a Class 1 multi-use bike/pedestrian path along the south side of Modoc Road. The proposed bike path alignment extends approximately 3,930 feet from near the western Encore Drive intersection to near the Via Senda intersection. The western end of the proposed bike path would tie into an existing bike path about 50 feet south of the Modoc Road/Encore Drive intersection. The eastern terminus of the proposed bike path would be about 30 feet west of Via Senda along the southern shoulder of Modoc Road.
The bike path would be 10 feet wide with minimum two foot-wide shoulders on each side. The bike path would be paved with asphalt concrete over an aggregate base. Two retaining walls (approximately 1,134 linear feet in total) would be required along the bike path to provide a level surface and limit earthwork. A 538 foot-long northern retaining wall would be visible from Modoc Road, with an average height of about five feet. A 596 foot-long southern retaining wall would be located on the south side of the bike path alignment and would not be visible from Modoc Road. A 300-foot-long segment of the existing equestrian trail would be realigned by providing a three-foot-wide earthen equestrian trail about three feet south of the proposed bike path. The limits of earthwork would vary from about 18 to 24 feet wide along the bike path alignment.
An existing 750 foot-long earthen drainage swale located parallel to Modoc Road would be slightly re-aligned and incorporated into the bike path design. The drainage swale would have a top width of about six feet and depth of about two feet."
Oof. Over 1000’ feet of retaining walls? That genuinely sounds awful. Modoc, is there somewhere we can see the plans being proposed? Why do they need these retaining walls. I personally prefer Class I bike lane and will support alternative plans that incorporate that. Class II isn’t good enough through this corridor in my opinion.
Faculty housing complex to attract scholars? At least those who surf :):)
BW...definitely not anti-bike...our group...CAMP - Community Association for the Modoc Preserve has a number of cyclists...including me...in fact, one member has been active in advocating for bike paths and lanes in this area for decades...
We want to see high visibility green painted bike lanes...speed limit reduced from 45mph...to 35mph in the area it exists...speed indicator unit turned back on...proper maintenance...etc...on the existing Class II lanes...which are safe...vast majority of bike accidents are at intersections...not along straight-aways...and, the Class II lanes can be made safer...
We are also recommending that a better, value added, Class I alternative route through this area would be along the southern border of the Modoc Preserve...Vieja Drive...
Again...back to the 63 trees...it's going to L@@K like a war zone...tornado...between the Encore Dr. entrances...at least 6 of the 10 Canary Island palms slated for destruction are in this area...possibly up to 8...we live here and L@@K at them every single day...and, are stoked with the biodiversity of this ecosystem....the palms are home to migrating orioles...the dates feed the preserve's mammals...the eucalyptus are bee, butterfly, and bird habitat...etc...
Go on our Facebook or Instagram pages and take a L@@K at these trees marked for destruction...it's a way bigger project than you can imagine...over 1100' of concrete retaining walls...
https://www.facebook.com/ModocPreserve
https://www.instagram.com/modocpreserve/
Exactly...it's not just the number of trees...the "kill zone" is concentrated in the East Encore Dr. to West Encore Dr. area...decimation of mature and established habitat and shade canopy...
The oak saplings that are mitigated for the removal of the 14 California live oaks...will be 1 gallon and 5 gallon little bushes...that won't provide the existing habitat or shade canopy of existing trees in our lifetime...and, will require precious water and care...in the middle of an extreme drought...
Cutting down iconic and historic trees...survivors of the 1990 Painted Cave Fire...replacing organic pedestrian paths with asphalt...planting little baby oaks in wire cages that require water and care...etc...is not using common sense...
Those of us that live across the street from this catastrophe will have a front row view to climate change in action!
The environmental (63 trees) and financial ($5.35MM) is not worth the 3930' (.74 mile) Class I bike path when the existing Class II can easily, and inexpensively, be enhanced...and, traffic calming solutions employed...they need to use this grant money elsewhere...
29 Blue Gum eucalyptus, survivors of the 1990 Painted Cave Fire, are targeted for destruction along Modoc Road, adjacent to the Modoc Preserve. These trees are much maligned and have been unfairly tarnished with fake news...
Eucalyptus are not invasive...that's just one of the myths that the anti-euc eradication folks try to propagate...
These articles debunk these myths...
https://milliontrees.me/2018/06/15/putting-another-eucalyptus-myth-to-rest-lifespan-of-blue-gum-eucalyptus/
https://sutroforest.com/eucalyptus-myths/
Locally, the Carpinteria Bluffs and Ellwood Butterfly Grove groups cherish them...
The city of Burlingame (SF Bay Area) consider their Blue Gum eucalyptus trees a valuable asset to their city...they designated them as "Heritage Trees" in 1975...then they fought for, and saved, their Blue Gum Eucalyptus from being cut down by CalTrans...and, are now legally protected protected on the "National Register of Historic Places"...
We can save these trees...they are a part of our local heritage...
Not sure how this is a downgrade for the aesthetics of an expansive asphalt parking lot. A barren parking lot can't look any worse than it already does.
I despise the term "invasives" for trees, especially eucalyptus. It's like calling human beings "illegal aliens," and it also smacks of eugenics. Eucalyptus have been in California since the 1850s. Not many present-day Californians, proportionally, can make a similar claim for their families! Eucalyptuses are an integral part of most people's mental California landscape and should be treasured.
Dan O, you forgot arrogant and sanctimonious.
Your first words reinforce my opinion that bike riders in this town are jerks.
Ugly is as ugly does? At least they hide the phone towers as trees ?
