Recent editions have included pics of the Upham but no news attached. The place seems almost shut down. Any info?
E-bike ride: SB Bikes to Go — the nicest team, inexpensive and we’ve taken friends to Hope Ranch and stopped for lunch on the Mesa (shorter but awesome) or Goleta with lunch in IV (more of the day).
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I'm all for workforce housing, but I wonder where the County thinks their employees will park? There's ~50 people on the waitlist for a parking pass, and hundreds who aren't eligible or don't see the point in entering such a lot list.
Sign of the times, we lose a Nissan dealership and gain a Bentley dealership.
I want 2615 Foothill Lane just so I can play pickleball whenever I want. Life could be a dream.
Loma Media is *so* pretty, they scraped some of the funk off of it but did a wonderful update. I love it but I’m not sure how I'd live in it unless I split the place with a friend. Also, phrases like “perfect for the failure-to-launch family” are what keep me coming back to Siteline, thank you.
I think it's coming sooner than later - the pharmacy at Rite Aid Mesa location is closing on July 15th!
With the Olive Mill southbound on-ramp closing and the Posilipo Ln ramp still closed, Sheffield will be the only access point for the southbound 101 between Milpas and Summerland, correct? Ugh.
Christine! I'm just wondering...Do you wake up every day with a mission to be heinous? You comment on nearly every Siteline edition, and it's always hostile and hate-filled. If you're lucky enough to live in/near beautiful Santa Barbara, it's astounding that you choose to devote so much time to being negative. Aren't you exhausted?
And the food is meh, for too long. Fingers crossed.
1062 CDR is in Rancho San Antonio neighborhood, not Park Highlands which is bordered by San Antonio creek road.
Steps to what was Metropulos
I’ll stick with “The Pharmacy.” Old Montecito. Wish we could go back in time in so many ways. Sigh.
I agree. Thank you Erik for creating this site and EVERYDAY giving us great info about our beautiful town and surrounding area. The polite response to disagreeing with a posting would be to, I don’t know, maybe not comment or move onto to a site that aligns with your thinking. The few posters who stir up trouble are annoying but sadly comments sections in most online media now is a real minefield.
Sorry Sonny- I’ll have to pass boarding the bus full of craigslist attendees. I’ll be out celebrating a wonderful student who has worked their way thru UCSB. VIVA!
Re ICE scaring people: crime in Santa Maria news is as follows…
Key points about Santa Maria's crime statistics in 2024:
Overall Crime: Part 1 crimes slightly increased from 2,763 in 2023 to 2,773 in 2024.
Motor Vehicle Theft: Showed a significant decrease from 751 in 2023 to 474 in 2024, according to News Channel 3-12.
Part 1 Crimes: Decreased by 30% during the first four months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to the City of Santa Maria. I’ll bet 2025 statistics will be an improvement!
Thankful for Santa Maria Police, Santa Barbara County Sheriffs and Federal ICE employees ( interesting to read their arrests, so many for bringing in counterfeit fashion!)
Sorry “mostly peaceful protests”
They should put the old neon sign back and make it cool and funky again. It’s so bland.
Says the woman with an ! after her name who routinely makes snide remarks in the comment section of this newsletter. For today's latest example, one only needs to look at your reply to Sam T.
See you at the protest!
It's the one sided, typical POV for me - the continued snide remarks. The tolerent left are a bigger joke than Biden's AUTO PEN
It's telling that some Siteline readers can't tolerate a 4-line paragraph about a LOCAL peaceful protest. To be fair, it's probably uncomfortable for them to leave their cozy, fact-free echo chambers. Here's a tip: If you don't want to protest, don't go to the protest.
Keep up the great work, Erik!
don't speak about yourself like that- self love is important Sam
I wonder why Mesa Rite Aid isn’t listed as closing? Their shelves have been bare for months and there’s a notice in the pharmacy telling people to move their prescriptions elsewhere.
This guy thinks he thinks!
He also thinks anyone gives a crap what he has to say. A true self-aware-wolf boomer who even at his old age, is still confused by proper nouns.
Maybe they should build some luxury condo units at the old Richard Ahull at 546 miramonte I hear it’s for sale through silent bidding that would be great site for some luxury condominiums, great view and walk to the beach
