June 11, 2026
Tag: 1915 Chapala Street
Three Longtime Incumbents Have Been Ousted
Other recent news: Santa Barbara looks to tighten up its vacation-rental policy; the ongoing overtime problem at the county sheriff's office; update on the godawful development proposed behind the Mission; Carpinteria pot growers buying cheap odor-control technology; UCSB Arts & Lectures's next season; new diaper service; more on the former church turned into “contactless” hotel. 7
April 29, 2026
The Picklr Opens This Weekend
Plus: New art-and-antiques shop at La Arcada; ten streets that Santa Barbara wants to make friendlier to cyclists and pedestrians; Christopher Noxon show in Ojai; another vacation rental–style "hotel" debuts soon; Superior Court Judge Thomas Adams still isn't retiring; Siteline performance review on Reddit. 15
July 12, 2023
July 7, 2023
Two More Hotels Are in the Works
Plus: New vintage shop downtown; tiny Funk Zone building slated to become a bar; rendering of the Indian Health Service clinic on State Street; 35-unit apartment building proposed for W. Carrillo Street; 47-unit apartment building proposed for S. Hope Avenue; kooky postal regulations. 9



















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