Tag: 410 State Street

July 28, 2026

A Hint About UCSB’s Plan for State Street

Plus: Freeway sign oopsie; those pesky Santa Barbara Airport escalators; repairs to finally start on Old Romero Road trail; new fitness studio on Chapala Street; 30-room hotel and restaurant still in the works in Los Alamos; Isla Vista senior housing organization bought on Milpas; a report from San Francisco, including the newly renovated Huntington Hotel. 8

January 21, 2025

How Should UCSB Use This Big State Street Storefront?

Plus: Where to comment about the proposed increase in space launches; visits to two new shops at The Post; a giant troll of upcycled materials is being built in the Santa Ynez Valley; Solvang hotel changed its name; Goleta homeowners want to build a meeting facility.

January 22, 2024

A Visit to the Goleta Butterfly Grove

Plus: The public got to explore the house Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom won in a legal fight; Stabiles is moving; Find Your Feet rebranded as Sock Harbor; another clothing shop on State Street; two four-story buildings going up on Garden Street; Stratinc took over a State Street storefront; "Curb Your Enthusiasm" promotion. 6

April 30, 2023

The 10 Major New Developments Set to Reshape Santa Barbara

A wave of change—including apartments, shopping centers, hotels, and more—is headed our way. 44

April 13, 2021

A Huge New Climbing Gym Is Coming to State Street

Plus: Open-air pop-up market at Folly on Santa Claus Lane; Montecito Trails Foundation is selling merch this Saturday; the answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?"; warnings issued to cars parked near the Hot Springs trailhead; a breathtaking Montecito rental opportunity.

February 9, 2021

Unprecedented Number of State Street Retail Vacancies

Other recent news: The county hints that it might start allowing people 65 and up to get vaccinated; mural debate stops Ortega Park from getting renovated; city council member Eric Friedman to run for re-election; what's up with the old Army Reserve property at Las Positas and State Street; proposed charter school for "community-oriented, outdoor learning."

August 5, 2020

Ty Warner Says He’s Not Selling the Biltmore

But he was mum about why it hasn't reopened. Other recent news: Fiesta car parade canceled; the county has been underreporting Covid-19 cases; limited local Covid-19 testing availability; Goleta motel on track to become housing for the homeless; new flights between Santa Barbara and San Diego; proposed State Street apartment complex.

April 30, 2020

Governor Newsom Backed Down on Threat to Close Our Beaches

Other local news: Apartment complex proposed for lower State Street; hospitals to resume elective procedures and surgeries; interview with police chief Lori Luhnow; the war between winemakers and cannabis farmers; more on Carp's great white sharks; county seeks grand jury volunteers; Santa Barbara Foundation's new CEO; Music Academy of West's pandemic plan B.