November 2, 2023
Tag: ExxonMobil

State Street Promenade to Get Bike Lanes Again
Other recent news: Montecito debris nets to be removed; UCSB officially pulls the plug on Munger Hall; new refillable store in Goleta; the Modoc Road Multi-Use Path makes progress; proposed expansion of the Tajiguas Landfill; ExxonMobil subsidiary wants to repair an oil pipeline rather than build a new one; fiddling with the boundary of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary; real estate commissions could be headed for a change; the tree of the month. 7
November 11, 2022

Local Official Participated in the January 6 Mob
Other recent news: No surprises in election results so far; Santa Barbara News-Press dropped its Sunday edition; Santa Barbara's city attorney was terminated; $530 million value assigned to the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; Coast Village Road urgent care opens this week; TV producer Marcy Carsey expanded her Montecito holdings; Ojai Valley Lavender Festival is moving to Santa Barbara; new kids' store in Goleta; developer of a Buellton bowling alley complex is throwing in the towel. 16
October 21, 2022

Debate Continues Over the State Street Promenade
Other recent news: Olive Mill ramps to be closed for roundabout construction; comedian Andy Dick arrested for alleged burglary in Santa Barbara; Drift hotel slated to open in December; the seasonal closure of Loma Alta Drive; Santa Barbara News-Press to stop daily delivery; ExxonMobil bought troubled crude oil Pipelines from Plains All American; ZooLights is coming to the Santa Barbara Zoo. 6
March 12, 2022

Cannabis Revenue Is Projected to Be 33 Percent Less Than Forecast
Other recent news: Santa Barbara looks at raising parking rates; cruise ships are expected to return this month; judge rules against Randall Road Debris Basin holdout; board of supervisors voted to nix ExxonMobil's trucking plan; Cottage Hospital's emergency room is getting renovated; possible name change for the Music Academy of the West; fires banned in the Santa Barbara front country; the Rite Aid on State Street has closed; Republican candidate for state assembly; what life is like for a Montecito real estate agent. 1
November 4, 2021
October 3, 2021

Timeline for Public Beach Access at Hollister Ranch
Other recent news: Santa Barbara County Planning Commission recommends denial of ExxonMobil project; who paid $28 million for Scooter Braun's Montecito estate; downtown landlord urges city to consider former St. Mary’s Seminary for homeless housing; how the mayoral candidates are faring; Cathedral Oaks road repair; Goleta to ban flavored tobacco products; Isla Vista and the imminent county redistricting; Vandenberg Space Force Base reopened beaches on base property. 4
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All I'm suggesting is that the sign say "no outlet for cars" or something like that. — Erik Torkells
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