October 15, 2026
Tag: Friendship Manor
Car-Free State Street Will Likely Be Put in Front of Voters
Other recent news: Renderings of the four-story building proposed for Milpas Street; more Independent endorsements; school president rigged student election to be benefit her child; Earl Warren Showgrounds is considering partnering with a data center; the fight over the Montecito Sanitary District; mayoral candidate Boat Rat Matt. 7
October 13, 2026
Four-Story Senior-Living Building Proposed for Milpas Street
Plus: The new proposed location of the Padaro Lane railroad track; downtown holiday parade returning for first time since 2019; the name of the hotel under construction at Milpas and the 101; new barbershop on Chapala; the inaugural Ojai Documentary Film Festival; more on the statue at the Santa Barbara Zoo; Joan Osborne live. 8
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
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