September 19, 2024
Tag: Kelly McAdoo
The City Council’s Current Thinking About State Street
Other recent news: CVS is said to be closing downtown; Metropolitan Theatres has left the Fiesta Five on State Street; interview with city administrator Kelly McAdoo; what to do with two dilapidated airport hangars; Fuel Depot opened on Storke Road; candidates for Goleta elections; progress for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. 11
February 15, 2024
The Effort to Build a New Pedestrian Bridge Over Highway 101
Other recent news: The spectacular Pepper Hill house finally got published; Santa Barbara's new city administrator; some of the issues people have with county supervisor Das Williams; two school fields opened for after-hours use; understanding Santa Barbara’s Measure A; Carpinteria Avenue mixed-use development moves forward. 8
Burning Questions
- Why Is Part of This West Beach Mosaic Covered in Concrete?
- What Was the Weeping Willow Inn?
- Why Are There Story Poles at Calle Real Center?
- When Will the Last Segment of Highway 101 Get Upgraded?
- Why Are There “No Grading” Signs on the Edison Catway?
- Why Are There Pedestrian Gates at Train Tracks?
- Is This Summerland’s Original Train Station?
Recent Comments
Rips up historical installations BUT adds butterfly rafts to the beach… personally, I’d never seen or even knew about the sculpture being from sb and… — JB
Totally! How dare he... *checks notes* ... remove art he owns from his own private property. What a shame that people can to do what… — JeffersonA
Ty’s monumental destruction continues. What a shame — J
Oh no! I was planning to go peek at those sculptures and hoped to someday gain access, what a loss. — Shana
Great news about the Stone Pines! — AF
As a born and raised local, I can tell you why cars are allowed on sterns warf. Without that access, the business at the end… — Katherine
OF COURSE the regulations against price gouging apply to Santa Barbara! They are state-wide regulations; people have to leave LA to find homes. There is… — DJ
Now, that IS illegal; even if the person agrees to pay more, it's unlawful. I'm so so sorry for the loss of your home. There… — SEL
This is sadly not unique to SB. Everyone with a property to rent is seeing $$. We have seen “bidding wars” on properties during this… — Christine
I do know a bit about the Harding bridge. We moved to Mountain Avenue in 1976 when I was 12 years old. Mission Creek naturally… — Meredith Brace