April 23, 2026
Other recent news: An update on Fairview Gardens in Goleta; efforts to keep ICE off county property; mobilizing against incumbent County Clerk Joe Holland; fraud in Montecito. 3
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Local businesses depend on workers that commute from Lompoc or Oxnard or even further. This results in exhausted commuters working in support positions that often… — James Rolfe DDS
Why weren't those businesses snapping up properties in 2017, 2018 and 2019 when there was article after article about the retail apocalypse and record low… — Rich
Well something is killing lots of retail-I would assume that those numbers are much higher depending on age demographics. My 30 something kids buy everything… — AFC
Just saw on nextdoor a post about how busy state st (maybe 600 block) was on Sunday night which was good to see. We still… — AFC
So the board of supervisors is trying to say that people who live locally and are looking for a home are not already in contact… — Christine!
Andrew and Helen Waters sound like they inspired the characters of Josh and Lindsay Martin on Beef Season 2 — Bettye Jones
E-commerce killing in person retail is a myth. Is it evolving, yes, but 80-90% of shopping still occurs in a physical store. Beyond that, 40%… — Jefferson A.
Always has been, even before the closure/covid. — Jefferson A.
How are your going to make it attractive for retailers to want to buy or rent locations when their customers cannot drive by and see… — Sean
This logic ignores the reality that the 400 block is open to cars, yet it is unquestionably the worst block of state street. — LD
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Local businesses depend on workers that commute from Lompoc or Oxnard or even further. This results in exhausted commuters working in support positions that often… — James Rolfe DDS
Why weren't those businesses snapping up properties in 2017, 2018 and 2019 when there was article after article about the retail apocalypse and record low… — Rich
Well something is killing lots of retail-I would assume that those numbers are much higher depending on age demographics. My 30 something kids buy everything… — AFC
Just saw on nextdoor a post about how busy state st (maybe 600 block) was on Sunday night which was good to see. We still… — AFC
So the board of supervisors is trying to say that people who live locally and are looking for a home are not already in contact… — Christine!
Andrew and Helen Waters sound like they inspired the characters of Josh and Lindsay Martin on Beef Season 2 — Bettye Jones
E-commerce killing in person retail is a myth. Is it evolving, yes, but 80-90% of shopping still occurs in a physical store. Beyond that, 40%… — Jefferson A.
Always has been, even before the closure/covid. — Jefferson A.
How are your going to make it attractive for retailers to want to buy or rent locations when their customers cannot drive by and see… — Sean
This logic ignores the reality that the 400 block is open to cars, yet it is unquestionably the worst block of state street. — LD