Tag: Montecito Sanitary District

April 24, 2022

Montecito Homeowners Fight Effort to Reclaim Hot Springs Trailhead Parking

Other recent news: Who will donate the last $50,000 for the Plaza Del Mar bandshell?; Santa Barbara Airport, Amtrak, and city buses drop mask requirement; the Montecito Journal's new spinoff magazine; Carpinteria Skate Park moves forward; FAA revokes license of asinine YouTube pilot; drama at the Montecito Sanitary District; Goleta motel to become permanent housing for the homeless. 2

April 15, 2022

Many More Dirt Sidewalks Are in the Works for Montecito

Other recent news: Pet paraphernalia shop opens on Coast Village Road; more stores coming to Paseo Nuevo; alleged turtle thief apprehended; UCSB's collection of recorded music on wax cylinders; inside the Montecito Sanitary District; Coral Casino's reopening forecast. 1

December 29, 2021

Quintessential Montecito at Butterfly Beach

While the shoreline is the indisputable star of the Butterfly Beach area, there's plenty more worth exploring—including the Music Academy of the West's splendid campus and drop-dead gorgeous Santa Barbara Cemetery. 5

October 5, 2020

Invasive New Mosquito Found in Santa Barbara

Other recent news: Who recently bought the $23.75 million house on Padaro Lane; the effort to take over the Montecito Sanitary District; Bob's Vacuum has reopened under new ownership; a review of San Luis Creek Lodge in San Luis Obispo.

August 1, 2020

Feedback on the Full-Block Development in the Funk Zone

Other recent news: The county discovered 28 more Covid-19 deaths; four Presidio buildings are getting fixed up; resident vs. Milpas CVS store; school district and teachers come to an agreement; county probation supervisor allegedly embezzled $600,000; the proposed Montecito Sanitary District building.

February 14, 2020

Cannabis Industry Figures Launch Campaign Attacking Laura Capps

Other local news: DEA agents raid San Ysidro Pharmacy; city to eliminate left turns onto Cliff Drive; two Independent endorsements; how Montecito sewage becomes "brand-name fertilizer"; half-naked trespasser; Trump likely to veto act preserving Los Padres National Forest areas; wildfire-mitigation map; fact sheets proposed for newlyweds.

December 23, 2019

Brainstorming New Locations for the Saturday Farmers’ Market

More local news: Two mountain lions spotted along Arroyo Burro Trail; Santa Barbara County to raise prices for annual park passes; Montecito Sanitary District's new building makes progress. 1

October 3, 2019

California Has Tightened the Rules for Planned Power Outages

Other recent news: Santa Barbara Cemetery to start using recycled water; Montecito Sanitary District rebuts concerns about its proposed new building; Old Town Goleta to get sidewalks; destructive beetles seen in local trees; arguing over emergency dispatch operation centers.

October 1, 2019

Earl Warren Showgrounds Is in Financial Trouble

In other news: Helistop decision delayed; city creates a hotline to report illegal homeless camps; crackdown on longterm parking at the waterfront; residents oppose homeless housing; questioning the Montecito Sanitary District's desired new building.