November 2, 2023
Tag: Munger Residence Hall
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
July 24, 2023
July 23, 2023
Inside the “Floating Home” Docked in the Harbor
Other recent news: UCSB is said to have pulled the plug on its monstrous dorm; Sonos is moving its headquarters to Goleta; is the Santa Barbara News-Press's print edition dead for good?; favorable reaction to 37-unit W. Carrillo Street project; investigating the remnants of Japan's 1942 attack at Timbers; no reopening estimate for Highway 1 near Big Sur; pilot program for a downtown tourist trolley. 4
October 26, 2022
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Bought an Oceanfront House Here
Plus: The State Street Promenade will become a "living experiment" for cyclists and pedestrians; UCSB's proposed Munger Hall got two floors smaller; ribbon-cutting for the Randall Road Debris Basin; the candidates for District 1 of the Santa Barbara Unified School District; expansion plans for the Santa Barbara Auto Group. 11
October 4, 2022
The Reason Why Ty Warner and Four Seasons Are Feuding
Other recent news: More on the mockup of UCSB's Munger Hall; the old guard's resistance to change in Solvang; California no longer criminalizes jaywalking; school board candidates face off; Larry David bought in the Hedgerow; the San Jose Creek Bike Path Project in Goleta. 11
September 29, 2022
July 28, 2022
May 26, 2022
New 16-Unit Apartment Complex Proposed for State Street
Plus: UCSB is offering tours of its Munger Hall mockup; the Hidden Oaks Golf Club has changed hands; free outdoor movies at the courthouse; Bob Dylan and Oliver Tree at the Santa Barbara Bowl; notable TV Hill house for rent; Hermosillo Road is getting a better bike lane; the Montecito Trails Foundation launches the Hot Springs Stewardship Project; what's up with True Love Always? 6
April 29, 2022
Parts of Southern California May Only Water Outdoors Once a Week
Other recent news: Mocked-up interiors of UCSB's monstrous Munger Hall; remembering Pierre Lafond; new route for Fiesta's horse parade; free state park passes at libraries; progress on removing the oil pier infrastructure at Haskell’s Beach; update on the De La Guerra Plaza overhaul. 2
December 18, 2021
Burning Questions
- Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
- How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
- Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
- Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
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