March 19, 2026
Tag: Sable Offshore
March 12, 2026
First Look at the Development Proposed for the Carpinteria Bluffs
Other recent news: No deadline extensions for cannabis odor scrubbers; what's next for the armory building on Canon Perdido Street; Santa Barbara might raise the property transfer tax; just one monarch butterfly spotted at Ellwood Mesa; short-term vacation rental ordinance moves forward; federal government continues to push for Sable Offshore; One805Live! performers announced. 13
January 28, 2026
ICE Agents Pepper-Spray Citizens in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria
Other recent news: Rivian to open a dealership near the airport; California sues over oil pipeline jurisdiction; East Beach has reopened; Carpinteria looks to tighten e-bike regulations; Arroyo Quemado Trail closed for storm repairs; update on cannabis shops in Los Alamos and Noleta; La Conchita remains under year-round evacuation warning. 7
December 26, 2025
Sable Offshore Circumvents State Authority
Other recent news: No major problems from recent storms, aside from Santa Barbara Airport runway flooding; exploiting overtime at the County Sheriff's office; La Casa de Maria update; East Beach sewage spill; work starts on Goleta multi-use path; the tree of the month. 10
December 4, 2025
November 6, 2025
The Push for Public Access to Hollister Ranch Beaches
Other recent news: Changes coming to Cacique Street homeless shelter; a long look at California's insurance problem; county supervisors deny Sable Offshore permit transfer; improvements to Franklin Creek trail in Carpinteria; the tree of the month. 1
October 23, 2025
Santa Barbara Has Hired a New State Street Consultant
Other recent news: The number of international visitors is down; addressing the city's budget shortfall; an update on the Electrify America vehicle-charging station; Santa Barbara County looks to phase out all onshore oil operations; Sable Offshore loses in court; first steps toward a new trail linking Buellton, Solvang and Santa Ynez. 20
October 2, 2025
A Better Look at the Redevelopment of Paseo Nuevo
Other recent news: The county may make it possible to build bigger; Sable Offshore wants to install a facility in federal waters and transport oil by barge; remembering writer Ashleigh Brilliant; estimate for reopening Highway 1 in Big Sur; the tree of the month is the African tulip tree. 14
September 25, 2025
An Update on the Bucket Brigade’s Montecito Sidewalks
Other recent news: The Santa Claus Lane makeover includes a single railroad crossing; a setback for Sable Offshore; 59-unit housing development could be in the works for Calle Real; UC Santa Barbara has leased 105,000 square feet on Los Carneros Drive. 8
May 22, 2025


























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