Tag: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

September 24, 2026

The Surfliner Inn Vote Got Pushed Back

Other recent news: Santa Barbara rent stabilization moves forward; the rise of e-bike injuries; Republican congressional candidate ditches the party; the latest on Sable Offshore; Santa Rosa Island reopens for overnight camping. 3

September 30, 2022

Augie’s Is Starting to Come Together

More food news: The name of the restaurant coming to the former Low Pigeon space; Carpinteria restaurant opening a meat/fish shop; happy hour at Bettina; Cottage Hospital's Oak Park Market + Eatery; the new Courtyard by Marriott will have a restaurant called St. Remy; Tamar merchandise. 3

January 23, 2022

The Side Streets and Alleyways of Upper Oak Park

Years ago, my first real walk around a Santa Barbara neighborhood—beyond the usual spots—was in the area behind Cottage Hospital, and I was delighted by what I found. When I recently returned for a stroll, I wondered if the area would still deliver. 11

January 4, 2022

Cottage Hospital Has Stopped Allowing Visitors Again

Other recent news: Mask mandate extended another month; Covid tests are in short supply; the Santa Barbara Arts shop in La Arcada Plaza is closing after 18 years; a profile of AutoCamp, the Santa Barbara–based chain of Airstream hotels; six people recently robbed Macy's; East Valley Road water main construction; the buyers of a Bali-inspired house in Montecito; a new 112-square-mile nature preserve.

April 14, 2020

Local Wineries Donate 500 Cases of Wine to Hospital Workers

Other local news: The number of Covid-19 hospitalizations appears to be flattening out; portable toilets for the homeless installed downtown; Alaska Airlines combining Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo on its Seattle flight; Isla Vista library innovations; tree of the month.

March 25, 2020

Santa Barbara County Now Has 24 Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

Other local news: Hospitals devising plans to cope with surge of patients; county estimated to lose 6,870 jobs as a result of the pandemic; a better way to track cannabis taxes; Oprah Winfrey is social-distancing from her partner; penguin allowed to explore zoo grounds.