Tag: Santa Barbara Zoo

August 30, 2021

Front-Country Trails Included in Statewide Forest Closure

Other recent news: Cruise ship moratorium extended till March; 33 "pallet houses" downtown to temporarily house the homeless; cannabis farmers agree to odor-control measures; two of the zoo's giraffes are pregnant; another section of Montecito sidewalks was completed; new thrift store.

July 13, 2021

Buyer of Half-Built Estate to Tear It Down and Start Over

Plus: The return of the Hope Ranch "volcano"; the Santa Barbara Zoo's rare Amur leopard is pregnant; bear spotted on the Lower Riviera; northbound 101 onramp at Casitas Pass slated to reopen; Robert Cray Band to play the Lobero; an amusing sign at Evan's Relaxing Station; the 1860 adobe embedded off E. Figueroa.

January 25, 2021

Bike-Sharing Launches This Thursday in Santa Barbara

Plus: The zoo's oldest resident has died; an easy way to help small businesses around here; survey about county recreation planning; Southwest airfares; aquatic rehab facility in the works at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital; a big new basement in Montecito; Elings Park tennis office remodel; new renderings of four-story building proposed for De La Vina Street.

December 17, 2020

Governor Newsom Is Ignoring the County’s Request

Other recent news: Solvang now says it will enforce the stay-at-home order; Deborah Schwartz is running for mayor of Santa Barbara; cannabis farmers who are trying to mitigate the stench; a pair of white-faced saki monkeys join the Santa Barbara Zoo; naked man on sidewalk.

July 8, 2020

County Says No to Private Helistop

Other recent news: Direct flights to Sonoma County for two months; Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History reopens to the public; C Magazine's Summerland pop-up; Goleta abandons sales tax increase; how decommissioning oil platforms might affect fishing; new leopard at the zoo.

June 17, 2020

Santa Barbara County Is Pausing Its Reopening

Other recent news: Interview with incoming school superintendent Hilda Maldonado; two new lions at Santa Barbara Zoo; Drum Fire near Buellton totally contained; funding approved for Eastside bike improvements; new housing in the works for the formerly homeless.

June 14, 2020

County Refuses to Give Carpinteria Cannabis Relief

Other recent news: Santa Barbara city administrator under fire; state to allow nail salons and massage parlors to reopen; county unemployment rate is 13.7 percent; zoo reopening; new B&B at Paso Robles winery.

May 20, 2020

City Allows Restaurants to Expand Into Sidewalks and Parking Lots

And part of State Street will be closed to cars so restaurants can spill into the streets. Other local news: Santa Barbara Zoo's shoe-wearing penguin died; possible traffic safety improvements on Highway 154; former mayor has a new book about urban planning here.

April 12, 2020

Glut of Local Applications for the Federal Payroll Protection Plan

Other local news: Four new Covid-19 cases; seventh County Sheriff employee tests positive; Santa Barbara man's account of his illness; county budget workshop; checking in with the zoo.

March 28, 2020

The Santa Barbara Zoo Has a New Baby Giraffe

Plus: Where to get updated coronavirus stats over the weekend; the library is now offering delivery; new online rentals from the Riviera Theatre; county website for economic recovery resources; one cool cow.