October 16, 2025
Tag: SpaceX
Paseo Nuevo Redevelopment Hits a Roadblock
Other recent news: Update on the apartment complex behind the Mission; SpaceX launches likely to increase; cannabis taxes continue to disappoint; converting downtown commercial buildings to residential got easier; new Santa Barbara Police Department headquarters delayed; rent stabilization ordinance faulted for lack of transparency; Lower Tunnel Trail reopened. 9
August 21, 2025
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February 27, 2025
Santa Barbara Tightens Its E-Bike Regulations
Other recent news: The latest on the battle over restarting offshore drilling; the argument against the proposed creeks ordinance; tour bus spotted at Hot Springs trailhead; cannabis farms may get extensions on odor abatement; SpaceX debris lands in Poland; Couture Pattern Museum profile. 2
January 23, 2025
Return of the Santa Barbara News-Press
Other recent news: Author and historian Erin Graffy has died; drought conditions are back; changes in city garbage collection; Bungalow Haven historic designation update; the Isla Vista Food Co-op's financial crisis; recapping the meetings about space launches; commuter train to launch service this fall. 7
December 19, 2024
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October 17, 2024
Santa Barbara Is Finally Getting Serious About E-Bikes
Other recent news: Art Essentials is moving at year end; Montecito police blotter; the latest on the proposed Rosewood Miramar Beach expansion; the city council's District 3 race; the Lobero Theatre’s executive director is stepping down; California Coastal Commission refuses to allow more SpaceX launches. 14
August 15, 2024
A Chilly Reception for the Biltmore’s Family Pool Complex
Other recent news: The arrogance of the U.S. Space Force; beach grooming debate; UCSB chancellor Henry Yang will step down; the candidates for Santa Barbara's city council; the men behind the street names near the airport; questions about the Lobero Theatre's proposed expansion; downtown condo owners caught in the new Community Benefit Improvement District; Refugio State Beach reopened; dreaming big about the former U.S. Bank branch on State Street. 5
April 11, 2024
Where State Farm Won’t Be Renewing This Year
Other recent news: The 99 Cents Only store on lower State Street will close; cruise ship visits limited to 20 per year; a new debris basin above Park Lane in Montecito; five-story building downtown gets ripped by the Architectural Board of Review; up to a thousand new homes proposed for Glen Annie golf course; Das Williams thinks cannabis wasn't a main factor in his loss; California Coastal Commission weighing its role on rocket launches; Miranda Lambert to play the California Mid-State Fair. 6
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