June 30, 2021
Tag: UC Santa Barbara
Countrywide’s Former CEO Is at War With the Montecito Club
Other recent news: Biltmore employees and Four Seasons head back to mediation; Santa Barbara man accused of running a Ponzi scheme; Riviera homeowner who illegally cut down trees now faces felony charges; UCSB has failed to build promised housing; homeless to be moved to motel for fire season; new home for at-risk young adults; L.A. County wants people to wear masks indoors because of the Delta variant of Covid-19. 2
May 21, 2021
May 7, 2021
Mollusk’s New Shop Is Even Cooler Than the First One
Plus: More Mesa fell out of escrow; two more fall shows at the Santa Barbara Bowl; new-ish used record store on State Street; another big UCSB lease downtown; reopening date for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art; the answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" 1
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Burning Questions
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
- What Are Those Old Pilings in Arroyo Burro Creek?
- What’s This Building Under Construction in Toro Canyon?
- What’s the Story Behind the Seal of the City of Santa Barbara?
- Four Questions From the Mailbag
- What’s This Pole With a Flashing Blue Light?
- What Are These Sculptures on the Riviera?
Recent Comments
100% Agree! — NJH
I have worked in retail for 40 years...big and small, corporate and field. The shift has already begun to support and encourage smaller retailers to… — Dave
Actually Jefferson, big retailers are a terrible measure of the financial validity of a locale. They do not look at P/L in the same way… — Sam Tababa
Tell these clowns- Craig Martin and Stephanie Smith- to take their liposuction-cannabis queenpin-snake oil-attempted builders remedy shakedown to another town, I recommend Tijuana. — Rob
Supporting small businesses and allowing them to thrive is what we should be doing during these tough times. Frankly, I’m glad to see some of… — Dave
From Restoration Hardware to a thrift store.... CVS gone, Athleta gone, Starbucks gone. When some of the top retailers in the world are saying State… — Jefferson A.
You have the wrong jurisdiction. These developments are within the City of Santa Barbara not the unincorporated county. The County's Housing Element and the timing… — Paul
Anyone who loves Santa Barbara should boycott the architects involved with the irresponsible Mission apartment complex. Those architects are Bildsten Architecture and Planning. — Paul
Hopefully BarLou learns how to spell cucumber before they print too many of the new bar menus … — Julie
The problem is with our County's elected representatives. The ONLY reason these projects are being considered is because our representatives failed to comply with state… — Mitch B