Tag: Vandenberg Space Force Base

July 11, 2024

The Vons Store in Turnpike Center Might Close

Other recent news: An update on the Lake Fire; the Ukrainian corner in San Roque; how SpaceX gets its way with government agencies; Parma Park's new trails; the county Planning Commission finally insisted on carbon scrubbers; the wildlife crossing under construction in Agoura Hills. 3

June 2, 2024

Wunderkind Is Opening a Second Shop in Montecito

Plus: The Bar Method appears to be opening downtown; Solvang gay pride parade; Sherman Oaks design studio/shop moving to the Santa Ynez Valley; Christopher Cross to play the Lobero Theatre; Vandenberg Space Force Base has a new motto. 1

May 16, 2024

City Council Rejects Proposal for Paid Street Parking

Other recent news: More on the two new pools the Biltmore is building in its front yard; SpaceX continues to flout Coastal Commission policies; rise in rattlesnake bites; county supervisors are rethinking cannabis taxation; a surge in sick brown pelicans; Billy Baldwin and Chynna Phillips put their house on the market; Carpinteria photo archive is now online. 7

December 7, 2023

Emily Joubert Is Opening at the Montecito Country Mart

Plus: Domecíl has moved into its new space; Palma Colectiva's retail shop debuts tomorrow; Highway 101 onramp reopening; Pilates studio has new owner and name; photographer Broc Ellinger opened a State Street gallery; Festival of Holiday Toy Trains at Goleta Valley Library; Plaza Rubio homeowner wants to build a backyard skate ramp; three noteworthy recent comments. 6

December 6, 2023

By 2025, SpaceX Plans on Vandenberg Launches Every Three or Four Days

Other recent news: Womenswear brand d'Offay opened in El Paseo; Carpinteria residents sue cannabis farms over the foul smell; monarch butterfly season in Goleta; Lake Los Carneros footbridge repair is stalled; Camino Real Marketplace tree replacement; Goleta energy substation opens. 5

September 11, 2023

Details About the Proposed Changes at El Encanto

Plus: New car wash in the works on Milpas Street; 3D printing exhibit at Clay Studio; more on the homeless housing coming to Patterson Avenue; any advice for watching a launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base? 5

May 29, 2023

Little Consensus About What to Do With State Street

Other recent news: Results of the SBPD's gun buyback; city council forces restaurant holdouts to remove parklets; rare native plant recently rediscovered after decades; Inspiration Point trailhead has reopened; the tree of the month; unmanned aircraft used to test hypersonic flight technology.

April 7, 2022

Attempted Remedy for the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge’s Smell

Other recent news: Santa Barbara Bowl allowed to run seven extra shows this season; grocery strike averted; security screening coming to Santa Barbara County administration buildings; a report on the Carpinteria farm resort hearing; Vandenberg Space Force Base is a STARCOM finalist; Sarah McLachlan to play the Arlington. 5

October 3, 2021

Timeline for Public Beach Access at Hollister Ranch

Other recent news: Santa Barbara County Planning Commission recommends denial of ExxonMobil project; who paid $28 million for Scooter Braun's Montecito estate; downtown landlord urges city to consider former St. Mary’s Seminary for homeless housing; how the mayoral candidates are faring; Cathedral Oaks road repair; Goleta to ban flavored tobacco products; Isla Vista and the imminent county redistricting; Vandenberg Space Force Base reopened beaches on base property. 4

July 29, 2021

Most Bedrooms at UCSB’s Proposed 5,000-Student Dorm Won’t Have Windows

Other recent news: Challengers emerge for city council members Meagan Harmon and Eric Friedman; the county is not required to enlarge its jail after all; commercial rocket launches made easier at Vandenberg Space Force Base; anonymous gun buyback; updated map for tsunami risk. 1