The 2025-26 Arts & Lectures Lineup Has Been Announced

••• The Independent got first look at the 2025-26 season of UCSB Arts & Lectures: “Boz Scaggs, Tiler Peck, Ezra Klein, Yo-Yo Ma, Ballet Preljocaj, Joyce DiDonato, and Jake Shimabukuro Are Among the Big Names Coming to Santa Barbara.”

••• “Santa Barbara was one of 10 cities chosen to receive a $100,000 grant and technical assistance from Bloomberg Philanthropies for a new asphalt art installation at the corner of State and Carrillo streets, bringing a splash of color and safety improvements to one of the city’s busiest intersections.” Am I the only one who thinks streets look better unpainted? —Independent

••• “Crews are set to begin work this week to replace the De la Vina Street bridge over Mission Creek in Santa Barbara. […] The project is expected to be completed within two years. Detours will be in place during construction. One-way southbound traffic will be maintained on De la Vina Street at all times” but northbound traffic will be detoured. —Noozhawk

••• “UC Santa Barbara’s Executive Vice Chancellor, David Marshall, will serve as interim chancellor as the search continues for Henry Yang’s permanent replacement.” —Noozhawk

••• “After the community got frustrated with slow response times from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, the Montecito Association worked to raise community funds for a substation on San Ysidro Road. Then, the [Rosewood Miramar Beach] stepped up and offered to fully fund the substation.” This arrangement clearly creates a conflict of interest. —Noozhawk

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Mike Aline

When one reads the crime reports in Montecito, it seems this substation is a great idea, along with cameras and regular foot patrol near beaches etc.

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Bill F

Regarding the asphalt art installation, the Bloomberg site states “Santa Barbara’s busiest intersection, … will be re-imagined for enhanced pedestrian and cyclist safety.” As an avid cyclist and pedestrian user of this intersection I am in favor of enhanced safety. It’s not clear to me how spending $100,000 on painting the asphalt will do this. Also as this is a very busy intersection it seems like the paint probably won’t last too long.

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Lisa C

With all of the needs in this world, our country, and communities, we have Bloomberg Philanthropies spending a million dollars on painting intersections. Hmmmm
And yes, I prefer plain concrete streets.

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