••• UCSB continues to gobble up downtown real estate, signing “a master lease for the new 36-unit apartment building at 219 E. Haley Street. The property, called Alena on Haley, contains studios and one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a townhouse and penthouse. It will rent to UCSB faculty and staff for approximately market rate, with a one-bedroom starting at $2,950.” —Independent
••• An update on who’ll be on the ballot in November. —Noozhawk
••• “County Public Health confirmed Monday that a person who’d recently returned from international travel came down with the [measles] virus. The department is in infection control mode and coordinating with healthcare providers over potential exposure. They could not state where in the county the patient resided for privacy reasons.” —Independent (Also: “Ventura County reports its first measles case in nearly a decade.” —KCLU)
••• “The Santa Barbara City Council adopted a new plan Tuesday that streamlines the environmental review process for future housing projects and programs. […] The report evaluates potential impacts of implementing new housing programs and actions that are needed for the city to accommodate permitting its regional housing needs allocation of more than 8,000 new units over an eight-year period.” —Noozhawk
••• “Goleta planning commissioners voted to deny the Anthem Chapel project Monday night, concerned about the size of the buildings and parking impacts on the neighborhood near Lake Los Carneros. […] Project applicants can appeal the decision to the Goleta City Council.” —Noozhawk
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