Photo: Paul Wellman
Similar drama carried into the urban landscape as well when State Street business owners beat down what would have been an in-your-face reminder of global warming. Called the Light BlueLine, Artist Bruce Caron (pictured above) was inches from being allowed to trace a Light BlueLine across the downtown area indicting an estimated rise in ocean levels. But the proposal was withdrawn before the Santa Barbara City Council could even vote on it, amid a whirlwind of opposition.