It is hoped that our progressive, controlled City Council of Santa Barbara will note that Target, a nationally recognized retailer, chose to locate on upper State Street, in “the positive and desirable zone,” as opposed to lower State Street, “the negative zone,” an area of: crime, bums, homeless people, drug users and dealers, drunks, and aggressive panhandlers. It’s a deteriorating economic and social area that smells of vomit, urine, and feces. It’s an area of declining real estate values as well as commercial desirability.
The Positive Zone
Fri Apr 12, 2019 | 6:21am
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https://www.independent.com/2019/04/12/the-positive-zone/