‘Just Pay Your Damn Workers’
With passage of her independent contractor bill, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez pushes back against Uber and Lyft.
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Montecito’s Old Firehouse Sold
Current Union Bank building priced at $16 million goes to undisclosed buyer.
Travel Agents and Exotic Dancers Challenge AB5
Pending state law on employment status of independent contractors causes waves.
Ed St. George’s Hotel Plans Go Up in Smoke
City Planning Commissioner Sheila Lodge leads charge against landlord/developer’s West Montecito Street project.
Another Hotel Battle in Santa Barbara
Developer Ed St. George wants to build a hotel on West Montecito Street.
Santa Barbara Appoints New Business Liaison
Project Planner Marck Aguilar was chosen to help streamline the city’s oft-criticized permitting process.
SAGE Publications Closes ‘Pacific Standard’
Award-winning magazine headquartered in Santa Barbara lays off about 20 employees.
Institution Ale Gets to Keep the Neon
The Historic Landmarks Commission approved the State Street brewery’s sign despite its conflict with a city ordinance.
How Many Rooms at the Inn? Asks New Waterfront Hotel
Commissioners answer, how about building homes instead and what about sea-level rise?
Is Santa Barbara’s State Street Finally Turning the Corner?
Or will downtown — and the rest of the city — continue to suffer?
