County of Santa Barbara Challenges Residents to ‘Create a Housing Plan’ Virtually
The video-game-type simulation requires users to balance 5,664 units of mixed-income housing on a virtual map.
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Goleta Gets on Board with a Renoviction Urgency Ordinance
The new ordinance takes effect immediately and is to be reviewed in early 2024.
Santa Barbara City Council Unanimously Adopts Housing Element
The housing plan lays out how Santa Barbara could accommodate 8,001 units over the next eight years.
Santa Barbara’s New Tenant Protections Move Forward
City is looking to tighten its eviction ordinance to give tenants the right to re-rent and stop landlord harassment.
Goleta Sends Housing Element to State for Final Certification
The City Council adopts revisions, including rezoning of 11 properties.
Santa Barbara County Housing Element Stumbles to Finish Line
Board of Supervisors adopt the housing plan in 3-2 vote; the county will submit the draft to the state for final approval.
Construction Set to Begin on Downtown Mental-Health and Housing Development
Sanctuary Centers will break ground on a five-story, 34-unit affordable housing and health-care facility on December 14.
Santa Barbara to Consider Even Stronger Tenant Protections
The proposed changes to the ordinance include giving tenants the first right of refusal and stronger protections from harassment.
Charlie Munger, Investor Billionaire and Amateur Architect Behind UC Santa Barbara’s Dormzilla, Dies at 99
The sometime Montecito resident had reportedly pledged to donate $200 million toward the proposed 11-story, windowless dorm before the ill-fated project was scrapped this summer.
State Finds City of Santa Barbara Housing Element Plan in Compliance
The plan outlines how the city intends to accommodate 8,001 housing units over the next eight years.