Santa Barbara Housing Authority Head Rob Fredericks Retiring
After 10 years at the helm and another 21 working for the city’s Housing Authority, Fredericks has announced he’s stepping down at the end of 2027.
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Isla Vista’s Friendship Manor Moving to Santa Barbara’s Eastside
The senior living community is relocating to the current site of Capitol Hardware on Milpas Street.
At Goleta’s University Mobile Home Park, Renters Are Out and One Resident’s Sale Canceled
The park’s new ownership sends termination notices to some renting residents at the contested seniors-only park, giving them 60 days to move out.
Construction Underway on UC Santa Barbara’s Massive New Dorms
San Benito rises up as Santa Rosa comes down to make way for the East Campus Housing Project. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at the projects and how they will impact the undergraduate student population.
UC Santa Barbara to House Faculty, Staff on Haley Street
UCSB says it has signed a master lease for Alena on Haley, the newly constructed 36-unit apartment building at 219 East Haley Street.
County of Santa Barbara Hits Snag in Mission LLC’s Lawsuit Seeking Tax Exemption on Religious Grounds
Judge Thomas Anderle ruled that the county made several mistakes in filing a judgment motion in a case involving the developers behind the controversial housing project near Santa Barbara Mission.
Fifty Condos Coming to Santa Barbara’s North La Cumbre Road
The County Planning Commission approves tract map change for the three-story “use-by-right” project at the former site of Hope Community Church.
‘It’s Ridiculous’: Santa Barbara Congressmember Calls Out Trump for Holding Bipartisan Housing Bill Hostage
The president says he won’t sign the 21st Century Road to Housing Act unless the Senate passes the SAVE Act, Republicans’ failed election-overhaul bill.
Santa Barbara Supervisors Uphold Limit on Seniors’ Rent Hike
The owner of Del Cielo Mobile Estates in Orcutt petitioned to overturn an independent arbitrator’s decision to limit a rent increase at the seniors-only mobile home park.
Federal Judge Dismisses Mission LLC’s Lawsuit Against State, City of Santa Barbara
Judge Hernán D. Vera says the unripe lawsuit, which involves the proposed eight-story housing project behind the Santa Barbara Mission, raises “serious constitutional questions” and is allowing the developers to modify their complaint.
