Making County Permitting Process Faster and Cheaper
Changes will affect some single-family homes and commercial businesses.
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Santa Barbara County Judges Rule on Warrant, Evidence in Ashlee Buzzard Murder Trial
The Vandenberg Village mother accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee, is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing on May 27.
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Pass Locals-First Marketing Requirements for New Housing
The ordinance requires developers building new housing to create and conduct a 12-week marketing program targeting locals before opening up marketing to the wider public.
Solar Microgrid Project in Isla Vista Gets $15 Million in Funding
The grid would support critical community services as well as 170 residential and commercial customers.
Large Housing Project on Horizon for Little Los Alamos
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission approves 67 new homes in the tiny town.
UC Santa Barbara Lagoon, West Campus in the Dark Again
For two months, lights and cameras illuminated part of campus to deter crime. What happens now?
Judge Dismisses Mission LLC’s Lawsuit Against City of Santa Barbara
The city did not deliberately try to delay the application for an eight-story apartment building near the Santa Barbara Mission, Judge Thomas Anderle tentatively ruled.
Switcheroo at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito
Ty Warner proposes changing the current habitat restoration project to a botanical garden.
Santa Barbara County Pushes for Locals-First Housing
Changes would prioritize locals for new housing units and give developers more flexibility for projects that include affordable housing.
Orcutt Housing Project Hits Dead End on Road to Annexation
The Richards Ranch development team could still pursue a plan-B builder’s remedy project on the same site.
