Williams Lobbies Washington Legislators
The trip was funded by the Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board.
Author: Nick Welsh
Height Fight
Supporters of stricter building height limits urged the Ordinance Committee of the Santa Barbara City Council not to place any measures on the November ballot other than the one that would limit new downtown building heights to no more than 40 feet.
City Council Plan to Address Homelessness
Santa Barbara City Council unanimously embraced a 12-point program that seeks to balance enforcement with prevention and intervention.
And They’re Off
Falcone declares her candidacy for the November mayoral slugfest.
Tree Work to Slow Down Highway 192
The project is part of future construction planned for Foothill Road.
Longtime City Redeveloper Retires
Gustafson checks out after 13 years sprucing up Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Height Fight Continues
Sheila Lodge, Santa Barbara City planning commissioner and former mayor, has suggested a new wrinkle in the ongoing debate over a ballot measure designed to reduce the maximum allowable building height from 60 feet to 40 feet downtown and 45 feet throughout the rest of the city.
“Tea Fire Ten” Named
The District Attorney is uncertain who started the blaze, however.
Planners Pan City Hall Height Cap Proposal
This alternative to a citizen-generated ordinance would permit taller buildings.
State Eyes Returning Inmates to S.B.
Roughly 570 prison inmates could be released to Santa Barbara County earlier than scheduled.
