Santa Barbara Can’t Afford a $96 Million State Street Experiment
Temporary closure of our main street is one thing, multi-year “lock down” is something else and has resulted in a dysfunctional Public Right of Way.
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A People-First State Street Is a Powerful Housing Tool
The State Street Master Plan’s shared stormwater system, sized to let adjacent properties meet their obligations off site, removes one of the last technical barriers to repeating housing development at scale. That single provision may produce more housing than any policy change this council may make this year.
Why Local TV Staff Went on Strike During Fiesta
When we talk to the public about our jobs, they’re shocked to find out most of our staff make less than $40,000 per year.
America Nearly Erased the Wolf Once
After decades of work to bring gray wolves back from the brink of extinction, we are watching policies take shape that could once again make widespread wolf killing an accepted tool of wildlife management.
Food as Medicine: Change Happens Through Community
The “Food as Medicine” program, a collaboration between the Carpinteria Children’s Project and the County Clinic, is designed to expand access to healthy, locally sourced foods for families.
Tenants and Landlords
It isn’t easy making it in Santa Barbara. It has always been that way.
No Place to Sit
The most prevalent sign posted from one end of State Street to the other is “Get Lost If All You Want Is Our Toilet.”
Get the FLOCK Out of Here
LAPD ditched Flock amid public concerns over undue surveillance and potential ICE complicity, and amid police concerns over high error rates on cars that Flock wrongly marked as stolen.
Security Police at Vandenberg Hold at Gunpoint Five Journalists Invited to an Event
They had identification. They had an escort. They were there because the military had asked them to be there. Yet they ended up being held at gunpoint by military Security Police.
Mending the Seams: Thank You, Mona, for 12 Great Years
“One County, One Future” wasn’t just a phrase Mona Miyasato coined — it’s what she actually built, piece by piece, through the unglamorous, patient work of sharpening the tools of Santa Barbara County government.
