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Santa Barbara Council Disagrees on Future of State Street, Approves Farmers...
The Santa Barbara City Council just can’t agree on the future of State Street. Council members collided once again Tuesday as part of their monthly conversation about how the eight blocks closed to...
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Goleta Officials, Dos Pueblos Teachers Speak Out Against Glen Annie Housing...
Some Dos Pueblos High School teachers are expressing strong concerns about the Glen Annie 1,000-unit housing project that is scheduled to go before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on...
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BizHawk: Little Alex’s Mexican Grill Cooks Up New Hot Spot in Santa Barbara...
The soup is back. Little Alex’s Mexican Grill, formerly on Coast Village Road in Montecito, has reopened in the Five Points Shopping Center in Santa Barbara. With the opening comes the marquee meal —...
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‘Live Unexpectedly’ Among the Themes at Westmont College’s 2024 Graduation...
With tears in his eyes, Eden Lawson explained to Westmont graduates Saturday morning that the best things in life sometimes come from those things that are unexpected. “Our college years were a unique...
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Carpinteria After-School Program in Danger of Closing Without Help from Angel...
David Roberts is trying to save a program for kids in Carpinteria. Coastland, which provides students an opportunity to make gifts and earn scholarship proceeds from the profits, is in danger of...
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Santa Barbara Might Part Ways with Metropolitan Theatres Corporation at...
Roll the credits. The relationship between the Metropolitan Theatres Corporation and the Fiesta 5 Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara appears to be approaching its final scene. The city of Santa...
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Officials on Track to Bring Metrolink Train Service from Ventura County to...
Metrolink is on its way to Santa Barbara County. A decades-long effort to bring viable commuter rail from Ventura County into Santa Barbara and Goleta has gained significant momentum, and could be...
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Santa Barbara School Board Approves Layoffs to Save District Nearly $2 Million
Talk about timing. On National Teachers Day, the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board voted 5-0 to eliminate 11 classified employees and the full-time equivalent of 12 teacher and counselor...
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BizHawk: West Coast Pharmacy Opens on Calle Real in Goleta
West Coast Pharmacy is just what the doctor ordered. The new shop opened in April inside the Calle Real Shopping Center in Goleta, and it promises to offer personalized service, a throwback in time...
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Art Coming to K-Rail on Santa Barbara’s State Street
A project by the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture to decorate K-rail at the intersection of State and Haley streets begins this Memorial Day Weekend. “My approach to this project was...
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Santa Barbara Council Gears Up to Consider Proposal to Charge New Fees for...
The fate of downtown parking fees will be in the hands of the Santa Barbara City Council in a special budget hearing on Wednesday. A controversial proposal to install “pay-by-plate” parking on...
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Disney, City of Santa Barbara Embroiled in Drama Over Video Users Tax for...
Like any good Disney story, there are surprises, plot twists and a sense of betrayal. There’s even some revenge. However, this story isn’t streaming on the television. It’s playing out on hundreds of...
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Proposed Half-Cent Sales Tax Increase Hits a Wall with Santa Barbara Finance...
Santa Barbara City Councilwoman Meagan Harmon is the council’s staunchest advocate for housing, but she says she isn’t willing to tax the poorest people in the community to pay for it. “At its very...
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Santa Barbara Council Hits the Brakes on Proposal to Raise Fees, Reduce Free...
That crashed and burned. The Santa Barbara City Council on Wednesday rejected a city staff proposal to overhaul fees to park on city streets and in surface lots and garages. In fact, the council moved...
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BizHawk: Wendy Foster Store, Trattoria Vittoria Restaurant Shutting Down in...
Another two bite the dust. Wendy Foster and Trattoria Vittoria in Santa Barbara are closing their doors. The two companies took to social media this week to announce the demise of their businesses....
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Santa Barbara City Council Candidate Wendy Santamaria Tells Crowd ‘We Can...
Union organizer Wendy Santamaria formally announced her plans to unseat incumbent Alejandra Gutierrez on the Santa Barbara City Council, in a community event Saturday afternoon at Ortega Park....
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Santa Barbara Housing Authority Plans 48-Unit Project for Families, People...
That was smooth like honey. While some housing projects in Santa Barbara are controversial, the proposal before the Finance Committee on Tuesday was not. The committee enthusiastically supported a...
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Santa Barbara Files Charges Against Property Manager Over Just Cause Evictions
The City of Santa Barbara has filed criminal charges against a property manager at 215 Bath St. alleging that he failed to comply with the just cause eviction ordinance. An arraignment was set for...
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BizHawk: Arnoldi’s Cafe in Santa Barbara Abruptly Closes After Death of Co-Owner
Restaurants come and go, but it wasn’t supposed to happen to Arnoldi’s Cafe. A classic Italian restaurant, rooted in Santa Barbara’s history, a slice of culture and community, with competitive bocce...
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Arnoldi’s Cafe Owner Says Italian Restaurant Not for Sale, Will Eventually...
The abrupt closure of Arnoldi’s Cafe in Santa Barbara jolted Santa Barbara residents, but the owner wants everyone to know that the restaurant isn’t for sale. “During the temporary closure of...
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