••• The Montecito Association reports that the Rosewood Miramar Beach resort plans to add 10-15 employee units to go with the four existing ones. Moreover, “the Miramar team is also looking to add additional shopping options and more casual eateries.” —Montecito Journal
••• “In response to urgent complaints lodged by legal food-truck operators and some restaurant owners, the combined might of Santa Barbara’s City Hall and the county’s Public Health Department have launched an effort to crack down on illegal street food vendors. […] Pop-up operations using open flames are first targets.” —Independent
••• “Five different streets in the downtown area […] had their speed limits officially reduced by 5 mph on Tuesday. Alamar Avenue, De La Vina Street, La Colina Road, Miramonte Drive, and Yanonali Street will all be affected” on certain blocks. —Independent
••• “Deceased marine mammals on Central Coast beaches raise concerns about ocean water quality. Southern California scientists are sampling harmful algae and recently the numbers were high in the channel.” —KEYT
••• “Cannabis tax revenues are still coming in lower than expected, and dispensaries permitted by Santa Barbara County have been slow to open. ‘The market is really affected by the oversupply of wholesale cannabis statewide, and that’s on the illegal and regulated side,’ said Brittany Heaton, cannabis program manager for the County Executive Office.” —Noozhawk
••• The Independent tried out the pole-dancing classes at Seventh Dimension Dance.
••• “Members of the Goleta community attended a town hall meeting last week to learn the latest updates on the decommissioning and removal of oil production infrastructure along the coast, including Platform Holly [below], Piers 421, leaking wells near Summerland Beach, and more.” Am I the only one who thinks it would be amazing to visit an oil platform? —Noozhawk
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While I agree that illegal street food vendors should be cracked down on, the city’s approach to non brick and mortar eating should be reexamined.. Santa Barbara is in no way a world class food city…but it should be. Encouraging lower cost of food options would bring in needed diversity and creativity, up the overall dining scene as well as tourism.
Veneco offered a tour of the oil slicks (natural seepage of 10,000 gallons a day) out in the Channel at one time- it was amazing to see, the opalescent sheen. Very strong odor. It was a very informative charter .
Not the only one – would love to visit P. Holly!
No! You are not the only one. I’d like to visit an oil rig platform too!