News Roundup

October 28, 2020

Santa Barbara County Is Weeks Away from the Orange Tier

Other recent news: A mosquito with West Nile Virus was found here; Santa Barbara schools to return to in-person learning in January; Lucky Brand closed its State Street store; Solvang recall effort.

October 27, 2020

UCSB Students Blocking County From the Next Reopening Tier

Other recent news: Burglary suspect arrested after getting stranded by the rising tide; Museum of Sensory & Movement Experiences opens at La Cumbre Plaza; 462 students have left the Santa Barbara Unified School District since June; Santa Barbara looks at ways to increase affordable housing; Carp skate park update.

October 21, 2020

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Drop $14.2 Million in Montecito

Other recent news: Maria Sharapova spent $8.55 million in Summerland; county supervisors enable officers to fine people gathering against Covid-19 rules; city council approves bike-sharing program; Jeff Bridges announced that he has lymphoma.

October 19, 2020

UCSB Fraternity and Sorority Report Covid-19 Clusters

Other recent news: Halloween store not opening this year; congressional candidates debated; Santa Barbara High School's $39 million stadium is nearly done; Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics on the verge of expansion; Ventura County to vote on cannabis production.

October 16, 2020

Cosmetic Improvements to the State Street Promenade

Other recent news: Santa Barbara school board to adopt hybrid model in January; Sotto Il Monte estate manager Tobias Pohlmeyer; first Independent Redistricting Commission members selected; input for changes to Girsh Park; new branch of Montecito Bank & Trust.

October 13, 2020

Partying in Isla Vista Continues Unabated

Other recent news: Santa Barbara school district mulls return to in-person classes; downtown developer says he'll pull the plug on a project (sparing the Press Room); design changes possible for State Street Promenade; rumored buyer of 237-acre Rancho San Carlos; people are shooting wildlife with pellet guns; Cottage Health is allowing limited hospital visitors again; Eco Friendly Cleaners profile; a big tree on Anapamu fell over; the tree of the month; school-board candidate Jackie Reid.

October 8, 2020

Santa Barbara Weighs More Affordable Housing for New Developments

Other recent news: Congressperson Salud Carbajal contracted Covid-19, likely from a senator who attended the infamous White House event; Cameron Ely's shooting declared a justifiable homicide despite evidence to the contrary; the state has added a "health equity metric" for reopening; virus outbreak at Santa Maria nursing facility; Bacara and the Haskell's Beach homeless problem; Santa Ynez Valley cannabis appeal denied; Milpas geyser; candidate Wendy Sims-Moten.

October 6, 2020

Rob and Sheryl Lowe Sold Their Very Pretty Estate for $45.5 Million

Other recent news: Million-dollar donation promised to San Marcos Foothills Preserve campaign; Patrick Nesbitt's estate, last listed at $65 million, is headed to auction; Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. filed for bankruptcy reorganization.

October 5, 2020

Invasive New Mosquito Found in Santa Barbara

Other recent news: Who recently bought the $23.75 million house on Padaro Lane; the effort to take over the Montecito Sanitary District; Bob's Vacuum has reopened under new ownership; a review of San Luis Creek Lodge in San Luis Obispo.

October 1, 2020

Indio Muerto Street Is Finally Being Renamed

Other recent news: Santa Barbara will replace parking kiosk workers with technology; the Apple store has reopened; complaints about the redistricting commission; cannabis grower agrees to work with community group; cannabis storefront applications; actor Ron Ely filed a wrongful-death lawsuit; courthouse arch restoration.