••• “The city of Santa Barbara wants to demolish the Paseo Nuevo mall. In a move that would transform downtown, the city plans to work with an out-of-town developer to build several hundred apartments at the shopping center. City Administrator Rebecca Bjork told Noozhawk last week that the development would consist of at least 450 residential units, but that number would be the floor. The redevelopment effort, at this time, would not include the Nordstrom building.” Owner Alliance Bernstein Commercial “is now working with Utah-based Georgetown Development on the redevelopment project,” which would include some retail. UPDATE 10/5: The company involved is apparently The Georgetown Company, based in New York City.
••• Carpinteria’s Coastal View News ran a full-page plea for financial support from readers, warning that “the future of Coastal View News is in jeopardy. […] Without your help, CVN and Carpinteria Magazine will cease to exist before the end of 2023.”
••• “Santa Barbara Museum of Art Relinquishes $800,000 Drawing Stolen by Nazis […] Decision Comes After 17-Year Restitution Effort by Heirs of Holocaust Victim and Amid New Pressure from Manhattan Prosecutors.” —Independent
••• Investigating tar balls appearing on local beaches. —Independent
••• “The Isla Vista Community Services District is installing several portable restrooms around the community and talked about possible fencing improvements this week. […] There have been 13 deaths of people falling from the cliffs in the past 30 years, and many more fall incidents from the cliffs and bluff balconies that have injured people. In many incidents, it’s believed that victims were relieving themselves when they fell.” —Noozhawk
••• “More Mass Evictions of Santa Barbara Tenants Threatened […] Major Renoviction Cloud Hovers over 52-Unit Apartment Complex” at 215 Bath Street, which the Koto Group recently bought for $16.8 million. —Independent (photo courtesy Hayes Commercial Group)
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