What’s the Point of This Light Pole?
"On W. Carrillo Street at the 101, there's a standard light pole. In addition to the usual light, it has two orange lights, one red light, and one green light. I thought they might be related to the train tracks, but they appear to be too far away. I have Googled this endlessly and cannot figure out what it is. Do you know?" —G. 1
Is Something Big Brewing at La Cumbre Plaza?
Other recent news: Record-breaking rainfall in Santa Barbara County; an updated storm impact consideration map was released; statewide indoor mask mandate; Santa Barbara moves toward regulating sidewalk vendors; work completed on a Summerland Beach oil well; decommissioning of Platform Holly has restarted. 5
First Look Inside a Jeff Shelton Farmhouse
Plus: The bridge in the Casa Dorinda Open Space has been replaced; Caffe Luxxe was the victim of a smash-and-grab; renderings for a sexy Brutalist house in Carpinteria; Anacapa Architecture is moving to a State Street storefront; a new chapter for the former Avis building in the Funk Zone. 1
Erewhon Has Santa Barbara in Its Sights
More food news: The name of the restaurant and bar coming to Coast Village Road; BevMo is morphing into a supermarket; L.A. tamale specialist popping up at Handlebar; terrific Japanese food at Full Moon Izakaya; changes to the bar at Timbers Roadhouse; big plans for the 12,000-square-foot Root 246 space in Solvang; Pinyon Ojai is open. 6
Recent Comments
Now, that IS illegal; even if the person agrees to pay more, it's unlawful. I'm so so sorry for the loss of your home. There… — SEL
This is sadly not unique to SB. Everyone with a property to rent is seeing $$. We have seen “bidding wars” on properties during this… — Christine
I do know a bit about the Harding bridge. We moved to Mountain Avenue in 1976 when I was 12 years old. Mission Creek naturally… — Meredith Brace
101 southbound past Bates Road — Dense Shannon
DRE just sent out this bulletin: REPORT THEM. To protect California consumers affected by wildfires, DRE will diligently investigate complaints of unlawful price gouging related… — Marti
Yes, the 10% does apply to LA, SB, and all of California. We just had a state-wide meeting about this. The price increase maximum is… — SEL
The bike path in Carpinteria. It crosses county lines into Ventura. — Antonia Gurule
Same. Good for you if you can afford $480,000 a year in rent. You don’t need anyone’s support. If you struggle to pay $2000 and… — SBSL
I agree on this point. If you have the means to rent a house for $50,000-$75,000 a month - or you own a house that… — SBSL
There’s a new simple way to report price gouging in LA: https://x.com/MayorOfLA/status/1878630125786566664 Is there something like this for SB? — Ellen