September 15, 2022
Other recent news: The plan to turn the Palms in Carpinteria into a hotel has fallen through; cannabis farms accused of improperly drawing water from the Santa Ynez River; Patagonia's founder is donating the company to charity; new beach structure underway at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; mall storefronts being used as gallery spaces; the history of a house on Garcia Road.
November 18, 2020
Plus: Partial demolition proposed for a prominent beachfront house; former mayor Sheila Lodge's new book about Santa Barbara urban planning; Farmer & the Flea is this Sunday; special dispensation regarding holiday decor.
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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 $$. We have seen “bidding wars” on properties during this… — Christine
I do know a bit about the Harding bridge. We moved to Mountain Avenue in 1976 when I was 12 years old. Mission Creek naturally… — Meredith Brace
101 southbound past Bates Road — Dense Shannon
DRE just sent out this bulletin: REPORT THEM. To protect California consumers affected by wildfires, DRE will diligently investigate complaints of unlawful price gouging related… — Marti
Yes, the 10% does apply to LA, SB, and all of California. We just had a state-wide meeting about this. The price increase maximum is… — SEL
The bike path in Carpinteria. It crosses county lines into Ventura. — Antonia Gurule
Same. Good for you if you can afford $480,000 a year in rent. You don’t need anyone’s support. If you struggle to pay $2000 and… — SBSL
I agree on this point. If you have the means to rent a house for $50,000-$75,000 a month - or you own a house that… — SBSL
There’s a new simple way to report price gouging in LA: https://x.com/MayorOfLA/status/1878630125786566664 Is there something like this for SB? — Ellen
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Now, that IS illegal; even if the person agrees to pay more, it's unlawful. I'm so so sorry for the loss of your home. There… — SEL
This is sadly not unique to SB. Everyone with a property to rent is seeing $$. 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