Tag: Los Padres National Forest

April 13, 2023

Improvements Are Underway at Parma Park

Plus: Warehouse sale of staging decor; The Dirty Dog Wash & Goods is coming to De La Vina; the musical "Once" opens this week; Ojai's Porch Gallery has closed; the Santa Barbara Kite Festival is this Sunday; county survey about emergency preparedness; Figueroa Mountain wildflower tour. 2

August 11, 2022

The City Has Called a Meeting About Coast Village Road’s Parklets

Other recent news: Why Aloha Fun Center is delayed another month or two; new start dates for Olive Mill and San Ysidro roundabouts; progress for the West Beach hotel project; could oil rigs be turned into artificial reefs?; 34 trees to be removed for Modoc Road bike path; Heal the Ocean's Hillary Hauser has a new memoir; school board member won't seek reelection; the recent buyer of a prominent Hot Springs house; public comment sought about Los Padres forest thinning.

October 12, 2021

Gaviota Coast Fire Has Burned Nearly 4,000 Acres

Other recent news: Two media outlets endorse James Joyce III for mayor; a rash of smash-and-grab burglaries; groundbreaking for the Santa Ynez Valley Children’s Museum; controversial Los Padres forest clearing moves forward.

September 26, 2021

Santa Barbara to Make Life Difficult for Liquor Stores

Other recent news: Los Padres National Forest has reopened; a long look at the cannabis situation in Carpinteria; Santa Barbara Ice & Propane appears to have closed; Goleta to fight Winchester Canyon cannabis farm; apartment complex at Castillo and Carrillo moves forward. 2

August 30, 2021

Front-Country Trails Included in Statewide Forest Closure

Other recent news: Cruise ship moratorium extended till March; 33 "pallet houses" downtown to temporarily house the homeless; cannabis farmers agree to odor-control measures; two of the zoo's giraffes are pregnant; another section of Montecito sidewalks was completed; new thrift store.

July 20, 2021

Attractive Revamp of a Downtown Commercial Space

Plus: The parking situation on Riven Rock Road; Ridge Trail improvements; the county is seeking poll workers for the gubernatorial recall election; "dwelling units for artists in residence" proposed for Clay Studio; new fire restrictions in Los Padres National Forest; Midland School expansion; a visit to Star Rug Cleaners.

January 10, 2021

Covid Cases Continue to Surge in Santa Barbara County

Other recent news: Grand Montecito estate's new owner revealed; detectives seek help identifying Goleta gunman; UCSB students helping to search for the remains of a teenager who perished in the debris flow; cat reunited with owner after three years; longtime employee purchases Pet House store; Channel Island Surfboards is being bought back by the founders' son; shooting ban extended in Los Padres National Forest.

December 8, 2020

Central Coast Counties Push for Fairer Assessment of ICU Capacity

Other recent news: Goleta man charged with having 92 firearms; Southern California Edison will pay $3.5 million for dumping into Mission Creek; overnight camping prohibited in Los Padres National Forest; Chumash Casino Resort refuses to pause operations.

October 10, 2020

Hiking Trails Have Reopened in Los Padres National Forest

Plus: Ace Rivington's store is moving; Seda Custom Skincare is opening a second location; Aman-inspired house also available as a rental; Lotusland's plant auction is online for the first time; plastic-bag recycling bin reappears at Vons; an attempt to address Highway 101 congestion in Pismo Beach.

September 30, 2020

Forest Closure Extended Yet Again

Plus: New York City home store opening in Montecito; Governor Newsom signed the bill banning many rat poisons; 30 new electric-vehicle charging stations at a downtown garage; grants for small businesses coping with Covid-19; royals deny reality show report.