Tag: Santa Barbara Police Department

March 18, 2022

Hollister Ranch Public Access Delayed by 18 Months

Other recent news: Hollister Fire nearly totally contained; groundbreaking set for library plaza downtown; timeline for the new Santa Barbara Police Department headquarters; funding approved for Carpinteria Skate Park; four cities push back at Santa Barbara County Sheriff cost proposals; state assembly candidate suspends campaign; Westmont's observatory reopens to the public.

March 7, 2022

Indian Pink Brings a Blast of Color to State Street

Plus: Town hall regarding the proposed SBPD building; design tweaks to a 34-unit apartment complex in the Haley Street Corridor; Santa Claus Lane art gallery is closing; Corinne Bailey Rae at the Lobero Theatre; new cruelty-free beauty store in Paseo Nuevo; rooster nuisance. 9

May 24, 2021

United Airlines Is Launching Daily Service to Chicago

Other recent news: Remembering former mayor Hal Conklin; SBPD's embattled public information officer won't be returning next year; a new low-cost airline is using Burbank as a hub; MarBorg's expansion moves forward.

May 14, 2021

The Trapeze School Is Moving Downtown

Other recent news: People who won't return a lost dog to its owners; Santa Barbara Police Department investigation finds no wrongdoing; the Richard Neutra house that caught on fire was destroyed; more Cold Spring School absurdity; Highway 101 wildlife passage delay; could Oxnard and Camarillo airports start allowing commercial flights?; Community Choice Energy approved by the Santa Barbara City Council; California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles will return this summer; Reseda's semi-secret Cactus Ranch. 1

February 13, 2021

County Approves Vaccinations for Age 65 and Older

But shortages remain an issue. Other recent news: Concerns about the revised police headquarters design; Coast Village Road beautification effort; new UCLA Health cancer clinic; Urban Flea Market opening at Paseo Nuevo; juvenile gray whale visits Stearns Wharf; cannabis vs. grapes in the Santa Rita Hills; animatronic dinosaurs to return.

February 11, 2021

The Revised Design for the New Police Headquarters

Architect Cearnal Collective's second try is more Spanish Colonial than the initial foray, which was a bit severe. Check out the renderings....

January 28, 2021

Biden Moves Toward Banning New Offshore Drilling Here

Other recent news: Santa Barbara City Council votes to require union labor on some construction projects; Montecito Journal argues that county vaccination regulations should be flouted; SBPD likely to get body cameras soon; thefts of catalytic converters are on the rise; Summerland tennis court renovation; artist Andrew Leonard's fresh take on Santa Barbara locales.

December 14, 2020

Santa Barbara’s Police Chief Is Stepping Down

Other recent news: Amazon's State Street office building sold for a hefty sum; a paean to Montecito; Indio Muerto Street was renamed; new fancified motel in Solvang; the tree of the month is the Brazilian pepper.

December 10, 2020

Solvang Is Refusing to Enforce the Stay-at-Home Order

Other recent news: Landlords now owe tenants evicted without cause three months' rent; most timed parking restrictions are still in effect; playgrounds are allowed to reopen; the sad story of Randy and Evi Quaid; the Hope Ranch solfatara came back to life; new tiny homes for the homeless in Isla Vista; tree-removal brouhaha; poaching is way down in Channel Islands waters. 1

November 23, 2020

Burglaries at Beach Parking Lots and Trailheads

Other recent news: Los Angeles County to pause outdoor dining; curfew instituted for Santa Barbara County; Vandenberg Air Force Base didn't make the U.S. Space Command cut; bike-sharing enrollment kiosks to be nine feet tall; $51 million in new financing for Kate Farms.