Tag: Santa Barbara Unified School District

April 8, 2021

Update on the Quest to Buy Part of the San Marcos Foothills

Other recent news: More on the ongoing closure of the Biltmore; Santa Barbara Unified School District to fully reopen; Goleta’s Storke Plaza to get redone; interview with former mayor Sheila Lodge; residents use stimulus money to plant community garden.

March 18, 2021

Controversial Magazine Article Called “False at Its Very Core”

Other recent news: County vaccine providers to join the state's MyTurn system; buyer of $13.3 million estate revealed; Santa Barbara Unified School District secondary schools have reopened; map of proposed bike paths.

March 11, 2021

San Marcos Foothills Preservationists Have 90 Days to Raise $20 Million

Other recent news: Gauging how many county residents have been vaccinated to date; Santa Barbara city secondary schools will reopen when we reach the red tier; county creates more Safe Parking spaces for the homeless; Randy Rowse joins the mayoral race; grocery store owners must retrieve their shopping carts; interview with city council member Alejandra Gutierrez; Montecito residents band together to keep pharmacy in local hands; what's up at the Big Yellow House in Summerland; photos of last night's crazy weather downtown. 2

February 16, 2021

Santa Barbara International Film Festival to Screen Drive-In Movies

Other recent news: Progress for Cottage Health's plan to replace four small buildings with a large one; interview with Santa Barbara Unified School District board president Kate Ford; illustrator Daniel Sulzberg.

January 13, 2021

Santa Barbara’s Electric Bikes Should Be Rentable Within Weeks

Other recent news: Who'll get vaccinated after healthcare workers; the buyer of Ellen DeGeneres's East Valley Road house; a new group hopes to revitalize downtown; the Pea Soup Andersen’s building in Buellton is for sale; Democratic Party of Santa Barbara County chair will step down; school district votes to pause failing grades; the tree of the month.

January 7, 2021

County Hospitals Are Preparing a Shift to “Crisis Care”

Other recent news: Committee to recommend that Santa Barbara ban natural gas in new construction; school district might temporarily eliminate D and F grades because of the pandemic; the man whose house was electrified; cannabis shop opening in Goleta. 1

December 3, 2020

Imminent New Lockdown for Santa Barbara County

Other recent news: County sheriff dismisses idea of a civilian review board; Ortega Park renovation held up over murals; more on the Surfliner Inn meeting; Hot Springs Road walking path; leaky Summerland wells capped; Atascadero monolith destroyed by vandals; the artist behind the Candy Land house.

December 1, 2020

Where to Get a Covid Test (If They Haven’t Run Out)

Other recent news: Carpinteria residents oppose the plan for a new hotel on Linden Avenue; Santa Barbara County wants visitors and residents who have been out of town to quarantine for two weeks; serious upgrades at two high schools. 1

October 27, 2020

UCSB Students Blocking County From the Next Reopening Tier

Other recent news: Burglary suspect arrested after getting stranded by the rising tide; Museum of Sensory & Movement Experiences opens at La Cumbre Plaza; 462 students have left the Santa Barbara Unified School District since June; Santa Barbara looks at ways to increase affordable housing; Carp skate park update.

August 1, 2020

Feedback on the Full-Block Development in the Funk Zone

Other recent news: The county discovered 28 more Covid-19 deaths; four Presidio buildings are getting fixed up; resident vs. Milpas CVS store; school district and teachers come to an agreement; county probation supervisor allegedly embezzled $600,000; the proposed Montecito Sanitary District building.