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Posted on November 21 at 7:11 a.m.
Oh, horsefeathers. IV is a great place to live. It is nothing like a shanty town in a developing country; there are parts of downtown SB that are indistinguishable from IV.
Actually, every June many of the apartments in IV get refurbished; kind of amazing to watch the full-employment act for small contractors underway in late June. That ain't the way of a shanty town.
Sewage is handled extremely well by the GWSD, once the IVSD. Nothing like a third-world shanty town.
IV residents are by and large incredibly nice. OK, on Friday and Saturday nights it gets a bit wild, but it is on a par with State Street.
As for the ocean and beach, and trash on the streets, the big theme is actually how many people clean it up. The main difference between IV and say, East Beach is a *way bigger* population density withing 1/4 of the beach in IV, and no City staff to pick up. The volunteerism in IV dwarfs that on the downtown SB beaches.
Posted on September 21 at 9:23 a.m.
I support Honigman's desire to organize the downtown taxi stops. Good for him!
However, I'm very disappointed with the taxi cab drivers at the Airport, which is in the City of Santa Barbara too.
Many times I've been invited into a cab by the driver, loaded my luggage, sat down, told them my destination in Goleta, and then been met with a string of expletives. Then they say they'll only take me for $30, which is the fare they get from passengers to Downtown SB.
It is not just one cab driver at the airport, it is, in my experience, something like 8/10 of them. A few just grin and bear it, but most are quite rude and exploitive.
I wish the cab drivers would fix the situation at the airport.
Posted on September 9 at 6:43 p.m.
Hmm... and Eric Frimpong remains in state prison on an sentence of 6 years.
Posted on September 9 at 9:08 a.m.
Try parking at the end of Fortuna Road near the kids' park, Tierra de Fortuna. That is County property; a very short walk to Devereux.
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Posted on August 4 at 12:22 p.m.
Bertrando has always been quite evenhanded and sane in my relations with him. Just about unique in the GWD, in my experience.
It is Craig Geyer, not Geier, BTW. His shop is down the street from my current spot.
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Posted on July 28 at 11:54 a.m.
An awesome and appropriate place would be on Del Playa. The views of the Channel and the Islands while skating would be exceptional, and there is amazing foot traffic.
But I think the bathrooms and services downtown make the most sense. I don't think Estero would so awful either, but the park would be significantly better downtown.
Posted on May 25 at 3:29 p.m.
Thanks Lt. Linver; Gregory Ghan is smiling down from heaven.
IV is a terribly complicated place. I respect the Sheriff's department for not giving up on this one. I hope it will break and the perpetrators will get justice.
Posted on May 11 at 9:44 a.m.
well, guess Floatopia 2 didn't even happen, but the Indy didn't bother to report it. Understandable given the fire.
I wonder where the boundary between, say, two families having a big beach picnic and an `event' is.
Posted on May 4 at 7:30 a.m.
Isn't the July 4 fireworks show both more dangerous than (as shown by this murder) and equally environmentally destructive as Floatopia?
What does all the noise and raining down of incendiary material do to ocean mammals and other sea life?
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Posted on November 21 at 3:15 p.m.
Moretrailsplease, take stroll down Pardall now in the moonlight... it is pretty nice, actually.
Sure, there are some ugly spots. Santa Barbara has some quite ugly spots a few blocks on either side of State Street too... apartment jungles just like IV.
The bluffs and beaches of IV are *great*... one of the few places on land to watch the whale migration each year. And the access to the Devereux reserve, UCSB bluffs, and Ellwood is exceptional.
IV was laid out in 1925-1927. It is the oldest non-ag subdivision in the Goleta area. When it got zoning in the early 1950's, the initial County architectural requirements were as strict as downtown Santa Barbara. Developers' money greased County palms and did away with the strict requirements.
But comparing it to a third-world shanty is just plain wrong and ignorant. Neglecting the high level of volunteerism that cleans up regularly and also after wacked-out events like Halloween and Floatopia is also dopey.
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