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Posted on October 28 at 1:13 a.m.
Glad someone is sticking it to Montecito.
Posted on October 22 at 9:20 a.m.
The thing is, you can argue all day whether he's an evil, but he's just building something that there is a demand for. While many of us loathe private communities and private beach access, there are also plenty of people who love it. And you can look no further than Santa Barbara to find thousands of these people already. I just wish all the effort to stop much smarter projects like Bishop Ranch was used here.
Posted on October 21 at 10:54 p.m.
The thing is, a lot of people complain about this, say that Santa Barbara is becoming more like Orange County, say that Santa Barbara is moving in the wrong direction, etc. But when you really step back and look at this, the development at Naples is quintessential Santa Barbara. The entirety of the South Coast was once beautiful, pristine open land. While some of it was built up with middle class higher density housing, a significant portion of it is dotted with low density mansions for the elite, taking public beaches and making them private, and ruining beach views and the beautiful landscape that once existed here.
I know many are upset about a private community with private beach access, but isn't that what Santa Barbara has become a long time ago? Personally, if anything were too be built at Naples, I would have wished for high density housing north of the 101 freeway and that's it. But none of you guys would go for that either.
In any case, I think the whole "keep Santa Barbara beautiful" ship has sailed a long time ago. The land was developed a long time ago, and it's somewhat hypocritical of many of you to criticize this development when your house also helped in diminishing the beauty of the South Coast. And with the development of communities like Montecito and Hope Ranch, it's become clear that Santa Barbara is a private resort town, too good for us common folk who just want to take a stroll on her beaches.
Posted on October 21 at 3:05 p.m.
Great, another development for rich people like all those snobs in Montecito and private beach access like all those snobs in Hope Ranch. Is anyone dismayed that Santa Barbara is becoming more like, well, Santa Barbara?
Posted on October 13 at 3:19 p.m.
In addition to this project, does anyone want to join my cause, which is closing down Hope Ranch and converting it to a restored natural habitat? Gated communities and private beach access must be stopped and dismantled.
Posted on September 16 at 1:15 p.m.
A few notes: the 2007 estimate of Goleta is actually only 29,468, because the 2000 CDP contained a lot of territory that did not incorporate into the city of Goleta. Also, in the racial breakdown, the "Hispanic and Latino" category is not the same as the other ones, because it is defined as "Hispanic and Latino of any race", which is why the percentages add up to more than 100%.
Posted on September 10 at 3:06 p.m.
According to the Isla Vista master plan, "At the present time, parking in Isla Vista is largely unregulated. Virtually all residents (96%) live in a household with at least one vehicle and 80% of all residents own a car themselves." That's pretty high for a university that supposedly prides itself on a high bicycle usage. A lot of the problem has to do with the fact that there is little retail shopping available directly in IV. I explained how that problem could be address in the comments here:
Posted on September 9 at 3:24 p.m.
Hey, I agree that Santa Barbara is beautiful and a great place to live, but it's just not economically feasible for a lot of people. What's the fun in living here if you have to spend half of your income on rent.
And I'm a little concerned about you turning a blind eye to the issue of Santa Barbara not being friendly to the poor. Santa Barbara is already starting to slip, and it's not going to change if people continue having this attitude. Just look at the gang problem that's emerging from the working class segments of Santa Barbara, and the failure of elected officials to address the issue. How is UCSB going to attract students when rent is $700 a month to split a room and Goletians resist UCSB building more housing?
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Posted on September 8 at 10:50 p.m.
First thing to do is move out of Santa Barbara. It's geared towards the elite establishment and tourists with lots of disposable income. Poor people don't have many options and aren't really welcomed anyway.
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Posted on November 13 at 1:48 a.m.
This is just dumb. The eucalyptus corridor creates a nice border between the campus and Isla Vista. Plus, who would want to move into nice housing when it would be right next to party central, adjacent to the louder 6500 blocks of Isla Vista and a number of sorority and fraternity houses? Why not develop the Camino Corto Open Space and Del Sol Open Space, as well as the area between Francisco Torres and Santa Ynez? Currently, these areas are already neglected, and provide no active recreation to the population of Isla Vista.
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