More than a decade after homeless activists organized to demand
the City of Santa Barbara build public restrooms on State Street,
ground is set to break April 27 on two men’s and two women’s stalls
at 914 State Street, in the walkway between Border’s Books and the
Fiesta 5 Theater. The construction contract was awarded to Thomson
Construction – the lowest of three bidders – for $350,000; total
capital costs, including city staff’s time, amounts to
$490,000.
