Hope Ranch Homeowners Battle over Height Limits
Will property owners be allowed to waive restrictive deeds?
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Marriott’s Home-Sharing Raises Questions over Rental Enforcement
While the city cracks down on short-term rentals, the hotel begins to list homes for long-term stays.
UC Santa Barbara Professor Running as Green Party’s VP Candidate
Democrats have raised concern that the Green Party will siphon off votes for Kamala Harris, while Trump allies have aided efforts to keep Jill Stein and running mate/UCSB history professor Butch Ware on the ballot in swing states.
County Pulls Plug on Montecito Planning Commission’s Miramar Recommendations
Caruso’s expansion project now goes straight to Santa Barbara County Planning Commission.
Plug Pulled on Montecito Planning Commission Hearing on Miramar Expansion
Commissioner recuses herself after Caruso team questions whether the commission has “pre-judged our project.”
Santa Barbara’s Art Essentials Moving to 1200 Block of State Street
After 20 years on East Victoria Street, the art supply store will be relocating across from The Granada Theatre.
Developer Rick Caruso Among Speakers at Marathon Meeting on Proposed Miramar Expansion
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission hears multiple angles on Caruso’s proposal to add affordable employee housing and luxury boutiques and apartments to his Montecito resort.
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Hosts 27th Annual Intertribal Powwow
Dancers and drummers from across North America competed and danced in vibrant and often intricate regalia over the hot weekend.
Santa Barbara’s Soul Bites Stays Open
The soul food restaurant and event space on lower State Street announced it raised about a third of its $30,000 goal, helping it find a workable solution going forward.
Cottage Health Plans to Build 204 Homes for Employee Housing
Projects are expected to take three years to complete.