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Street Life Santa Barbara

It's Saturday March 16th at El Paseo – we're watching bikes and peds cross car-free…

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Victoria Street Timelapse

It's a busy morning at the intersection of State Street & Victoria in Santa Barbara.…

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La Arcada Crosswalk

It's a beautiful day in Santa Barbara and that means there are lots of pedestrians…

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Bike-Ped Conflict at El Paseo

Yes, everyone loves the car-free environment, almost everyone. But do the electric bike riders make…

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Ride with courtesy

Santa Barbara's State Street is a glorious promenade – it attracts pedestrians and people on…

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Morning Momentum

It's a beautiful morning in Santa Barbara and I'm riding back from a jaunt to…

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The Tourism Economy isn’t Sustainable 

  The Film Festival is over Today the streets were wet The wind blew cold. …

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The Farmers Market

I went early to capture the vitality of Santa Barbara's beloved Farmers Market. The objective…

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Let’s close the 1300 block to cars

Let's be Frank! The Arlington Theatre defines the 1300 block of State Street, but why…

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In Memoriam: Angel Investor Bill Payne, 1941-2023

I knew Bill as a member of the Las Vegas Angels and the Tech Coast…

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Today’s Traffic Report

It's 11am Thursday January 18, 2024 and northbound traffic on the 101 Fwy is crawling…

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Capturing 101 Fwy Footage

I need a new drone. It’s easy to justify the cost, but that’s what I…

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Housing is Happening

There's a new development going up on Gutierrez, one-block off State Street – apartments sized…

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It’s a New Year

New Years Day It's quiet on this New Years Day in Santa Barbara, but the…

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How State Street has changed my social life

A colleague recently told me, "It can take 10 years to make friends here in…

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Drop-off’s at the Granada

We traded the best block in the 3-year old State Street pedestrian promenade for drop-off's…

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Meet Peter Warner Wolfgram

He was riding his bike down State Street, in front of the Museum of Art…

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Rosie Dyste, the Santa Barbara Housing Element

Let's talk about housing, AUDs, ADUs and everything else relating to housing in Santa Barbara.…

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