It’s a New Year
New Years Day It's quiet on this New Years Day in Santa Barbara, but the people on bikes don't seem to mind. Featuring Rodger Hembree.
How State Street has changed my social life
A colleague recently told me, "It can take 10 years to make friends here in Santa Barbara." I'm here 7 years, so I knew exactly where I was on the curve, but then something happened in 2023 – the City…
Drop-off’s at the Granada
We traded the best block in the 3-year old State Street pedestrian promenade for drop-off's in front of the Granada? Count the cars – how many just drive right by? How many actually do a drop-off? The restaurants are packed;…
Meet Peter Warner Wolfgram
He was riding his bike down State Street, in front of the Museum of Art – I snapped his picture and it was a winner. Would it look good on a postcard, something promotional to show what a car-free street…
Rosie Dyste, the Santa Barbara Housing Element
Let's talk about housing, AUDs, ADUs and everything else relating to housing in Santa Barbara. My guest is Rosie Dyste, she's a Project Planner within the Community Development Department, in the Planning Division, under that in Long-Range Planning. Their recent…
A Win for the Granada
State Street got striped this past week Yes, we now have cars operating on the 12-hundred block. The Granada Theatre complained they couldn't sell tickets (as they could pre-pandemic, I'm thinking), but no, it had to be that cars couldn't…