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Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Traffic Collision at State and Mission Streets
Somewhat unrelated but E-Bikes on the sidewalk on State have been an issue for a while. When someone is seriously hurt then the city may be held responsible for not enforcing safety rules. Skateboards, scooters and E-Bikes should not be on the sidewalks!!!! NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES ON THE SIDEWALK!!!!!!!!
Op-Ed: Politicians Keep Shifting Blame as California’s Homelessness Crisis Worsens
Yep, when I first started reading these articles by Cal Matters, I checked them on the media bias site and was actually surprised they are considered "left leaning." Definitely not "balanced" reporting or commentary in these. That's fine, really, but it was surprising given the rating.
100 Days after Republican Filibuster, Rep. Carbajal Calls for Vote on Bipartisan Border Security Package
Are referencing Biden repealing the Trump administration policies that separated migrant children from their parents and stored them in jail-like cages without basic necessities then took months to reunite them with their parents, if they ever did... is that the policy you're referring to? Your comment is also completely ignoring the BIPARTISAN immigration bill that would have been more strict than trump's policies but GOP lackey Mike Johnson refused to bring to a vote because it would have overwhelmingly passed and Trump ordered him to do this so Biden didn't have a win on immigration reform. No administration, GOP or Dem, has ever solved immigration but one party continues to use this talking point as a weapon to scare and infuriate dim-witted Americans.
Op-Ed: Politicians Keep Shifting Blame as California’s Homelessness Crisis Worsens
I agree with your observations about Dan Walters. He has become pretty negative after decades of balanced coverage.
Op-Ed: Politicians Keep Shifting Blame as California’s Homelessness Crisis Worsens
I used to read Dan Walters very dependable work when he was at the Sacramento Bee and reported on state government. Now at Cal Matters he has devolved into a purely curmudgeon role. I can't even tell what his opinion is of CA's homeless situation, other than he doesn't like Gavin Newsom. Maybe he just wants to be able to bulldoze any homeless camp he doesn't like, because ^we all know that solves the problem^. Some places, like some European countries have reduced their homeless population by providing a basic income and basic housing, but that probably wouldn't work in CA for lots of reasons. I certainly don't have any solutions and neither apparently does Dan. Maybe that's his point: it's a very difficult problem to solve.
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
Thanks for the explanation, but isn't something like this what Detroit has done? (Go easy on me, I'm very undereducated on municipal tax policies!) That city provided something like what you describe for all property owners and it turned whole neighborhoods into wastelands that no one was maintaining. I understand you are saying a TIF is only for certain commercial properties, but if businesses are given a pause on prop tax, what is their incentive and timeline to get their property actively earning again and help the wider community?
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
Well, if it's not a "road" then there are no cars and they can't enforce moving violations.....because there are no cars so....yeah. Look, I get that there's less foot traffic, but there are a LOT of factors involved so I still don't see how cars driving by a business will fix all of them or increase foot traffic. Has no one provided an actual study or something other than unfounded speculation and anecdotes?
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
OMG alex the sky is falling! someone disagrees with you! OMG!
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
2 things, then i'm moving on from this. 1: the road being closed makes it not a road. therefore SBPD can't enforce CERTAIN laws and regulations. Reopening the road brings back a lot of our traffic. I work in a retail business on State street. Majority of all retail outlets down here have had a massive drop in foot traffic since the closing of State. This is fact. I attend business meetings with others downtown and hear their complaints and wishes as well. We want the road reopened and back to business as usual. I guess if you don't work down town, live downtown, and commute around this place, you won't get it.
Goleta City Council Names Bluff “Potters Point” in Honor of Late Artist Chris Potter
Wow! A well deserved honor for Potter!
Improper Battery Disposal Caused Trash Truck Fire in Old Town Goleta
Could be an inexpensive battery for pretty much anything -- you see cylindrical cells like that in most packs where space isn't a big concern. (Packs that need to fit into a confined space use pouch cells instead.)
100 Days after Republican Filibuster, Rep. Carbajal Calls for Vote on Bipartisan Border Security Package
On Biden's first day in office, he used his presidential authority to strike down most of Trump's border policies. This unleashed a torrent of people entering our country illegally, and it has continued on a scale that we have never seen before. Now, Democrats like Salud are trying to flip the script by blaming Republicans. Biden had the presidential authority to remove border policies and he has the presidential authority to replace them. Politicians must think we are as dumb as rocks, and unfortunately, in many cases, they are not wrong. People should ask themselves, why did Biden change policies that worked in order to flood our country with millions of undocumented, unvetted, unvaccinated people? The inescapable conclusion is, future votes.
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
Peter Rupert- please take a class on Tax Increment Finance districts (TIF) incentives for urban revitalization. It is astounding that this idea has not been studied or proposed for Santa Barbara's downtown. The simple concept is that for targeted types of development (Housing, service retail (grocery store) , Business/ Tech Incubators, property developers receive a pause on property taxes for several years . That savings is equity for developers /owners of targeted types of revitalizing development- which pays off when the property tax on the enhanced value properties kicks in in the future. This mechanism has underpinned many significant downtown Renaissances... Peter please get up to speed on this- you have a platform
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
Pure tourist destinations...which SB is not. Santa Fe has an even worse disparity between income of longtime resident families and recent wealthy 2nd home residents. Better comparison to Santa Fe is Montecito
Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Traffic Collision at State and Mission Streets
Don't forget to ear Your Helmets, please. This bike rider was not wearing one.
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
"This gives PD their jobs back on State Street." Mopping up after all the car/bike car/pedestrian collisions, I guess. "Do not allow land owners to indefinitely shutter buildings on State Street." How?
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
LOL ... such a shame that his racist rant defending white nationalism was deleted.
Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Traffic Collision at State and Mission Streets
Please look for your non-cager friends out there.
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
And these con jerks are more jingoist than plain old nationalist.
Point in Time Count Preliminary Results Released
70% lived in Santa Barbara prior to becoming homeless.