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Captain of Conception Dive Boat that Burned and Sank, Resulting in 34 Deaths, Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison
Captain is supposed to be the last off, not the first
Board of Supervisors to Vote on Rezones May 3 for Unincorporated South Santa Barbara County
Fugly Just like the rest of new Goleta
Former St. Anthony’s Seminary Listed for $50 Million to be Auctioned Off Next Month
Terrible idea. A developer will say “affordable housing” again and again at all the right meetings and then go market rate on the majority of it so they can make money, just like what’s going down right now with south Patterson area and other spots in Goleta. Surest way to ruin that neighborhood, Surferlife. I’m guessing you might not live anywhere near there. But tell me I’m wrong.
Captain of Conception Dive Boat that Burned and Sank, Resulting in 34 Deaths, Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison
I feel the same way. He got complacent over years and years at sea without anything close to this happening. That’s how working on the ocean is, especially on a big vessel like that. Things are fine until they aren’t. The real standout mistakes (and just like in medicine when tragedy happens at the hands of a physician or hospital, it’s usually the case that not one but MULTIPLE mistakes were made) were the lack of a night watch, an apparent zero effort to rescue anyone, and then being the first off the ship. That’ll earn you some prison time, as it should. He and his crew might have saved at least someone. Tragic.
Former St. Anthony’s Seminary Listed for $50 Million to be Auctioned Off Next Month
Boo
Santa Barbara Hotel Tax 4.2% Under Budget for this Year
They did not close down the strip to vehicle traffic. Thing is and I will spell it out for you so you understand me perfectly. I am 100% for the enviroment, BUT, this green energy insanity, where leaders try to frighten people into the world is ending due to man made global warming is utter nonsense. A countries citizens standard of living is connected to their ability to harvest cheap and abundant energy. Fossil fuel , for now, is that energy. Destroying peoples livlihood, or their standard of living pursuing a green agenda is insanity. Your governors edict of no more combustion engine sales in the near future is absurd and unattainable. You already have brown outs in the summer and tell people not to charge the electric vehicles you want to force them to buy. Far as I am concerned, its a scam . The US , under Biden, is destroying US car manufacturers with his EPA pressure campaign to keep tightening emissions standards to the point of insanity. Look at Chrysler. They are stopping making the 8 cylinder hemi's that are their bread and butter. you are killing Jobs. No one is buying their EV's. In fact no one is buying anyones EV's anymore. The Dems forced this garbage on the public with no imput from the consumer. No infrastructure in place FIRST. It is always some stupid move with zero common sense. Toilets that flush 4 times automatically. Shower water savers that you stay in the shower 4 times longer to get the soap off. In the meantime, you think Gavin Newsom is driving a Prius? Notice Biden has a 1967 Corvette Stingray 427 in his garage. what does that get? 11 miles to the gallon? How about these horrendous LED lights blinding you on the 101. No more fluorescent lights says our controllers! Sorry, not going along with it. It should all be available and let the free market decide. Notice Germany went on this Green Energy obsession. Even closed their Nuclear plants. So, all the corporations are leaving for China and the greatest economy in western Europe is in freefall. BUT now, they are burning coal for fuel. You cannot make this stuff up. You have a no smoking in public ordinance I notice. Very environmental of you, BUT they are smoking weed all over the street, defecating and urinating in public. You seem to have your priorities a little off. So don't preach about your environment concerns.
Former St. Anthony’s Seminary Listed for $50 Million to be Auctioned Off Next Month
San Roque School Charitable Trust
Santa Barbara Hotel Tax 4.2% Under Budget for this Year
Chalf, it looks like Las Vegas (the town where you live) also has a "green energy" agenda. Are you as anti-environment on your hometown's news sites as well? "Many Las Vegas policymakers and residents take great pride in being the first large city to run on 100 percent renewable energy, including massive solar and wind installations, hydropower from the Hoover Dam and an extensive electric vehicle charging infrastructure." https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/aug/22/nevada-holds-a-key-to-americas-energy-future/
Former St. Anthony’s Seminary Listed for $50 Million to be Auctioned Off Next Month
Thank you for including the horrific past of this building and the Catholic Church's atrocities. I don't know how it would work financially but this should be converted into low income housing, something we desperately need here.
Former St. Anthony’s Seminary Listed for $50 Million to be Auctioned Off Next Month
Beautiful buildings and site, horrific past. The basement area is particularly spooky. Another thought: there was probably a Chumash area up there during the mission days. The various cemeteries sprinkled through the Riviera tell that tale. Some very bad Feng Shui or Karma associated with the area. Buyer beware.
Captain of Conception Dive Boat that Burned and Sank, Resulting in 34 Deaths, Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison
Good. I find it reprehensible he didn't even try to rescue those poor people. On top of the sub-par safety standards and protocols.
Former St. Anthony’s Seminary Listed for $50 Million to be Auctioned Off Next Month
Worse case scenario. A developer buys it and uses the “builder’s remedy” rule to tear it down and plant a new neighborhood there.
Santa Barbara Hotel Tax 4.2% Under Budget for this Year
SAC I actually was getting that from the 'Fix State Street' website. .To be honest, I actually did not research it, just took it as fact. If wrong I apologize, but maybe its correct. As for the vehicles making business better. I can only give my personal subjective observations of what I have seen over a fairly long period of time. We come there approx once every 6 months for what must be at least 15 yrs now. The Street was far busier. Especially on 3 day holidays, although we sometimes come at off days and weekends. We ,in all fairness, did after a few years, start seeing an increase in stores for lease before the pandemic. when vehicles were still allowed. We came during the pandemic, but outdoor dining was allowed. , then after as it became more normal. It just never seemed to return to the same vibrant Street. We saw businesses that were always busy, disappear. Like the Hofbrau house for instance. We always noticed many foreign languages and groups of tourist from other countries, and now far less. I guess also, the beauty of State Street, was really impacted, for me, by the constructed off side walk dining. I admit alot of this is subjective, but if you look at State Street all the way down toward the wharf, where the sidewalks are wider, there is traffic and no street dining, it just looks so much cleaner and organized. Just not crazy about the street being cluttered with sometimes, e-bikes speeding past and groups of young bike riders do ing wheelies and such. That plus I really hate the fact the super convenient trolley, no longer takes us up State. We are constantly going from Cabrillo to Victoria. We love eating at a few establishments on Victoria, and we love the Harbor and Wharf and man, sometimes I get tired...LOL. I seem to feel , my observation, is there are less people , shopping , the higher up we go and that the vehicles allowed might help the shops on the higher number streets, Seems the closed Street concentrates most of the business to the 500 to 700 blocks. Hopefully whatever is decided, helps the leasing of the closed shops. No matter. We will keep coming and supporting what is there. Love the place!
Former St. Anthony’s Seminary Listed for $50 Million to be Auctioned Off Next Month
Regrid's parcel database lists it as the "San Roque School Charitable Trust," at least as of December 2023. https://app.regrid.com/us#p=/us/ca/santa-barbara/santa-barbara/4588&t=property
Former St. Anthony’s Seminary Listed for $50 Million to be Auctioned Off Next Month
Really? I just assumed it was the Catholic Church or some part of it. Who is the owner of record?
Supervisor Laura Capps to Host Isla Vista Housing and Safety Listening Session for Tenants and Students in Aftermath of Recent Bluff Fatality
True, it's a very tough problem that would require unprecedented cooperation. Not every house needs to go at the same time, but some are very close to self destruction. The owners of those houses are in a pickle: their insurance is skyrocketing (I assume, it certainly would be magnitudes higher for a new buyer) and I can't see them getting any easier to sell. If they were offered an exit they just might be more cooperative than they've ever been.
Former St. Anthony’s Seminary Listed for $50 Million to be Auctioned Off Next Month
Owner of record is not a church.
Supervisor Laura Capps to Host Isla Vista Housing and Safety Listening Session for Tenants and Students in Aftermath of Recent Bluff Fatality
What about requiring 6 foot, unclimbable fences for all properties on the cliff? Seems most falls are happening off these balconies. Such fencing wouldn't inhibit peoples views from the parks, just from the back of the homes. Sorry not sorry about your view kids, but go watch the sunset from the park 50 yards away or from your roof. I don't know, but looking at the existing fencing at those homes it doesn't seem the landlords are taking it seriously.
Supervisor Laura Capps to Host Isla Vista Housing and Safety Listening Session for Tenants and Students in Aftermath of Recent Bluff Fatality
ANON - exactly. There's no feasible way for cops to catch people climbing over the fences behind the porches. Removing the houses along the cliff side of DP would help, but I don't think that's feasible either. Not only to they provide much needed housing for 100s of people, I don't think the property owners are going to give up their golden eggs without some serious legal battles. This is a tough problem with no easy fix in my mind.
Parking Fee Changes in Santa Barbara Undergo Deep Review by Finance Committee
I am unclear how this is to work. One pays the fee due how? I assume cash is not accepted at these hi tech devices? Can you not park in downtown SB without a credit or debit card? (And is really offensive to say that downtown city parking lots "compete" with free street parking. Wasn't the point of creating parking lots to relieve street parking. If street parking is adequate to the demand one should wonder why. The lots are clearly excessive to the present consumer interest because people simply don't want to visit State Street merchants. So we have to drive the ones that do this by forcing them off the "free" stuff and into the "fee" stuff. Really bad governance.