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Will Santa Barbara save Casa de la Raza?
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (105+ words) Here’s what we have for you today: Have you kept up with Santa Barbara News-press this week? Let’s see! Where was the Democratic Party Labor Day picnic held? A) Tucker’s Grove B) Goleta Beach County ParkC) Oak ParkD) Chase Palm…...
Watch the first mayoral debate with Eric Friedman, Wendy Sims-Moten and Kristen Sneddon
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (154+ words) The first mayoral debate featuring top candidates Eric Friedman, Wendy Sims-Moten and Kristen Sneddon is now available for view on multiple platforms. The Santa Barbara News-Press and Newsmakers with JR hosted the debate at The New Vic Theatre on Sept....
City of Santa Barbara in talks to buy Latino community center La Casa de la Raza
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (757+ words) The city of Santa Barbara is in conversations to acquire the beloved La Casa de la Raza, in a complex land-use deal involving the state of California, the News-Press has learned. State Senate Pro Tempore Monique Limon secured $6.1 million in…...
Santa Barbara mayoral candidate Sneddon promises 'we will not go backwards' at Democratic Party Labor Day picnic
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (1243+ words) Santa Barbara mayoral candidate Kristen Sneddon told about 300 people at Goleta Beach County Park on Monday that she “will not go backwards” and that the community “deserves vision,” in her quest for the city’s top elected post. “This is the…...
Former chef James Zurlinden makes bid for Santa Barbara City Council District 5 seat
1+ week, 1+ day ago (880+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS If you can take the heat in a restaurant kitchen, James Zurlinden believes you may be ready for City Hall. After working 15 years as a chef, Zurlinden learned how to stretch a budget, bring together…...
Santa Barbara City Council candidate Anabella Lehne wants to make District 6 more affordable
1+ week, 4+ day ago (675+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS Born and raised Santa Barbara, local Anabella Lehne may have been late to join the race for the District 6 City Council seat, but over the past weeks, her campaign has taken full form. Lehne is…...
'Santa Barbara Talks' podcast: Are the stars lining up for Gabe Escobedo and his City Council dreams?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (600+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS Santa Barbara City Council candidate Gabe Escobedo said “affordable housing is an ecosystem of policies” and that he would center “people over profits,” if elected to the City Council. Escobedo, a member of the Santa…...
Mark Whitehurst: Cars to be outlawed on Santa Barbara's State Street
1+ week, 6+ day ago (439+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS The closure of State Street to cars will become law in Santa Barbara, if the city council approves the State Street Master Plan ordinance during its at 2 p.m. meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Comments are still being…...
Sullivan Israel: The State Street Master Plan will create a better Santa Barbara
1+ week, 6+ day ago (139+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS Now is the time for bold action. Instead, many of those areas are either unremarkable, or downright depressing in the case of the LA River. Then there’s Santa Barbara’s El Pueblo Viejo Plan. It lives…...
Santa Barbara's State Street needs flexibility now
1+ week, 6+ day ago (289+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS The debate over State Street should not simply be about cars versus pedestrians. It should be about what works economically, safely and financially for downtown—both today and in the future. The State Street Master…...