AltWeeklies Wire
Anti-'High Rise' Initiative Sparks Lawsuitnew
A Santa Barbara architect has filed a 95-page lawsuit challenging the use of the term "high-rise" by supporters of Measure B, a proposed Santa Barbara charter amendment that purports to save downtown Santa Barbara from "high-rise" development.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
08-03-2009 |
Housing & Development
Gaviota, the Gone Land?new
With financial realities pushing historical agricultural operations to the side, long-running family ranches on California's Gaviota Coast are left with few options for survival.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
04-20-2009 |
Housing & Development
Goleta Residents, Planners Fret Over Condo Architecture, Beach Accessnew
The appearance of Goleta’s popular Haskell’s Beach has changed in recent years, and if higher-ups at Bacara Resort have their way, it will change yet even more.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Lara Cooper |
02-02-2009 |
Housing & Development
Federal Homeless Official Tours Santa Barbara Housingnew
Philip Mangano, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, is on a multi-city tour of the US touting permanent housing as the solution to homelessness that will relegate it to the dustbin of history.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Martha Sadler |
07-14-2008 |
Housing & Development
What's Greener: Cute Little Buildings, or Big Tall Ones?new
The city of Santa Barbara is embracing the philosophy of "smart growth" and mixed-use high-rises as an alternative to sprawl, but not without some fights.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Martha Sadler |
03-18-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Can Mike Foley House Santa Barbara's Homeless?new
Life is not always peaceful when you're at the helm of Santa Barbara County's largest homeless shelter.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Isabelle T. Walker |
02-11-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
