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What range of rent are you now expecting to pay? I have seen rents come down around town too. Maybe you have not kept up with the market of late. IBR - $1500-2000 maybe. What about those tiny houses by Indio Muerto? Don't overlook local mobile homes - mortgage payments can compete sometimes with local rents. House-sitting? ADU? Use your networks - many landlords don't like to advertise, but prefer to get a new tenant by word of mouth through friends so you never see them in the ads. Walk the neighborhoods you like, and just talk to people who might also know about something coming up. Talk to real estate agents who also act as rental agents for out of town property owners - they love getting a no-hassle, stable income renter and will often rent under-market to keep one. Pounding the pavement and cold calls may surprise you. The old joke even back in the 1970's was if you saw the ad, it was already rented.
Completely agree. The mission should have plaques, tributes, and honorings to those they enslaved and killed. They should invite the Chumash tribe and formally apologize. They should also stop molesting children and covering it up but that's for another thread. Old Spanish Days should seriously reconsider how it presents itself because its mostly a bunch of white people appropriating a culture.
Oh good! I was wondering when the overt and covert racists would show up. Hi Chip and Rex.
I would like to see Alameda Padre Serra renamed to honor the many local indigenous citizens of California whose lives were enslaved by the Spaniards and who sacrificed their culture. One might also consider the impact of celebrating "Old Spanish Days" in the same light, as we have no right to glorify the imperialistic conquest of the indigenous cultures by having this event. Let's instead look at the lifestyle of the native peoples and imagine how much better off we all would be if we had honored that culture and followed their example of living in harmony with their environment and each other.
That thing costs thousands per hour for just fuel. Maintenance & crew costs add a lot more, every hour. I assume they’re not using drones (far quieter, less polluting and WAY less expensive) because we’re ultimately paying for this.
CHIP, you're absolutely right! Any positive reference to Europeans who settled in Santa Barbara must be totally stricken, as they never did anything good. Indigenous people good. White people bad. Get used to it. The one thing that puzzles me is what is "racist" about the plaque? Oscar Gutierrez seems to have his fingers in a lot of this current renaming craze. On the Next-door website, he's infuriated Westside residents with his push to have San Andres Street renamed "Dolores Huerta Street." Enough with this renaming bullshit and taking down historical plaques!
The powers that be will only give us more of the same failed policies. If only people would finally vote all the stogy old republicans who have been running things all these years out of office and give the democrats a chance, then perhaps we could make things better.
I threw the SB NP to nice older folks at Encina. I think it was called New Horizons then. It had nice grounds and a golf course(9). It was a nice place then and hopefully still because we have been thinking of downsizing lately, and that would be a nice place.
This is ridiculous. When are the powers that be going to do something about this situation before houses are burned down like up in Paso Robles? This is a serious problem.
Forget the plaques, the courthouse itself should be removed. There is no place for this symbolic tribute to Spanish colonialism in Santa Barbara in this day and age. Speaking of Spanish colonialism, I don’t think Santa Barbara is an appropriate name for our city anymore since it also is symbolic of European colonialism and the oppression of the native peoples by the missionaries.
I don't believe there is a homeless camp in that area.
They are also considering having remote learning only to begin the fall. Meeting tonight.
https://www.noozhawk.com/article/as_school_year_approaches_santa_barbara...
ODOR:We do mandate odor controls for indoor/greenhouse grows. The issue is that this is written into the ordinance, and a grower would not be subject to it until they have gone through the land use permitting and business license process(which take years). There are many operations that are still operating under legal non-conforming status and are not subject to the ordinance. The quicker a project can get the the LUP/CUP and business license process, the sooner our county can enforce the rules. TAX:What happens if we tax per square foot, and the entire crop fails the state testing? If there was a small mom and pop ranching operation with a 2 acre grow that failed, if it were $10sqft, that would be $871,200 taxes they would pay in taxes for a crop that was unable to be sold? That does not seem fair.
ODOR:We do mandate odor controls for indoor/greenhouse grows. The issue is that this is written into the ordinance, and a grower would not be subject to it until they have gone through the land use permitting and business license process(which take years). There are many operations that are still operating under legal non-conforming status and are not subject to the ordinance. The quicker a project can get the the LUP/CUP and business license process, the sooner our county can enforce the rules. TAX:What happens if we tax per square foot, and the entire crop fails the state testing? If there was a small mom and pop ranching operation with a 2 acre grow that failed, if it were $10sqft, that would be $871,200 taxes they would pay in taxes for a crop that was unable to be sold? That does not seem fair.
N520NY, which was just flying over Mission Canyon, has a pod on the bottom that reads "POWERLINE SURVEY." Looked like the pilot was having a good time and giving us all an air show.
Well, if we live 30 more years (not unexpected, if COVID doesn't take us out first), then we'll have broken even. If we don't, then I guess our kids can fight over the house (assuming they are adults by then).
Is this near or caused by a homeless camp?
From CHP: The No. 2 (right) lane of southbound US Highway 101 at just north of Jonata Park Road near Buellton is closed due to a brush fire in the area. The No. 1 (left) southbound lane is open as well as both northbound lanes of US 101. Motorists should be aware of law enforcement and other emergency responders, including Caltrans in this area.
From SBCounty Fire: Veg Fire, 101 SB JNO Buellton. SBC on scene of a 3 acre veg fire. Ground crews are being assisted by SBCASU C-3. Crews have forward progress stopped at 3 acres. No structures threatened. No evacuations. No injuries. Under investigation. CHP-Traffic restrictions