The County of Santa Barbara along with the cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Lompoc, Santa Maria and Solvang are in the process of developing a Five-Year Consolidated Plan.
The new study suggests the status quo for the property could be more damaging for the neighborhood than what the intended project could offer
How the state blew up its zoning codes and embraced new development
The new data comes with voters poised to consider an “empty homes tax"
The City risks losing affordable housing funds and control over land-use decisions
Building a lot more housing in neighborhoods like the Sunset is made a lot more difficult by the high cost of construction. (Sundry Photograph…
The ‘debate’ surrounding an affordable housing development in the Sunset is mostly word salad. But the project’s cost points to a bigger problem.
A new report quantifies the problem and suggests it isn’t intractable, but philosophies differ when it comes to the role of temporary housing.
The building’s design was led by an all-Native coalition (Image: The Village)
A new development in the Mission aims to bring a piece of American Indian history and heritage to San Francisco’s urban core.

