Unprecedented Agreement Between Oil Company and Enviros
The article contains an interview with Debra Geiler, Southern California Director for the Trust for Public Land, one of the key benefactors of the deal:Publication Date: Thu, 05/01/2008
View ArticleParking Lot Hotels Serve Homeless
"There are 12 parking lots across Santa Barbara that have been set up to accommodate the growing middle-class homelessness. These lots are believed to be part of the first program of its kind in the...
View ArticleHousing for the Mentally Ill
"Designed by Jan Hochhauser of Santa Barbara's Hochhauser Blatter, the center happens to be directly across the street from the city's planning department, which ensured the project met Santa Barbara's...
View ArticleOld, NIMBY and Resilient?
"Nowhere in California is immune to recession, but the oldest areas are proving most resistant. Of the ten counties with the lowest unemployment rates, nine, including Santa Barbara, contain an...
View ArticleHow the One Percent Deals with Drought in California
"Though gifted with green hills and splendid ocean views," writes Bardach, "Montecito has the geologic misfortune to have been built on land with precious little water—indeed, less water than any other...
View ArticleCalifornia Turns Toward the Sea for Drought Relief
The effects of California's drought are far-reaching on agriculture and urban areas alike.Publication Date: Tue, 02/17/2015
View ArticleCalifornia Drought Watch: Residential Builders Fear Moratoriums
"In October, the state’s water board barred 22 mostly rural districts serving 5,063 water-rights holders from granting additional water taps until they find alternative, supplemental water sources,"...
View ArticleEscaping the Cycle of Inflated Housing Costs
William Fulton discusses the factors motivating today's frustrated NIMBYs and development advocates.Publication Date: Mon, 07/27/2015
View ArticleCan California Kick the Oil Habit?
"The history and idea of California are so tied up with oil—from the oil fields of Bakersfield and Signal Hill to mPublication Date: Thu, 11/12/2015
View ArticleHomelessness Declining in Santa Barbara
With a population of 90,000, Santa Barbara isn't one of California's largest urban areas.Publication Date: Fri, 03/17/2017
View ArticleCalifornia Cities Continue to Criminalize Homelessness with RV Bans
Although policies aimed at punishing or pushing out homelessness have long been decried by advocates, many cities are still—or even increasingly—pursuing them, according to journalist Kate...
View ArticleCan We Know Which Homes in California Will Burn?
As one of the worst wildfires in California history continues to extend the state’s Publication Date: Thu, 12/07/2017
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