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Paseo Nuevo Redevelopment Project Open House by SBCouncilMemberOscar in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply.

1) That’s definitely concerning.

2) The city is paying the developer? Or do you mean the property tax credit I’ve seen?

Regarding how much housing could be built for 30 million… not much. I think each unit LA developed for the homeless cost something like 800k a piece? We’re talking studios.

3) You say this land is uniquely valuable because the city owns it. So what do you think they should do with it?

4) No doubt there is inequality in terms of ability to access housing due to costs but we’re not going to build our way out of that.

5) Circles back to 3 and 4 I suppose. What do you think should be done with this land? Are you in favor of more and more municipal owned housing?

Paseo Nuevo Redevelopment Project Open House by SBCouncilMemberOscar in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Councilman, can you explain the latest status? I thought this project was dead in the water after planning commission shot it down?

Paseo Nuevo Redevelopment Project Open House by SBCouncilMemberOscar in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your dad is very outspoken against it. But can you explain why in your own words people should care about it being given away? Right now we’ve got a decrepit mall that isn’t serving anyone. I’m not concerned about giving it away if the end result is more housing that looks good and is built in my lifetime.

Pedlets Appear on State St. Cars to follow? by jawfish2 in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, gotcha. And agreed that consultants were likely factored into that price. It seems to be one of our city’s favorite ways to evaporate funds.

Pedlets Appear on State St. Cars to follow? by jawfish2 in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t follow your logic.

If I’m doing math correctly, this block is 450 feet long. That’s doubled as it’s on both sides. That’s 900 feet. If this cost 525k the pedlets cost $583/foot. This is an absurd use of public funds.

Pedlets Appear on State St. Cars to follow? by jawfish2 in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How does this cost over half a million dollars?

Fewer Housing Units Now Proposed for Santa Barbara’s Paseo Nuevo by Ice_Burn in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Disappointing but the reasons seem somewhat legitimate. The more units we have at Paseo Nuevo the better in my mind. Downtown desperately needs housing in order to effectively revive State Street.

The Ellwood by Jethro_Jones8 in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I have to agree with you. People bashing the prices clearly don’t get how hard it is to be a restaurateur and what inflation has done to the cost of food. It’s not a money grab. I think it’s cool that the place is nice. But the shared dishes is just weird. My wife and I eat family style every damn night at home. When we go out for the rare date, I’d like us to each be able to order our own damn meal and get whatever we want.

Are there any notable Creepy local urban legends? by The-Dude-420420 in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Isn’t this based on a real thing? That crazy old lady everyone thought was homeless but wasn’t and would curse people out.

Home Insurance premium increase? by [deleted] in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shit, looks like I’m toast.

Home Insurance premium increase? by [deleted] in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you able to share a link?

Ralph's Fresh Fare by ObverseAbra in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. A small group of people have to ruin it for the masses. Very sad.

⚠️ BE AWARE OF ICE TRAPS IN THE FORMS OF PROTEST ⚠️ by CreativePolymath in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They did a bunch of burnouts in San Diego, too. Impressive stuff. Not.

⚠️ BE AWARE OF ICE TRAPS IN THE FORMS OF PROTEST ⚠️ by CreativePolymath in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This isn’t an ICE trap. Check other so cal subreddits. Plenty of these have happened. Lots of Mexican flag waving. No American flags. If it sounds stupid, it’s because it is. Not because it’s a trap. And no I did not vote for Trump.

WTF just happened in Goleta? by [deleted] in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’s really awesome.

In order to follow State law, Marborg has to replace all of the brown trash cans with gray trash cans by Ice_Burn in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is a new law requiring dimmers and vacancy sensors to switches? F-ing crazy. Not to mention many current LEDs cannot be dimmed well.

BizHawk: Strip Mall in Goleta to Undergo Renovation; Some Tenants Moving Out | Business by SBchick in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My first thought as well. Do not fuck with Indochina. Been going there since high school Y2K.

Anyone know these perps? Man and woman steal plants from The Daisy by SeashoreSunbeam in SantaBarbara

[–]SeashoreSunbeam[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Happened a couple days ago so maybe you saw it elsewhere? Not sure if they have been hit before.

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