Santa Barbara urged to revitalize State Street
A push by the Santa Barbara City Council and community members to prioritize the revitalization of downtown State Street resulted in much talk and little action during the council’s Aug. 14 meeting. The council did vote to hire an economic development consultant, form an ad hoc committee to oversee the consultant and review suggestions for Read More →
Our view: Saving State Street requires action now
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State Street struggles while Ventura, SLO retailers thrive
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Downtown retail study recommends ways to revitalize State Street
Addressing loitering and panhandling and encouraging more mixed-use developments that include residential are among the recommendations to revitalize State Street in a retail strategy study released by the Downtown Organization of Santa Barbara on June 9. Seattle-based retail consulting firm Downtown Works said that loitering by homeless people is perhaps the biggest challenge facing State Read More →
