Tag archives: Trey Pinner

Parklet Update at City Council 
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   October 24, 2023

At a late meeting on Tuesday, Santa Barbara City Council voted to approve a new program regulating parklets within City limits, with the exception of Coast Village Road in Montecito.  City staff was given guidance to draft an ordinance regulating parklets in terms of location constraints (red curbs, blue curbs, stormwater drains, utilities, distance from […]

Coming to Coast Village Road: A More Welcoming Look and Feel, and FUN!
By Sharon Byrne   |   August 9, 2022

Things are looking up on Coast Village Road. Not that the area was faring poorly, by any means, but merchants will get a new boost with a newly formed and approved Community Business Improvement District (CBID). This has been in the works for a couple of years, the brainchild of former Coast Village Association President […]

Coast Village Association Seeks to Form Improvement District
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   March 11, 2021

At a City Council hearing on Tuesday, March 2, the Council voted unanimously to approve an ordinance related to forming a Community Benefit District on Coast Village Road, an initiative set forth by the Coast Village Association Board of Directors. “This is just the beginning, the first starting block,” said CVA Board President Bob Ludwick, […]

Rancho Alegre Rebuilds
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   March 19, 2020

Nearly three years after the Whittier Fire ravaged 47 out of 50 structures on the campus of Rancho Alegre, rebuilding is underway, thanks to the financial support of dozens of individuals and companies, many of whom are Montecito residents. The 50-year-old camp, which is located off the San Marcos Pass, had served 10,000 students and […]