Amid a raucous public meeting Tuesday, the Sanitation District voted to delay a sewage-rate increase aimed in part at beginning the process of building a $210-million chloride-removing treatment plant.
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Goleta Old Town Revitalization Opinion
Goleta’s Old Town revitalization planning process through the lens of a concerned citizen who juxtaposes the pedestrian friendly improvements and a locally operated economy versus national retail chains and homogeneous architecture.
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SLO County Names New Director of Planning & Building
SLO County goes outside its own camp for a new Director and finds Jason Giffen, formerly of San Diego County to fill the shoes of Vic Holanda.
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APCD considers how best to tackle the issue of PM emissions from OHV impacts in the Oceano and Nipomo Mesa areas. Should their Technical Advisory Committees meet in public?
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Update on CCC vs. Santa Barbara County the New Coastal Act Interpretations
Coastal Commission Staff Mandated Changes to Santa Barbara County’s LCP up for Final (?) Local Discussion; Paving the Way for Litigation, Legislation, or Both, in Light of Diminishing Returns with Coastal Staff
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California Offers $66 Million in Sustainable Community Planning Grants
On July 5, the California Strategic Growth Council began soliciting proposals for the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentive Program…
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Ventura Planning Academy Presentation Materials Available
A course syllabus and speaker presentation materials are now available from the Spring, 2010, Planning Academy.
Paradise Revisited for the 2011 APACA Conference
The California Chapter of the APA is again coming to Santa Barbara. Mark your calendars for September 11-14, 2011. Click here for more information about volunteer and organizing opportunities!
Central Coast Planning Professionals Making Moves & Defying the Economic Downturn
Several local planners and housing experts are on the move in the Central Coast land use community as doors appear to be opening…
Facade Program for Old Town Goleta Garners Genuine Interest
Taking a lesson from Fontana, and maybe a hint of Pasadena and a dash of Carpinteria, the City of Goleta readies itself for street and architectural improvements in Old Town Goleta.