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Plaza Vera Cruz is now home to the Santa Barbara Trapeze Co.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Santa Barbara’s first city park is swinging back with a safe summer activity.
Plaza Vera Cruz Park is now home to the Santa Barbara Trapeze Company.
Prior to the pandemic, the park had a long and troubled history that included homelessness, drug use and other illegal activity.
Ever since the City of Santa Barbara put fences around the park last March to prevent the public from entering, it’s been completely cleaned up and converted.
“Putting the fence up allowed us to move a lot of the misuse and illegal behavior that was here at this location,” parks and recreation manager Rich Hanna said.
Plaza Vera Cruz will soon be home to the Santa Barbara Trapeze Co. We are very excited to open at Plaza Vera Cruz, and to make it our permanent home, said co-owner Randy Kohn. The park is stunning. It is green. It is lush. It is right in the center of downtown,
Kohn expects to open May 22.
Santa Barbara Trapeze currently sets up at Earl Warren Showgrounds. The city plans to evaluate the success of the program at the end of December 2021, and possibly expand it to other city park locations.
Kohn said the company wants to be closer to the metropolitan area.