The Colorado Springs City Council may vote on Tuesday to expand the area where anyone is prohibited from sitting, kneeling, reclining or lying on public sidewalks and other rights of
The Colorado Springs City Council expressed a few concerns Monday about expanding an ordinance that prohibits sitting, kneeling, reclining on or lying down on public sidewalks, trails and other rights
By Noozhawk Editors
| 9:00 p.m.
Eight years ago, we had a choice of remaining in Santa Cruz or moving to Santa Barbara.
When we compared the two communities, Santa Cruz had a hostile homeless population downtown that would harass you while you were walking around. Santa Cruz had filthy parks with syringes and drug paraphernalia, making it an unsafe and unpleasant environment for children. Santa Cruz had multiple murders within a mile of our house near downtown in the “best”school district.
So, we chose Santa Barbara.
Now, in seeing the post-coronavirus state of downtown and the parks, it appears that Santa Barbara has chosen to go the path of Santa Cruz. Our children are now deprived of the ability to feel safe walking around downtown or to visit parks without a sense of wariness.