Reporter they te last summer with live music, patio seating and even put sod in the median. The results were huge. A 30 increase in pedestrian traffic on event days and those are the exact type of crowds the city is hoping to attract. Christie lives right off 16th. While she likes it there is a lot of good shopping. Reporter she has also had to develop a toughness when it comes to the riffraff. I put on a mean face and have my sunglasses on. I dont make eye contact with people. ` reporter what is still one of the citys crown jewels is also a big black eye with a growing reputation of seediness from beggars, to drug deals, to theft. This map from the dpd shows 16th street with the highest concentration of crime downtown. This is just a three month absolutely. Reporter in response, the city is adding what it calls interactive popup events, street fairs almost every weekend this coming summer. Activate the place that supports behaviors we want to see downtown. Reporter not all see it as a
An oil well in the Sespe Oil Field. (courtesy photo) Two federal agencies have turned down a decade-old proposal to drill and frack eight new wells in the Sespe Oil Field in Los Padres National Forest north of Fillmore. Jeff Kuyper, executive director of environmental group Los Padres ForestWatch, hailed the denial of the project,
An exploratory oil and gas well, the first such project in recent memory in Santa Barbara County, and the first believed ever to be approved for a permit, will likely be drilled before next fall on a private ranch in the Cuyama Valley. Opponents did not appeal the county Planning Commission’s 4-1 approval.
This week, opponents said they were disappointed in a Planning Commission vote of approval, but would not appeal to the county Board of Supervisors to overturn it.