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Santa Barbara County Leaders Skeptical of High Housing Development Goals Santa Barbara most likely will be asked to permit and build more than 8,000 units for the upcoming cycle of the state s Regional Housing Needs Allocation About 318 apartments are constructed in the Enos Ranch development of Santa Maria, seen in July. The city constructed the most housing units of any local jurisdiction recently. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk file photo) By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor | @magnoli January 2, 2021 | 7:28 p.m. Santa Barbara County leaders say they recognize the need to develop more housing, but expressed skepticism at the high numbers projected for the next Regional Housing Needs Allocation. ....
As last holdout in Santa Barbara County, city will start holding even-year municipal elections in 2024 Santa Barbara City Council members elected in 2019, seen here, and 2021 will serve longer, five-year terms to bridge the gap to even-year elections in 2024 and 2026. From left, Meagan Harmon, Oscar Gutierrez, Mike Jordan and Alejandra Gutierrez take the oath of office on Jan. 7, 2020. (Joshua Molina / Noozhawk file photo) By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor | @magnoli December 27, 2020 | 6:00 p.m. [Noozhawk’s note: Part of a series about Santa Barbara’s switch to district-based City Council elections.] District elections for seats on the Santa Barbara City Council have not significantly increased voter turnout, a Noozhawk review of election data has found, but it is expected that the switch to even-year elections in 2024 will have a bigger impact. ....
2019 6,161 Two City Council seats (Districts 1, 2). Two more seats were uncontested and candidates were appointed (Districts 3, 6) rather than put on the ballot, to save money on the election cost Studies from the Public Policy Institute of California and other organizations have demonstrated that even-year elections and propositions can improve turnout, and Santa Barbara’s election history shows that to be true. The city will be moving to even-year elections in 2024, like every other city in the tri-county area, which is expected to have a larger impact on voter turnout than district elections did. Elections for the six City Council seats are split, so three people are elected every two years. The mayor’s race is aligned with the Districts 4, 5 and 6 elections, which means every city voter can cast a ballot those years. ....
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Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Southwest Airlines Intends To Serve Fresno And Santa Barbara December 16, 2020 GMT ADVERTISEMENT “Our arrival in the Heart of California, both on the Central Coast and in the Central Valley, will round out nearly four decades of investment in our California Customers and communities,” Southwest Airlines Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Vice President Andrew Watterson said. “While other airlines seem to fall in and out of love with the state, we’re focused on increasing the reach of our low fares and flexible policies in places where we expect them to make a difference.” ....