Some Santa Barbara parklets are being removed after a decision to reduce safety risks and increase parking spaces. The business owners who do not remove them will have the work done by the city and receive a bill. Some Santa Barbara parklets are being removed after a decision to reduce safety risks and increase parking spaces. (Photo Chad Stevens)
With a deadline looming, the parklet at the Twenty-Four Blackbirds Chocolate Factory was taken down on Christmas Day. The owner was upset and said he did not have enough of a warning.