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Robert Rickard's avatar

This has gone on long enough. The spend 100 million of taxpayer money

to generate a dream that effects all the owners of State St, Property, , without regard for their history and their taxpayer input is a ludicrous insult. 6 years of experimentation is enough. Open our main street to its previous roll

as our main thoroughfare....Bob Rickard

Howard Walther's avatar

I read this article titled "Open Letter to Kelly McAdoo By Kevin Boss, also see >

https://www.independent.com/2023/09/25/an-open-letter-to-our-mayor-and-councilmembers/

There are more fundamental problems in Santa Barbara than state street, traffic and the like.

Nothing will be cured unless these fundamental problems are first addressed which I had

identified here in the past as well as former FBI executive Tom Parker in his Independent Article>

"Perceptions of Political Corruption Too Often the Harbingers of Stark Reality"

Until these very serious problems are addressed nothing is going to change in SB or CALIFRAUDIA

Howard Walther, Member of a Military Family

Gail Barroca's avatar

Open state street to vehicles that is what the people and tax payers want do it asap the city council has ruined or city with their ridiculous policies that have no real merit 🙏❤️

Emerald Eye's avatar

They are bringing business and property owners to their knees

Paul Aijian MD's avatar

I am as unlikely to go to the walking/bike hazard zone on lower State St as I am to suffer driving through old town Goleta

“City Planning” is a demonstration of turning the asylum over to the inmates in both cases

George Lilly's avatar

I think your comment on Ms. McAdoo having been here only a few years was worth noting. It's likely she only knows Santa Barbara from Covid and has no experience with the history of the Street. She can't appreciate how vibrant and alive the street was having never seen it as its best. It would be nice to return the street to its better days while waiting for a master Plan that, because of cost if no other reason, may never get done.