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State Street Blues

by Brian Campbell

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Santa Barbara Current
Jun 25, 2025
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Trust Broken, Beautification Bankrupt

Yet here I am—another person speaking up about the state of State Street, which is the canary in the gold mine of businesses in Santa Barbara.

And that canary?

It’s coughing.

Loudly.

There’s something poetic about Santa Barbara: the ocean breeze, the historic charm, the red-tile roofs. And then there’s State Street—once …

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