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Take Santa Barbara Down

by Bonnie Donovan

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Santa Barbara Current
Jan 24, 2025
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They Continue to take Santa Barbara Down

Let’s go back before Covid…

We had an open State Street and the Charrette. When the Charrette was presented, they wanted State Street closed. They wanted UCSB, Westmont, et al to move downtown.

They wanted bicycles on State Street and throughout the city; they wanted free use of our sidewalks and streets as a trial …

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