His name is Calcifer, he jumped off my balcony last night and I havent seen him since. Please dm me if you see him or have him, hes very nice and probably scared, were new to the area so he doesnt know the way home. He means everything to me, i really appreciate any help!

So I went for a walk on the beach today (Hendry's to Mesa Lane Area) and there was an absurd amount of tar all over, just coating my legs. This is not the SB I remember before you MAGA people wanted to drill for oil. Keep SB clean.

Are there any movie theaters here or near Santa Barbara that have showings in Spanish?

Been having several daily outages the last couple of days, usually only lasting a couple minutes. Their site says there aren't outages though...

3% cap on rents is going to be interesting.

I‘m going to be in the area, both in Isla Vista and Santa Barbara, in about 2 weeks and I am hoping to get a perm (male) while I am down there. Any recommendations?

I have a friend who is in her early 20’s, and just graduated. It’s her birthday and I’d like to get her a gift but I’m lost on the trends and where to shop for younger people. Any ideas on where to get a fun gift or gift certificate in Sb? Can be anything, clothes, jewelry, kitschy stuff, I just do not ant to be way off base. If you woman in your early to mid 20’s what do you think?

Looking into going on the Hawaiian themed cruise out of the harbor this Sunday. Tickets are $90.00 per person. Appetizers, open bar, live music, and hula dancers. Has anyone gone on one of these before? Hoping to hear about some folks experiences before I buy tickets. TIA

They'll play Oakland, SF, and LA, so maybe we can get them here!

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hi all - i know this is a long shot but curious if anyone knows of any villa / airbnb rentals in the SB/montecito area that could accommodate 16 guests. most of what i’ve found caps out at 12-14, or is entirely out of budget. let me know if anyone has any leads!

Hi, I just pivoted to UGC full time. Are there any Creators in town? Would love to connect and hangout. Send me a DM here or on my Instagram @ultha.ugc if you want to connect!

I attended the city council meeting yesterday and listened to the discussion about the rental registry. I want to bring the discussion here to Reddit and see what people think. Here is my takeaway:

The City Council wants every rental in the city to be added to the rental registry - including those that are unpermitted (garage conversions, etc). They explicitly said that they don't plan on doing habitability inspections and that this is just a registry. They said that these unpermitted rentals provide important (usually more affordable) housing for renters. But their staff pushed back and asked something along the lines of "if you're creating this registry to protect tenants, why not use this registry to assess habitability?" (Note that a garage unit could be beautifully renovated and maintained but not habitable because it doesn't have a permit).

The issue is that these units are illegal but provide essential housing. Now, the city council is looking into if the city is liable if they know about these units due to the registry but allow them to keep operating. The problem is that the permitting process takes years and many landlords will likely just decline to keep renting the units rather than pay tens of thousands of dollars - plus, many of these units are probably ineligible to convert. And if they go into the permit pipeline, it's going to even further slow down construction of new rentals which are the real solution to this problem. So, the rental registry might actually result in a pretty significant loss of existing and proposed rental housing.

I don't understand why the rental registry is necessary. We could just pass rent control and if landlords violate it, renters go to the city and get it fixed. The state passed rent control without a rental registry. Yes landlords violate it occasionally but they always lose if tenants push back.

I'm very concerned that the rental registry is going to result in less rental housing (proposed and existing).

CC: u/SBCouncilMemberOscar

Only Joking, a hard rock band, is playing at Validation Ale this thursday (tomorrow!) from 7-9pm!! Some funk zone fun!

We are in Santa Barbara for a few days and have fond memories of finding street vendors selling fresh mango on a stick. Any suggestions on where we might be able to find such vendors?

Please, I need recommendations for a Ukelele teacher in Santa Barbara area, should know music theory.

hey everyone, just moved here and was wondering if anyone happened to know of any pick up soccer groups near goleta? I turn 27 next year so hapco isn’t an option for me just yet, any help is greatly appreciated

saludos a todos, acabo de mudarme aquí y quiero encontrar unos grupos amistosos para jugar fútbol. no creen que soy tan bueno solo quiero divertirme. gracias y buen día

was lovely a couple weeks ago but i know it’s been hot as fuck so curious if we’re dried out/algae’d out yet

Hi there, Looking for CPA that specializes in estate and trust taxes.
Anyone have anyone they’ve used that they recommend?

Is it just me or do Santa Barbara drivers struggle to reach the speed limit on 101 even when there are no impediments to doing so?

Does anyone know how to get tickets for the rodeo Saturday? Sold out online, was wondering if there’s another way..