State Street Changes in Place Until Labor Day

By John Palminteri, KEYT News

In a matter of a couple of days, the heart of downtown Santa Barbara went from a crisis zone to a festival-like scene during an ongoing pandemic.

Restaurants were told it was fine to serve food and alcohol on the sidewalks, pedestrians could walk in the streets, and cars were relocated.

A special permit is required for this extension.

All this, however, was done without much or any review or public input and that's led to emails and calls to City Hall.

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