September 2021

CPA Asks SBCAG to Justify High South Coast Housing Numbers in Face of High Fire Zoning

July 9, 2021 To: Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) RE: July 15, 2021 Regional Housing Needs Allocation [RHNA] Public Hearing and Adoption Dear Chair Sierra and Honorable SBCAG Board of Directors: Citizens Planning Association (CPA) understands and is sympathetic to the goals of RHNA/Housing Element to increase the supply of housing in proximity […]

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CPA Calls for Story Poles and Transparency for City Projects

June 21, 2021 RE: 825 de la Vina Street appeal: need for transparency Dear Mayor Murillo and Councilmembers: Citizens Planning Association is in its 6th decade of participating in Santa Barbara city and county governmental planning processes. CPA is particularly concerned about public awareness and participation. This letter is a forward-looking call-out for story poles

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SB 9 Doesn’t Give Our Community Affordable Housing. Please Oppose

916 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 June 4, 2021 Re: CPA Position on SB 9 Citizens Planning Association, since its founding in 1960, has supported good planning and historic preservation in Santa Barbara. Our mission statement says it well: “We advocate for the best standards of design and natural resource protection in order to

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City Paseos Are Not Garbage Collection Sites

To: Historic Landmarks Commission From: Citizens Planning Association Re: Conditions of Current Paseos August 30, 2021 Dear City Historic Landmarks Commissioners: It has come to the attention of Citizens Planning Association that some existing policies regarding historic paseos are being disregarded by the City Public Works Department. We are writing to make sure that all

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