Business shutdowns during the global COVID-19 pandemic devastated our local economy, including State Street, at the heart of Santa Barbara’s downtown core. While the pandemic had significant impact, the downtown economy had already been deteriorating for some time due to dwindling visitors, high vacancies and cumbersome permitting processes that slowed business growth to a crawl. […]
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