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Should Santa Barbara cap granny flats?
The lack of affordable housing is one of the biggest issues facing Santa Barbara and the rest of the state.
By Larry Perel • • 1 min readThe lack of affordable housing is one of the biggest issues facing Santa Barbara and the rest of the state. It’s such a problem that in 2016, California passed a law requiring cities to allow granny flats - basically small units on single family properties - without environmental review. The hope is that these small homes will add to the housing supply and bring rents down. But could too many Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) flood neighborhoods with too many people and ruin their charm?
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Building a memorial for Montecito- 0:00Boulders, from destruction to construction
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The full episode
3 of 3Building a memorial for Montecito- 0:00Boulders, from destruction to construction
- 6:27New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof on the power of doing good
- 15:11Should Santa Barbara cap granny flats?You’re reading this