SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Local business owners and residents are sharing mixed reactions to Santa Barbara’s newly unveiled “Create State” Master Plan — a proposal that could reshape downtown State Street for decades to come.
The long-term vision, recently reviewed and supported by the Santa Barbara City Council, outlines a 20-to-30-year transformation of the downtown corridor between the 400 and 1300 blocks of State Street.
What began as a temporary pandemic-era closure could soon become a permanent reimagining of one of Santa Barbara’s most recognizable destinations…