City Council Denies Press Room Appeal, Longtime Bar to Be Demolished for Hotel Project

The Santa Barbara City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to deny final appeals to save the longtime English pub, The Press Room, from demolition. The small building at 15 E. Ortega Street in downtown Santa Barbara has been serving pints and showing soccer matches since 1995. Now the property owners will tear it down to build an expansive four-story hotel.

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