The city of Carpinteria has a new logo following a 4-1 Carpinteria City Council vote on Monday, with Councilmember Wade Nomura dissenting. The logo will not replace the city’s existing seal, but instead serve as a complementary symbol for use in more general and community-facing applications.
Nomura voted against the logo, citing a preference for a minor design alteration.
“Our goal was to have — not a new logo or to replace anything — but to have a logo and to elevate our seal beyond what you would see on (social media) and actually elevate it to a higher level,” City Manager Michael Ramirez told the council…