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Council to review new plans for Milpas apartments By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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The Dolphin Fountain greets visitors of Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara at sundown on Friday.
SB breweries honored in national beer competition By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Santa Barbara is known for its stellar wines that are harvested from the Santa Ynez Valley above, but the coastal city also has hops — you know, for brewing beer. Santa Barbara-based breweries Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. and Third Window Brewing Co. placed in the 2021 Great American Beer Festival competition this weekend. The competition, presented by the Brewers Association, targets the best beers in 97 categories. Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. won gold in the American brown lager category for the “Davy Brown Ale” and took home a second gold medal for its amber ale “Meat Sweats.” Figueroa Mountain won silver for its Danish red lager and German dark lager “Schwarz is the new Black.” The company has claimed 29 medals over 11 years of competition. “Winning this year was extra special,” founder Jaime Dietenhofer said in a news release. “Not only was this the Please see BREWERIES on A4
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PERB rules University of CA rejected researchers union By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. founder/owner Jaime Dietenhofer, packaging manager James Marzullo and head brewer Kevin Ashford receive medals from Bob Pease, President of the Brewer’s Association.
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The University of California’s long-awaited response to graduate student researchers’ unionization drive, Student Researchers United, was rebuked by California’s Public Employee Relations Board late Wednesday. “As someone whom UC said did not qualify as an employee and therefore should be excluded from the union, I am glad that PERB took the time to point out UC’s attempt to sidestep the law,” Elizabeth McCarthy, Please see UNION on A2
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Milpas Street may be getting its first large apartment complex, a virtual high rise by Santa Barbara standards, as the Santa Barbara City Council hears changes to a project proposed on the corner of Milpas and Ortega streets. The City Council will hold a public hearing during its 2 p.m. meeting Tuesday before it decides if it will approve a development agreement between the city and 711 N. Milpas Partners L.P. The city approved a mixed-use proposal of 711 N. Milpas in 2019, but the new property owners have a different vision for a 82-unit building. The original design had modern architecture, but current plans embrace the Spanish Mediterranean facade of the neighborhood. The owners also hope to raise the building’s height. Some portions will measure a maximum of 52 feet. The City has a maximum height limitation of 45 feet, but projects deemed to have a community benefit may extend up to 60 feet with approval. The original proposal had 76 rental housing units, and the new developers increased plans to 82 one- and two-bedroom units. Of those, 16 units are designated as affordable to moderate-income households. The Planning Commission reviewed the project, and added the definition of moderated income as “generally households with incomes between 80% and 120% of area median income.” It also required that the number of affordable oneand two-bedroom units is proportional to the total number. The owners have voluntarily agreed to “use reasonable and good faith efforts” to give preference to teachers, health care workers and first responders. There is a proposed 1,365 square feet of commercial space, down from an original 2,737 square feet. The project needs special approval for parking, including setback modifications to allot for 13 parking spots along the Ortega Street setback. Plans include six commercial parking spots, as required, and 54 units will receive one parking spot. Parking lifts will provide two spots for 22 units. The remaining six units, the number of one-bedroom affordable units (coincidence or not), will only have dedicated parking during nights and weekends. During weekday hours, it will be designated as 90-minute commercial parking. The City and the Planning Commission recommends the approval of the development agreement. Should that happen, there are more steps for the developer. The Planning Commission will look at the proposed height, setback modifications for parking and parking modification and grant or deny exceptions. The Architectural Board of Review issues a design approval and final approval. The Planning Commission and ABR’s decisions may be appealed. Tuesday’s meeting also includes an update on the temporary safe shelter pilot program. The meeting will be broadcast live on City TV Channel 18 and online at santabarbaraca.gov/citytv. Attendees may participate in the meeting virtually by going to attendee.gotowebinar.com/ register/5144703284247928080.
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