Santa Barbnara now has more per capita liquor licenses than any city in the entire State of California and our present City Council has given State St. a Coup de Grâce. Retailers cannot and will not survive in the shopping hell that our City Council has created on State Street. Like it or not, State Street is on life support and the have nothing, know nothing about this matter council and its staff will only make it get worse. Council members like Oscar, Alejandra, Eric and others including staff, have no chips in the game. The views and opinions expressed in Op-Ed articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of edhat.

Source: Forbes June 29, 2023 01:15 UTC