Santa Barbara Historical Museum Talk: Hattie Berensford’s More Mesa Musings
Check out Hattie Berensford’s sold out More Mesa Musings talk at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum from February 11th and 12th, 2026 at the link below:
Check out Hattie Berensford’s sold out More Mesa Musings talk at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum from February 11th and 12th, 2026 at the link below:
Many of you may remember the long and protracted campaign concerning the Hacienda Vieja Project. From 2004 to 2006, the More Mesa Preservation Coalition fought through all the public processes to ensure that this development was appropriate for More Mesa. We were deeply concerned about the size, bulk and scale of the proposed structures, as…
Second Update on Hacienda Vieja Project No changes were offered by the developer at the 25 August meeting of the Planning Commission. After another two hour session, the Commission reiterated the ideas expressed at the last meeting and gave additional, and even more specific, direction for changes they feel are necessary. These included redesigning at…
So many of our supporters have expressed a great desire to do something concrete to preserve More Mesa. Now there is a chance to do just that! We need a “big presence” at an upcoming County sponsored Workshop on the planned More Mesa Biological Resource Study. This study, recently discussed in the November 2007 News, has been requested…
Bobcats On More Mesa Some of you may have seen the marvelous photos of Bobcats taken recently on the Douglas Preserve. And, we are most pleased to report both evidence and a sighting a Bobcat on More Mesa as well; scat was reported on the west side and an animal was seen near Atascadero Creek…
Many of our recent updates were focused on the drought. This issue will talk about the opposite side of the coin, lots of water and what that means to More Mesa. Vernal Pool: More Mesa boasts six major habitats. One of the most interesting and varied areas are Wetlands. And while there are several types…
Another Christmas Present? A long and event-filled Christmas day had one more surprise in store for Santa Barbara. About 9 PM, rain, and a very short “tornado-like” event whirled through a small section of Santa Barbara from Hollister Avenue to the coast. Its terrific and noisy wind caused flickering lights and, in less than a…