A proposed 250-room hotel in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone stalled during last week’s city Planning Commission meeting, and the developers behind the project were told to foot the bill for a more in-depth ...

"The Platform" project, a large market and restaurant space proposed for Santa Barbara's Funk Zone at the corner of Garden and Yanonali streets, would include a pedestrian courtyard. Credit: Cearnal ...

The Funk Zone is about to hit the big stage. The California Coastal Commission will vote on whether to allow a 250-room hotel in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone during Thursday’s meeting. The project has ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Santa Barbara Funk Zone may see a new 250-room hotel in a prominent corner of the popular area between the beach and Highway 101. The project on a corner lot has already ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The term "environmental developer" sounds like an oxymoron. But, according to Neil Dipaola, CEO of Mesa Land Partners, that is exactly what he is. "We are environmentalists," ...