News in and around Santa Barbara's Mission Canyon
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Santa Barbara County mountains and south coast effective Wednesday, September 30 at 6pm through Thursday, October 1 at 9am. A Red Flag Warning means warm temperatures, very low humidities, and strong winds are expected and combined can…
Background In December of last year, Southern California Edison conducted major road grading work beginning at the gate to Tunnel Trail and continuing up through both forks of the catway past the end of the paved road segment. This road widening project moved over 6,000 cubic yards of dirt and…
MCA Advocates for Clean-up and Full Restoration of SCE’s Damage to Tunnel Trail & Mission Creek (September 19, 2020) By Selden Edner,MCA Board Member & Member, MCA Tunnel Trail & Mission Creek Working Group Last December, Southern California Edison (SCE) conducted major road grading work beginning at the gate to…
The Mission Canyon Association is surveying Canyon residents about their experience with cell phone reception. Verizon is currently proposing installing a new cell phone tower in the canyon (possibly on property owned by the Botanic Garden), and the Garden has asked the Association for feedback on whether an additional tower…
The Mission Canyon Association board of directors is considering weighing in on the short term rental (STR) issue now pending before the Board of Supervisors. Toward that end, we would appreciate hearing from as many MCA members as possible on this issue so that whatever position MCA takes will accurately…