Keep Goleta the Good Land
Dedicated to maintaining the quality of life in Goleta, California, by keeping citizens informed of upcoming developments.
Goleta is growing rapidly and most people don't know what's coming until the bulldozers start rolling. This page will strive to keep folks informed of what's coming through the development pipeline before it gets approved by the city.
05/12/2026
Up in Fremont California they have elected officials that actually Listened to the people that pay them.
They tried the reverse angled parking and when 70% of the citizens hated it, they Changed It Back!
We did a little informal poll and over 90% of the people don't like the new parking in Goleta.
Think they'll change it back?
05/06/2026
The natural environment of the Bishop Ranch or the overpriced shoeboxes of development?
04/15/2026
The City of Goleta’s Historic Preservation Commission will be have a public hearing to review the proposed reuse and renovation of the Fairview Gardens historic farmhouse, as part of the Fairview Gardens Conditional Use Permit Project on April 20, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
The renovation of the farmhouse would be wonderful, but more importantly, PLEASE KEEP THIS OPEN SPACE!
Written comments regarding the renovation of the Fairview Gardens historic farmhouse may be submitted to [email protected] Please submit comments regarding the farmhouse by noon of the date of the hearing.
Please direct questions and/or comments regarding this project to Senior Planner Brian Hiefield at [email protected].
04/13/2026
If you want a different perspective to Sacramento's forced housing mandates, follow "Our Neighborhood Voices". It's a non partisan, grassroots coalition aiming to amend the state constitution to restore local authority over land-use and zoning decisions.
www.ourneighborhoodvoices.com
Let's take back control of our own backyard.
04/06/2026
This is Glen Annie golf course. It is also home to countless birds, mammals and pollinators. It is also an open space that is beautiful to look at and that has been proven to be beneficial for the physical and mental health of humans. Don't let Joan Hartmann and the county board of supervisors turn this into a thousand overpriced homes.
Please sign the petition.
Click this Link ---
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/263/403/541/dont-build-on-glen-annie-golf-course/
04/02/2026
You've probably noticed the 2 new apartment buildings being wedged in between Patterson, Calle Real, and the freeway.
One is a Housing Authority project that provides 23 units and only 19 parking spaces(?)
The other project houses 27 "luxury" apartments, that will rent for about $4,000.
During the approval process, hundreds of neighbors objected to the projects, but the County approved them anyways.
The traffic in this already congested area is about to get unbearable.
04/01/2026
The city of Goleta admits the backwards parking in Old Town was just a two year april fool's joke that nobody got.
04/01/2026
Sixty years ago, on the last page of his excellent history book, Walker Tompkins wrote, “It will be a difficult struggle, this unending feud between greed and beauty”.
Boy was he right. Today more than ever. Can we keep Goleta a good land?
https://goletahistory.com/why-is-goleta-called-the-good-land/
02/26/2026
Please tell the State Parks to repair the Aniso Trail before someone gets seriously injured.
Attend the virtual meeting March 4th.
https://ecrgplanupdate.com/
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Goleta, CA
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03/22/2026