Senior Associate Tony Perez of Berkeley-based Opticos Design Inc., which was hired to prepare the standards, says creating objective design standards for Santa Barbara was easy because of all the ...

Improvements for medians at several key Santa Fe entry points have been in the works for more than a year — and now, some of them have designs. The city held the project’s sixth community input ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – They’re internationally known for the arts, but how do you actually know you’ve entered Santa Fe? The City Different now hopes to make a new statement with public art aimed at ...

Jacob is your community news reporter covering the Santa Maria Valley. The City of Santa Maria is currently working on creating new design standards for future residential and mixed-use developments.

A lush new coffee table book on Santa Fe style has landed at our local book and home stores. The book, Santa Fe Sense of Place, by Jane Smith, features 18 distinctive homes. Jane’s book reminds us of ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The City of Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture (SBAC) along with the City ask locals to submit their designs for a new public art project on State Street.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Lauren writes about interior design and real estate. Few places balance beauty, history, and laid-back luxury quite like ...