Preserving the Beauty of the Upper East
Adopt-a-Block
Santa Barbara created the Adopt-a-Block program to promote teamwork between City staff and residents to keep our neighborhoods clean and clear of graffiti and litter.
Residents who join the program make a one-year commitment to keep a block free of graffiti. Our goal is to have one resident on each block in the Upper East sign up for Adopt-a-Block.
Please contact us at ueacomm@gmail.com to obtain a free graffiti clean-up kit, which includes a plastic bucket, spray bottle of graffiti remover, application brush, safety goggles, rubber gloves, towel and directions for use. These kits are provided by the City Public Works Department through Looking Good Santa Barbara.
Historic Resources Element Task Force
The City Council has created a task force to consider an Historic Resources Element in Plan Santa Barbara. This is of interest since so many of Santa Barbara's historic structures are in our neighborhood. Did you know that over 150 of the properties designated as candidates for historic resource status are in the Upper East? It's true.
The Historic Resources Element will consider issues such as the creation of new historic districts in the City, new design guidelines for historic properties and possible zoning incentives for historic property preservation.
UEA board members are monitoring the deliberations of this task force, and we'll keep our membership informed of developments.