Visionari Content | Ari Kirk

People keep asking why are there other folks that aren’t me on my page. Hope this clears it up!

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Gibraltar on a May Gray Day. On Film. (Just kidding)

Over 7 million people visit Santa Barbara every year 🤯

Joshua trees, or, Joshua succulents (as would be more accurate) are part of the Yucca plant fam…basically a cousin of tequila. Since they don’t have wood rings they are better classified as a succulent or giant “monocot” (like a massive asparagus or grass). So I’m thinking we should instead call it “Joshua Succulent National Park” 🤣 although.. that doesn’t have much of a ring to it Thanks for watching ✌️

Struck gold with SB 🤩 Only a little bit obsessed with Santa Barbara… & this great song by local band @plasticharpoons

The Mission Housing Development. 270 units proposed to be built right next to an iconic landmark. Does this help the housing crisis or is it bad for Santa Barbara?

With the exception of the wharf photograph (1885), all “before” photos were taken in the 1920s & 30s All the “now” photos were shot by me a few years ago when I had a bit more free time on my hands 😂 . .. … “The only constant in life is change” -Heraclitus … .. . Archive source: Edson Smith Collection @sbplibrary @sblibraryfoundation

Designed by the Spanish, built by forced Chumash labor: the Santa Barbara Mission has a dark history behind its pastel pink walls. When the Spanish arrived, they introduced livestock and invasive grasses that disrupted the ecosystems the Chumash had managed for thousands of years. Combined with disease and restricted access to traditional food sources, many Chumash faced immense pressure. Some entered the mission by force and for others it became a last-resort means of survival. But once baptized, they were legally bound, unable to leave. But the Chumash fought back. In 1824, they launched a coordinated revolt across three missions, proving the system could only be held together by extreme military force. Then in 1833, Mexico secularized the missions. Unlike other missions, Mission Santa Barbara never fully closed. And after 1834, many Chumash continued to live in small houses next to the mission. Over the next few decades, as SB transitioned from a Mexican pueblo to an American town, these families were slowly pushed out by new legal codes, rising taxes, and land claims by white settlers. When the U.S. took California in 1848, they negotiated 18 treaties with California tribes, promising protected land in exchange for millions of acres. The Senate never ratified them. The treaties were hidden in a secret file for 50 years, and the tribes were never told. Through all of it, the Chumash kept their language, stories, and traditions alive. Today, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is reclaiming their narrative. The Chumash Museum in Santa Ynez is one of the best places to hear that story told on their own terms. @sychumashmuseum 🎥: @sineadsantich Sources: Chumash.gov sychumashmuseum.org Archives.gov Library.ca.gov Sbnature.org Santamariasun.com Goleta History Santa Barbara Independent Edhat Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library

You ever wonder why Santa Barbara has so many tech and defense companies?

Density Bonus Laws = Bypass Zoning Requirements. There are so many new state laws actively being approved that affect development here in Santa Barbara, and this is just one of them. I should also mention Builders Remedies, which is more relevant to the apartments behind the Mission, and the 18 story Carpinteria apartments. Comment what you want to see next, and I’ll do a deep dive.