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Michelle Sanchez has been living on the streets But all that changed when she moved into a unit at Buena Tierra in Goleta "And I’m going to cry … I’ve been blessed I’m very grateful very grateful I believe they care about the homeless," said Sanchez The community gathered Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of this supportive housing development on Hollister Avenue "And we need to be looking out for each other as human beings and people experiencing homelessness don’t let human they all have stories we all could be there," said Director of housing development John Polanskey of the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara "It gives people who need to turn their lives around a place to call home of their own it makes all the difference to have that kind of stability," said supervisor Joan Hartmann of Santa Barbara County Third District Buena Tierra is designed for homeless and chronically homeless individuals and an opportunity for those in need "This is really a community effort coming together government nonprofit citizens all of these folks care so much about our neighbors," said county supervisor Laura Capps of Santa Barbara and the residents are really coming together and community and it’s been a real joy to see it get to this point," said director of resident and supportive services Stacey Murphy of the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara Buena Tierra has a total of 60 units fully furnished with a kitchen "We have been fully occupied for about two months and just have a really good community," said Polanskey I’ve learned how to adapt to being back indoors," said Sanchez 15 units are designated for youth transitioning out of foster care It has taken months to convert the former Super 8 Motel into supportive housing The project was set to be completed in fall of 2023 but was delayed due to soil contamination Much of the project's cost was awarded through the State of California Homekey 2.0 Program The project is in partnership with The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara Buena Tierra is located at 6021 Hollister Avenue in Old Town Goleta Patricia Martellotti is a reporter for News Channel 3-12. 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You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here Terms of Service Privacy Policy Community Guidelines FCC Public File EEO Public File Report FCC Applications Do Not Sell My Personal Information This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page – The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office SWAT team negotiated with an armed man at the Buena Tierra facility in Goleta who was suspected of felony battery Saturday Your News Channel's Ryder Christ and John Palminteri were on the scene saying the suspect had a knife at the new homeless hotel and that CHP Sheriff's deputies and UCSB police responded to the call The SB Sheriff's Office said they contacted an adult male victim who suffered serious injuries from an assault The victim is expected to survive after being taken to a hospital The SB Sheriff's Office detailed that the incident began at 8:33 a.m and Goleta citizens were warned to avoid Hollister and Fairview before reopening the roadway at 1:21 p.m. Your News Channel's Christ and Palminteri mentioned the armed man could be named Adam and that deputies asked him to step out of his room due to bleeding Residents were warned to evacuate the facility as one also mentioned a man named Adam had beaten someone else up according to Christ The man demanded both his watch and phone at the former Super 8 motel which is now a housing facility for the unhoused as authorities placed the man in an ambulance after arresting him with a warrant as bail and booking charges remain pending More information as it becomes available on this developing situation This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 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Live Weather CamerasWeather Maps2 dogs 9 puppies found abandoned in crates at east El Paso parkby Fallon Fischer Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Crimes Stoppers of El Paso is asking for the public's help to find the person responsible for abandoning dogs and puppies in crates at an east El Paso park on March 29 regarding dogs in crates at Tierra Buena Park at 12732 Pebble Hills Blvd Animal Protection officers responded and found one gray male Pitbull and one tan female Pitbull nursing nine puppies The dogs were left with no food or water and in cold temperatures The dogs are being helped by Animals Sevices and Law N' Paws Anyone with any information on this case should call Crime Stoppers of El Paso immediately at 915-566-8477(TIPS) or submit a tip online: www.cselpaso.org El Paso Animal Services is unable to take dogs in due to an outbreak of distemper and strep zoo call Animal Services at 915-212-8735 to learn about other resources available in El Paso Sign up to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox The first phase of a $1 billion project to redevelop a shuttered Scottsdale theme park will include restaurants a project to redevelop the former CrackerJax site at Scottsdale Road and Tierra Buena Lane was approved by the Scottsdale City Council in 2023 the first phase of the project has been submitted to the city’s Development Review Board for approval "Immediately after we received our approval from the city of Scottsdale for the Parque we began working on designing the components of our project in preparation for the city’s development review process,” a spokesperson for the project said in an email “We are excited that we are now in this final phase of approval processes that will allow us to move forward with constructing a mixed-use campus that will provide an incredible central park open space surrounded by a five-star hotel and housing and recreational opportunities that will attract both local residents and visitors.” George Kurtz, CEO of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, bought the former CrackerJax amusement park in mid-2022 for $55 million the first phase will include four standalone restaurant buildings and retail and restaurant space on the ground floor of both an 89-unit mixed-use apartment building The buildings will be built around a 1.7-acre park space the project has not yet been scheduled for a hearing before the Development Review Board the site will have about 2 million square feet of buildings according to the approved rezoning from 2023 the site will have about 897 apartment units 115 traditional condo units and 126 condo units that will be branded with a five-star hotel Plans also call for a 223-room five-star hotel and 100,000 square feet of office space “The project will not only stimulate economic growth by generating new jobs from the retail but the high-profile design of this development will draw new attractive businesses and residents from far beyond Arizona,” representatives from Nelsen Partners Like this story? Get more East Valley news straight into your email inbox by signing up for our free weekly East Valley Newsletter Corina Vanek covers development for The Arizona Republic. Reach her at cvanek@arizonarepublic.com. Follow her on X @CorinaVanek Through a collaboration between Cawley Architects, the City of Surprise and the school, Ottawa University unveiled its $21 million Cawley Architects is the design firm behind the Ottawa University Athletic Facility for Indoor and Outdoor Athletics the 41,027 SF Faith Arena and lobby and a 10,977 SF recreational facility Ottawa University and Haydon Building Corp in the highest regard,” said Cawley Architects President Sherman Cawley “This project is a confirmation that the design build approach to projects in the public arena can succeed at the highest level bringing increased savings to our clients and superior value to their institutions.” The project is a multi-use athletic facility designed to house Ottawa University’s 21 indoor and outdoor sports teams It’s located on the governmental campus of Surprise City Hall The complex is divided into three major uses The “O’Dell Center” (named after its donor) is three stories and faces a recently completed multipurpose sports field for football The main floor has locker rooms for those sports and others including baseball All programs share a training room and a weight room The second floor has needed classrooms with student and faculty areas The athletics offices are located on the third floor along with press box and hospitality areas overlooking the football field The Faith Arena has a 30,000 SF gym with four basketball courts designed for four full-size volleyball courts A main court area with telescopic bleacher seating provides a setting for competitive games and events ticketing and restrooms provide a link to the O’Dell Center The recreational center was constructed in partnership with the city and is available to Surprise residents and university members There is an area for cardiovascular and weight-training equipment three multi-use rooms for dance and yoga with locker rooms The City of Surprise partnered with Ottawa University and contributed to the development and construction portion of the recreational center The project also is one of the first steps in expanding the campus Plans call for more student housing as well as a new student union center “The Surprise City Council had a vision 8 years ago to partner on a residential university development inside the 200-acre city civic and recreation campus,” said Mike Hoover City of Surprise Economic Development Manager “The O’Dell Center accomplishes the goal of delivering first-rate indoor programming for city recreation along with new vibrancy of university life on the shared city and university campus.” Ottawa University opened its Arizona campus in August of 2017 with 434 new pioneer students faculty and coaches,” said University Chancellor Kevin C “We are now engaging them to assist us with a longer-term campus master plan as we anticipate even greater growth in the months and years ahead.” Other team members on the project include Haydon Building Corp. “It took an extraordinary team to complete this very complicated project in only 18 months,” said Paul Devers Vice President/Principal with Cawley Architects “The design and construction team worked hand and hand with the Ottawa team to deliver a building complex of which everyone can be proud.” In addition to its new Surprise residential campus Ottawa University serves more than 4,000 students through its original and at its adult education sites in Overland Park Wisconsin; in central Phoenix just off I-17 between Peoria and Dunlap avenues; as well as through its robust online offerings The university has been serving adult learners in the Phoenix area for 40 years and boasts more than 8,000 alumni in the Valley Copyright © 2025 AZ Big Media  |  All Rights Reserved  |  Site by Blufish PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department is searching for a hit-and-run driver that left a man dead emergency crews were called to the area of 56th Street and Greenway Road police detectives learned a 67-year-old male pedestrian was walking south on 56th Street at Tierra Buena Lane when he was struck by a white pickup truck Phoenix firefighters pronounced him dead at the scene Police said the man was not in a crosswalk when he was struck The driver of the truck did not stay at the scene Anybody with information is asked to contact the Phoenix Police Department at Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish Report a typo