Christina McDermott

Dillingham's energy utility is discontinuing all cable television services. The Nushagak Cooperative announced the cancellation on its social media

A crowd gathered in Naknek to watch the historic sailboat launch for a morning of fishing. (Corinne Smith/KDLG)

A new picture book takes its readers on a journey through Bristol Bay’s sweeping landscape. 'Quyana Spirit' tells the story of a human boy and a Yup’ik spirit guide finding magic in their surroundings.

Salmon swim up Pick Creek near Lake Nerka in Wood-Tikchik State Park on Thursday, July 21, 2022. The gravel bottom is excellent salmon spawning habitat. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Dillingham's city hall building. August 1, 2023. (Christina McDermott /KDLG ) Dillingham has a new acting city manager.

Nushagak Cooperative's microwave tower on Muklung Mountain. (Courtesy Of Nushagak Cooperative / KDLG)

Ashten Gould of King Cove grabs the loose ball as Talen Davis of Kake reaches for it during the 1A boys state basketball championship game at the

The cover of Apay'uq Moore's new book 'Quyana Spirit.' 2024. (Apay'uq Moore)

Star of India at anchor off Dillingham, circa 1920. (Sam Fox Museum)

Developers Revise Housing Proposal for Tri-County Produce Site on Santa Barbara's Eastside New Plans Would Downsize Project from 99 to 53 Units and from 10 to 4 Below-Market-Rate Units The updated concept for the Tri-County Produce Housing Development proposes a four-story residential building with 53 units, four of which would be very low-income housing. | Credit: Cearnal Collective Rendering The Tri-County Produce Housing Development project will see another round of revisions. At its September 3 meeting, the Santa Barbara Architectural Board of Review voted to continue its review of the property concept for 335 South Milpas Street. The updated concept , which is incomplete, proposes a four-story residential building with 53 units, four of which would be allocated as very low-income housing. This amended concept is a decrease from the 99 units, including 10 units of very low-income housing, originally put forward last year. The presented project would keep the existing Tri-County Produce in operation for most of construction as well as build a commercial expansion for the store of about 3,700 square feet. The project will make use of the state's density bonus law . Originally enacted in 1979, the law allows developers to increase the density on a property, such as building more units, if some of the units are rented for below market rate. The density bonus amount is based on the percentage of affordable housing offered. Of the proposed units for 335 S. Milpas, 7.5 percent are currently slated as very low-income housing, compared to the approximately 10 percent originally proposed. Last year's plans stated that Tri-County Produce employees would be eligible to live in the low-income units, but the recently presented plans do not make note of this possibility. The revised plan comes after community members expressed concern at the project's size and its impact on community traffic and noise. At Tuesday's meeting, several boardmembers said this second iteration of designs improved last year's concept. “[This] shows you guys have made massive concessions and you really scaled it back significantly from what it was when it first came,” said boardmember Will Sofrin. The board did suggest how to reduce the building's visible bulk and improve its curb appeal. The project's planner Jarrett Gorin told the board that 355 S. Milpas is a “SB 330 project.” SB 330, or the Housing Crisis Act , passed into law in 2019 and stops local agencies from blocking development projects for affordable housing. “The only way that the city could deny a project like this is basically to find that it poses a threat to health, safety, and welfare based on the existing adopted standard,” Gorin said. The 355 S. Milpas property is owned in part by partners Austin Herlihy and Chris Parker of the real estate management firm Hot Springs Capital, as well as John Dixon, owner of the grocery store Tri-County Produce Company. Wed, Oct 02 12:00 PM Santa Barbara Wed, Oct 09 5:30 PM Santa Barbara Sat, Oct 12 8:00 PM Santa Barbara Sat, Sep 07 7:00 PM Santa Barbara Fri, Sep 06 5:30 PM Santa Barbara Sat, Sep 07 6:00 PM Santa Barbara Wed, Sep 11 5:30 PM Santa Barbara Wed, Oct 02 12:00 PM Santa Barbara Wed, Oct 09 5:30 PM Santa Barbara Sat, Oct 12 8:00 PM Santa Barbara Sat, Sep 07 7:00 PM Santa Barbara Fri, Sep 06 5:30 PM Santa Barbara Sat, Sep 07 6:00 PM Santa Barbara Wed, Sep 11 5:30 PM Santa Barbara Wed, Oct 02 12:00 PM Santa Barbara Wed, Oct 09 5:30 PM Santa Barbara Sat, Oct 12 8:00 PM Santa Barbara