MALL MAKEOVER: Dubbed The Neighborhood @ State and Hope, the 685-unit housing project proposed for La Cumbre Plaza would be the biggest single housing development Santa Barbara has ever seen. Above is a rendering of the proposed development’s Central Square. | Credit: MCP Santa Barbara LLC

Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse knew going into last Thursday’s meeting of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) just how many friends he had in the room.

Absolutely none.

Rowse, it would turn out, had been overly optimistic. 

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