FINE PRINT, HARD LINES: Housing and Exclusion in Santa Barbara - Panel Discussion

Date and Time

Sunday, May 17, 2026 2pm - 3:30pm

Location

Details

Please join us at Casa de la Guerra on Sunday, May 17th at 2:00pm for a special panel presentation about SBTHP’s new Fine Print, Hard Lines: Housing & Exclusion in Santa Barbara exhibit.

Learn more about the Santa Barbara County’s ongoing Restricted Covenant Modification project. Go behind the scenes and hear about the process of creating Fine Print, Hard Lines, and learn more about the lasting effects and legacies of Santa Barbara’s history of housing discrimination and exclusion.

This special panel includes Santa Barbara County’s Chief Deputy Clerk-Recorder Melinda Greene and Curators Katherina Gontaryuck and Fleurette Juda, in conversation with SBTHP’s Associate Director Kevin McGarry & Presidio Research Center Director, Dez Alaniz.

After the panel and some Q&A, visit Casa de la Guerra to view the new exhibit and enjoy a light reception with food, refreshments and music in the Casa courtyard.

Event Details

Where: Casa de la Guerra located at 15 E. De La Guerra St.
When: Sunday, May 17th, 2026, from 2:00pm – 3:30pm

More About the Exhibit

SBTHP’s new exhibit, Fine Print, Hard Lines: Housing & Exclusion in Santa Barbara, explores the role that discriminatory housing policies and practices, such as the use of “fine print” restrictive covenants, played in shaping the Santa Barbara we experience today.

Featuring a mix of historical sources, including property records, real estate ads, newspaper articles, and maps, Fine Print, Hard Lines reveals how discriminatory restrictions left lasting social inequities and barriers that continue to affect the lived experiences of Santa Barbara residents. The exhibit also provides information about the County-Clerk Recorder’s Office’s current efforts to identify and redact restrictive covenants in Santa Barbara County area housing deeds and titles.

SBTHP recently received a grant from the state aimed at preventing hate crimes. This program, administered by the California Department of Social Services in partnership with the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, is part of ongoing efforts in California to provide direct support for communities impacted by hate incidents and support victims.