rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/supportappealhsb?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-supportappealhsb' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> UNITE HERE Local 11 https://actionnetwork.org/groups/unite-here-local-11 https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg As part of the approval of the Hilton Santa Barbara and an adjacent property, the Hilton was supposed to build and maintain a 100-bed hostel providing affordable (low-cost) accommodations. But it is not clear whether that commitment is being honored. That “hostel” appears to be operating as a 31-room boutique hotel offering rooms for between $270-$630+ a night. There is a question regarding whether the “hostel” received public funds intended to help establish a regional hostel (i.e., $100,000 in-lieu fees from another resort project). Now, the current 360-room Hilton Santa Barbara Resort is trying to expand by another 73 rooms without providing any new low-cost affordable accommodations. Urge the City to grant the appeal and deny the expansion project! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/supportappealhsb