Developer Sean Gilbert, speaking during a Santa Barbara City Council discussion Tuesday about the proposed Garden Street hotel project, says hotels are much preferred over housing in the coastal zone.

According to the Q3 2024 U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the total U.S. pipeline stands at 6,211 projects/722,821 rooms, up 9% by projects and 7% by rooms ...