AT&T’s Hidden Tower Sparks Outcry | California News

AT&T’s plan to sneak a 50-foot cell tower into a fake water tower in Goleta has sparked fierce neighborhood backlash — and a unanimous Design Review Board rejection. Critics slammed the oversized, out-of-place structure as visually jarring, comparing it to “a hot tub on stilts,” and warned it could slash property values. While AT&T insists the design is functional and necessary to fix a dead zone — and argues the city must act fast before an automatic approval deadline — residents fear noise and are upset the site includes historic landmarks like a 1912 barn and a beloved eucalyptus tree. The board made it clear: the location and scale are the real problems — not the design itself. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/bc6ef53d8a659a48