NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The draft plan for State Street is complicated.
••• Could Anacapa and Chapala be made two-way?
••• County sales tax increase tabled.
••• A step forward for Sandpiper Golf Club.
••• Rincon Designs will return to Carpinteria.
••• Naples compound approved.
••• Austrian soccer team to train here.
••• 6,500-acre ranch between Ventura and Ojai preserved from development.
••• The tree of the month (photo by David Gress, courtesy Santa Barbara Beautiful).
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: 1969 Cliff May House in Birnam Wood; semicircle in Birnam Wood; 12-bedroom house in Hope Ranch; Eucalyptus Hill cutie; tricky floor plan on La Vista del Oceano; dual living on E. Cota; and more.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“There’s a Fisherman Inn sign visible from De La Vina, just above Cota. Was a hotel once at that location?” Here’s the answer.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments.
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Recent Comments
When will we finally admit that you can’t have your cake and eat it too on State Street? A pedestrian-friendly paseo does not mix with… — MH
the users, (abusers) of State Street are often marauders. Those descending often go at excessive speed. Pre closure, there were traffic signals that did help.… — John Jorgensen
Good for Rori's. — arosales
Oooh, I know this one. I saw it on one of my walks downtown, but didn't grab a photo. It's at 1532 State St., in… — Alisa
Let's label any proposal to make Chapala and Anacapa two way streets what it would be - a really dumb idea. The current setup allows… — Donald
I agree completely. This was never a "Promenade". I was for it as well during Covid, but now it is time to try anything to… — MH
As pretty as they are- Asian Pear Trees SMELL REAL BAD!!! Look it up. It’s funny they forgot to mention, ask any nurseryman, they stinky! — Mercidita
They said they have nothing to report yet. — Erik Torkells
The Cliff May house reminded me of the Stonehouse Restaurant at S.Y.R, back in the late 1980's. The exterior was white, thick white paint covered… — Dan O. Seibert
Any chance you could get an update for us on when Rudy's will reopen in Carp? Thank you! — Mary