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May 3, 2026

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Newsletter: May 3

May 3, 2026|by Erik Torkells

ODDS & ENDS
••• The Picklr opened this weekend.
••• New art-and-antiques shop at La Arcada (above).
••• Ten streets that Santa Barbara wants to make friendlier to cyclists and pedestrians.
••• Christopher Noxon show in Ojai.
••• Another vacation rental–style “hotel” debuts soon.
••• Superior Court Judge Thomas Adams still isn’t retiring.
••• Siteline performance review on Reddit.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Big and brand new just outside the Lower Village; spiffer-upper in Birnam Wood; 1940s charm northeast of the Alameda Padre Serra roundabout; 1918 Craftsman fixer in the Bungalow Haven neighborhood; and a horse lover’s paradise.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The State Street plan is moving forward (above).
••• San Ysidro Ranch finally acknowledged that it has been working on a botanical garden.
••• Another candidate for Kristen Sneddon’s seat on the city council.
••• The race for county auditor-controller.
••• Return of by-the-wind sailors.
••• Chabad of Santa Barbara’s new 7,400-square-foot building approved.
••• SpaceX’s lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission was settled.
••• Tree of the month.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Recent Comments

maybe they should devote 1-3% of their menu space to the vegan population — Bettye Jones

She owned it from 2005 to 2023. — Erik Torkells

Interesting that Oprah didn't add 377 Santa Rosa Lane to her Santa Rosa portfolio. — HM

Right, because the carnivores also have to ask what's on the menu. — Ken

The best way to reach the bar is to contact it directly at [email protected]. — Erik Torkells

5+ million (!!!) for a Montecito Shores condo where acoustics are so bad you can hear your upstairs and downstairs neighbors every move ??? — Kim

The Habit Burger Grill in La Cumbre Shopping Center — Johnathan

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