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October 14, 2026

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Newsletter: October 14

October 14, 2026|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• The Secret Bao folks are taking over a prominent location.
••• First impressions of The Knock at the Hotel Californian.
••• What Monte’s is like at lunch.
••• Eddie’s Grill opened in Old Town Goleta.
••• Raising Cane’s fast-food chain debuts tomorrow.
••• The Goleta Spot says it’s still happening.
••• Lucky’s L.A. expansion.
••• The drive-worthy Na Na Thai/Mini Kabob collab (above).
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Summerland mansion for $20 million off the 2016 asking price; the auction of private beach access on Padaro Lane; Birnam Wood three-bedroom; groovy pad on the bluff’s edge west of More Mesa; Alta Mesa off-market for $4.6 million; another one in Park Highlands; four-building compound in Mission Canyon; San Roque Tudor; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Four-story senior-living building proposed for Milpas Street (above).
••• The new proposed location of the Padaro Lane railroad track.
••• Downtown holiday parade returning for first time since 2019.
••• The name of the hotel under construction at Milpas and the 101.
••• New barbershop on Chapala.
••• The inaugural Ojai Documentary Film Festival.
••• More on the statue at the Santa Barbara Zoo.
••• Joan Osborne live.
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