Newsletter: October 13

NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Gaviota Coast fire has burned nearly 4,000 acres. (Update: That was as of yesterday morning; it’s now at 13,500 acres, and Highway 101 remains closed in both directions; photo courtesy Santa Barbara County Fire.)
••• Two media outlets endorse James Joyce III for mayor.
••• A rash of smash-and-grab burglaries.
••• Groundbreaking for the Santa Ynez Valley Children’s Museum.
••• Controversial Los Padres forest clearing moves forward.
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FOOD STUFF
••• First impressions of Costa Kitchen & Bar.
••• Reopening forecast for Jimboz Lounge.
••• California to extend to-go cocktails and alcohol service at parklets.
••• Beer-and-wine application at Bree’osh’s De La Vina outpost.
••• A profile of Los Tarascos Bakery & Deli.
••• Abalone fishery could return to San Miguel Island.
••• Alessia Patisserie & Cafe’s parklet.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales included a Summerland estate on 18 acres for $19.5 million; an off-market Campanil contemporary for $10.1 million; twee Sea Meadow for $10 million; Miramar beachfront for $9 million; oceanfront midcentury on the far side of More Mesa; an 1860 adobe embedded inside a city block; and many more. See what sold—and for how much.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• A possible new social club for adults and kids.
••• The rehabilitation of the Thousand Steps Beach stairs.
••• More alteration to the Montecito Club’s facilities.
••• Nice house for rent above Westmont College.
••• “Urban Landscapes” at Thomas Reynolds Gallery.
••• Submissions wanted for Community Arts Workshop exhibit.
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