SHOP TO IT
Popular Presidio boutique Jake & Jones has two new shops in the works. Plus: a warehouse sale is coming up.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Ripe for reinvention on the Riviera; a Montecito house with a fun backyard; midcentury adobe with character on 3.55 acres; 1890 cottage in San Roque; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Hilton Santa Barbara has big expansion plans.
••• Swimwear company Lagoon Designs is opening a shop (above).
••• Follow along on a flipper’s renovation project.
••• Magic Castle Cabaret clearance sale.
••• Unbuilt hotel sold; architect office coming two W. Canon Perdido.
••• Jennifer Egan, Tracy Kidder, and Isabella Rossellini coming to UCSB Arts & Lectures.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• City meeting about Coast Village Road’s parklets.
••• Why Aloha Fun Center is delayed another month or two.
••• New start dates for Olive Mill and San Ysidro roundabouts.
••• Progress for the West Beach hotel project.
••• Could oil rigs be turned into artificial reefs?
••• 34 trees to be removed for Modoc Road bike path.
••• Heal the Ocean’s Hillary Hauser has a new memoir.
••• School board member won’t seek reelection.
••• The recent buyer of a prominent Hot Springs house.
••• Public comment sought about Los Padres forest thinning.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Ryan Shurtleff for identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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City staff has said otherwise if you've ever attended any meetings on the subject. Grand Jury agreed https://www.independent.com/2025/07/01/santa-barbara-grand-jury-calls-for-stronger-enforcement-of-street-vendors/ Members of the jury visited food trucks… — Jefferson A.
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The street kitchen on Upper State is delicious — the line to get food says it all. Also pretty sure they have a permit. — Ederson
Let’s all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations they follow. Even permits! Maybe next time ask the vendor instead of… — Meghan
Christine! Can you tell us the specific health code rules about raw meat? — Meghan
Let’s all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations to follow. As well as permits! Have you ever checked with a… — Meghan
You should talk to an actual restaurateur. Labor is by far their highest expenses, followed by cost of goods sold, with a rent a distant… — Jefferson A.
Truth! Rules for thee but not for me doesn’t work well when refrigeration of raw meat is involved! — Christine!
because they are policing more important things. everything should be enforced, thats not what im saying. im saying they are busy. — Seth
Feels like we’re aiming all our attention at vendors instead of the root problem: high rent and a permitting environment that makes affordable food nearly… — CH