FOOD STUFF
••• Augie’s is starting to come together (above).
••• The name of the restaurant coming to the former Low Pigeon space.
••• Carpinteria restaurant opening a meat/fish shop.
••• Happy hour at Bettina.
••• Cottage Hospital’s Oak Park Market + Eatery.
••• The new Courtyard by Marriott will have a restaurant called St. Remy.
••• Tamar merchandise.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Total livability in the Upper East; a house with room to move on Camino Viejo; a sweet little 1947 cottage in Montecito; a main-drag lot with permitted mixed-use plans in Los Alamos; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara’s lax regulation of short-term rentals.
••• Changes coming to the Castillo Street undercrossing.
••• New state laws encourage residential development of commercial land.
••• More on UCSB’s controversial Munger Hall dorm.
••• Several burglars caught in flagrante delicto.
••• Cruise ship season has begun.
••• Appeals court blocks attempt to end offshore fracking moratorium.
••• Montecito Med Spa has opened.
••• Four cities came to an agreement with county sheriff over fees.
••• The tree of the month is the paperbark (above).
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Jake & Jones men’s shop has soft-opened.
••• New salon coming to De La Vina.
••• Retro signage is up at the Courtyard by Marriott on State Street (above).
••• Opera Santa Barbara presents “Tosca.”
••• Santa Barbara County Search & Rescue open house.
••• Ukrainian cultural celebration.
••• “Memories of Mountain Drive” at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Karl for identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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Recent Comments
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