PRICE CUTS / APRIL 4
The week’s top price reductions: Panoramic mountain and harbor views in Alta Mesa; renovated ranch house way up the hill in Montecito; Spanish-Moorish fantasia in Hope Ranch; Golden Quadrangle teardown; 1930s Spanish on a Riviera cul-de-sac.
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NEWS DIGEST / APRIL 5
••• Naked man rescued from inside a storm drain.
••• Public Health director expects a mid-May Covid-19 surge.
••• Childcare for frontline workers.
••• The history of Quarantina Street.
••• State to house homeless in hotels.
••• CARES Act snags.
••• Gun sales soar.
••• Bookstores are open.
••• Fashion entrepreneur expands Montecito estate (above).
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FOOD STUFF / APRIL 6
••• Bibi Ji is now open for takeout.
••• Caruso’s is serving comfort food for pickup and delivery (above).
••• More provisions at Bettina.
••• The Sweet Wheel Farm & Flowers cart is back in Summerland.
••• Giovanni’s Pizza reopens today.
••• Local Harvest Delivery, a produce distribution company.
••• New Solvang restaurant Peasants Feast.
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NEWS DIGEST / APRIL 6
••• South County resident is the second to die of Covid-19.
••• 174 confirmed cases as of Sunday afternoon.
••• Santa Barbara County appears to have more cases than comparable counties, but the lack of testing clouds the issue.
••• Could coastal winds carry the virus far?
••• The history of the 1930s Lutah Maria Riggs house at 818 Hot Springs Road (above).
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Weather forecast from Jack Martin of Action Roofing: “Showers should begin to taper off this morning, but there will still be hit-and-miss rain, and the afternoon brings a chance of thunderstorms. On Wednesday, mountain areas will see numerous showers wrapping into coastal areas. Thursday, it looks like we start to clear out—but depending on what model you use, showers are still possible. Friday will be dry with highs in the mid 60s with sunshine. For the weekend, it looks like we’ll see a five degree jump in temperature, which might bring highs close to 70.” Email [email protected] to sign up for his daily updates.
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