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August 4, 2024

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Newsletter: August 4

August 4, 2024|by Erik Torkells

WALK WITH ME
There’s quirk in them thar hills: two of Lower Riviera’s lesser-known streets, and their offshoots, are loaded with moments to marvel at the Santa Barbaraness of it all.

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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: 1930 Edwards and Plunkett hacienda near El Encanto; a hop and a skip from the Upper Village; big views on Las Alturas Road; Montecito Oaks fixer; a sexy little number outside Goleta; Bungalow Haven with a slick new ADU; 1924 adobe on Chapala Street; historic Ojai house with its own saloon; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Will a hotel ban fix Santa Barbara’s housing problem?
••• Discussion over county agritourism changes.
••• Santa Ynez Valley radio station now part of KCLU.
••• The heads of Cottage Health and Direct Relief are retiring.
••• Gaviota Coast Conservancy and El Capitan Canyon campground come to an agreement.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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