Newsletter: October 6

WALK WITH ME
With a proximity to several elementary schools, Montecito Oaks has long felt like an entry-level neighborhood for Montecito. That’s surely changing as the barrier to entry gets higher.

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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Contemporary swagger in Noleta; big 1940 house on the Riviera; Montecito winsomeness; midcentury bones in Hope Ranch; Biltmore-inspired cottage; West Mesa fixer; and more.

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SHOP TO IT
Found by Maja has blown into Summerland like a rich, fabulous aunt: Maja Lithander Smith, who has a shop in San Francisco, mixes colors and patterns and textures to exciting effect.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Debate rages over the 250-room Garden Street Hotel (above).
••• Debunked rumor that the Bidens bought in the Santa Ynez Valley.
••• District 1 candidate forum recap.
••• Funk Zone art gallery closed.
••• City councilmember Alejandra Gutierrez’s poor attendance.
••• Criticism for cannabis stink abatement plan.
••• Goleta library to close for up to two years.
••• Mission Creek restoration.
••• Cottage Health to create employee housing.
••• What’s next for Andersen’s Pea Soup in Buellton.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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