GET OUT OF TOWN
The hiking around Sedona is amazing, but crowds are everywhere—and that’s not even counting everyone on the astral plane. Plus: A side trip to Monument Valley.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Fresh out of the box in Campanil; chic Tudor outside Santa Ynez; recent renovation on Fernald Point; vintage Yankee Farm charm with equestrian facilities; Mission Canyon farmhouse; and a perfectly preserved midcentury on the Riviera.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• 250-room Funk Zone hotel gets the go-ahead (above).
••• Biltmore renovation allowed to proceed.
••• City to help remove Las Alturas landslide house.
••• The county Planning Commission rejected a cannabis project for the first time.
••• Cost Plus World Market could be around for three years.
••• Tunnel Trail reopened.
••• The history of Goleta’s Encina Royale neighborhood.
••• Milpas Street improvements likely.
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Recent Comments
True. But remote, if you want to be in a more urban part of SF. Remind me to tell you about the Kabuki in Japantown,… — Thomas Reynolds
I see you've been slumming it in our old town. The Huntington must have created more rooms; previously it was mostly suites, having formerly been… — Thomas Reynolds
The Presidio hotels in the Presidio are hands down my favs Erik! Big rooms (former army barracks), quiet - fantastic art installations in the hiking… — Leslie Westbrook
Who designed the rediculous improved street/parking configuration on Santa claus lane...there isn't enough room in the north bound lane to drive a car through...parked cars… — BeckyGallup
Their needs to be a better answer then just closing the rest stop. I do the drive almost daily and the amount of people I… — Derek
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells
I feel compelled to mention that the property owners here all say their gardners can do better with a broom- why AREN'T THEY OUT THERE… — Christine!
V e r y interesting- thanks. Is there more than one dining room? Is the iconic restaurant decor as before? — Greg
Have you tried Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights? We love it! — Ann Capogrosso