ODDS & ENDS
••• The Biltmore’s reopening has been pushed back (above).
••• ChatGPT’s roast of Santa Barbara County.
••• New effort to change the way Santa Barbara is run.
••• Update on the Electrify America charging station.
••• Kaarem’s Victoria Court boutique has closed.
••• Dawes to play the Lobero Theatre.
••• Downtown building to be clad in artificial turf.
••• Note from a descendant of the proprietor of the Weeping Willow Inn.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Former clubhouse in Hope Ranch; Montecito Oaks for $1.2 million over ask; Birnam Wood turnkey; 1950 hacienda above San Roque; Hedgerow-ish project; Montecito Shores for a loss; West Beach hot potato; Mission Canyon stunner; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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SLOW NEWS WEEK
No disrespect to SB DREMN or GR8TDAD, the best vanity license plates are the ones that are a little surprising….
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Recent Comments
They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A
Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR
The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR
Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK
It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah
Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM
My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG
I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW
For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells
The state is going to force housing on communities that don't plan for it. Carpinteria can either shape what gets built here or wait for… — BrR