BRAINSTORMING
A social media fumble had people excited about Erewhon opening in Santa Barbara, but that’s not happening anytime soon. Assuming the popular grocer does still intend to grace our city someday, let’s break down the rumored locations.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Oh-so-tasteful renovation in Bonnymede; an architect’s house in Birnam Wood; Lower Village midcentury-ish; East Valley Road starter home; bungalow above the Montecito Club golf course; and a winner in Goleta.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• A better look at the redevelopment of Paseo Nuevo (above).
••• The county may make it possible to build bigger.
••• Sable Offshore wants to install a facility in federal waters and transport oil by barge.
••• Remembering writer Ashleigh Brilliant.
••• Estimate for reopening Highway 1 in Big Sur.
••• The tree of the month is the African tulip tree.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments.
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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