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October 26, 2025

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Newsletter: October 26

October 26, 2025|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• A piano bar-and-restaurant is opening on State Street (above).
••• Yet another new concept in the works across from the courthouse.
••• The Sando Truck is going catering-only.
••• Carp Kitchen has closed.
••• Revised forecast for Linden Square’s rooftop bar.
••• Cookie Plug name change.
••• Jalisco Grill opening inside Mel’s Lounge.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A beach house straight out of Cape Cod; classic Padaro Lane cottage; big views on Park Lane, the Lower Riviera, and Alta Mesa; Samarkand fixer for $8 million; 1926 Spanish Colonial in San Roque; rustic stylings outside Los Olivos; a ghostly half-finished manor; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara has hired a new State Street consultant (above).
••• The number of international visitors is down.
••• Addressing the city’s budget shortfall.
••• Update on the Electrify America vehicle-charging station.
••• Santa Barbara County looks to phase out all onshore oil operations.
••• Sable Offshore loses in court.
••• First steps toward a new trail linking Buellton, Solvang and Santa Ynez.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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