WELCOME WAGON
Now open in Montecito’s Upper Village, Little Mountain is the most ambitious, most polished, most exciting restaurant to debut here in many years.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Spiffy $20 million spec reno in Hope Ranch; thoroughly Tuscan compound; one of the Miramar resort’s neighbors; a winner near the San Roque spider web; 1887 Victorian on Brinkerhoff Avenue; beachfront contemporary south of La Conchita; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The push for public access to Hollister Ranch beaches.
••• Changes coming to Cacique Street homeless shelter.
••• A long look at California’s insurance problem.
••• County supervisors deny Sable Offshore permit transfer.
••• Improvements to Franklin Creek trail in Carpinteria.
••• The tree of the month.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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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