GET OUT OF TOWN
The glorious isolation of Santa Barbara Island: On the smallest of the eight Channel Islands, you really do feel like you’re in the middle of the ocean.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A handsome renovation in Hope Ranch; contemporary interiors on the back of the Riviera; dramatic improvements on Las Alturas; midcentury Italian style in Carpinteria; and a 1980s traditional in San Roque.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Delta is ending flights between Santa Barbara and Atlanta.
••• Birnam Wood’s plan to remove the 77 eucalyptus trees along East Valley Road (above).
••• City council member Kristen Sneddon is running for mayor.
••• An option for fewer affordable-housing units at Paseo Nuevo.
••• More citations issued to e-bike riders.
••• The University of California bought a Hope Ranch house for UCSB’s chancellor.
••• Summer Solstice Celebration’s 2026 theme.
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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