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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