July 25, 2025
Author: Erik Torkells
July 24, 2025
The Imminent Reinvention of Cliff Drive
Other recent news: Proposed Westside path involves removing 33 trees; city to add more traffic enforcement vehicles with license plate readers; Museum of Contemporary Art canceled this year's Día de los Muertos event; the possible end of capital gains taxes on home sales. 7
July 23, 2025
Lucky Penny Is Expanding to the Santa Ynez Valley
More food news: Luna Cafe is open in the former Judge for Yourself Cafe; Wylde Works has become Union; national politics has come to Old Town Coffee; the World of Pinot Noir is changing its business model; Kyle's Kitchen is opening near Target; Thai restaurant to take the Crudo space in Solvang; Hotel El Roblar's main restaurant has opened; first impressions of Pinyon's new Ventura outpost. 14
July 22, 2025
Another Huge Price Cut for the “Floating Home” in the Harbor
Plus: Update on the upper San Ysidro trail and Romero Jeepway; the Riviera "rain totems" have been moved; construction at the former Klaus Automotive building; answers to two questions about debris basins; Steve Martin riffing locally; exploring the Ventura River Parkway Trail to Ojai. 8
July 21, 2025
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Have Sold Pompeiian Court for a Second Time
Last week's sales also include a Riven Rock spread; fixer/teardown above the Upper Village; Hope Ranch starter home; Montecito Shores two-bedroom for a million off the initial ask; Coyote Road compound for a loss; and an old-school cottage across from Shoreline Park. 6
July 20, 2025
July 18, 2025
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