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22-Acre Goleta Ranch Sells for $8 Million

Last week’s sales also include a flip on Eucalyptus Hill; Alta Mesa four-bedroom; Campanil fixer/teardown; and more.

Jules by the Sea Is Opening an Uptown Branch

Plus: The bookstore opening in Carpinteria; new retaining wall near the Santa Barbara Yacht Club; full-moon hike; the seasonal closure of Loma Alta Drive has begun; Leadbetter Beach Park turf renovation; Cody Jinks to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; low-key photography from the Botanic Garden’s archives.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!)

A $46.5 Million Showstopper From Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi

Noteworthy new listings also include a Picacho Lane estate for $45 million and a boxy neighbor three doors down; sunken indoor-outdoor bar in Birnam Wood; midcentury next to Knowlwood Tennis Club; 1921 Upper East cottage; and more.

Arts District Get-Together Tomorrow Evening

Plus: Chamber music at Bellosguardo; another Los Alamos landmark is for sale; screening of film about the origins of Plaza Rubio; guided tarantula walk; the Courtyard by Marriott’s roof deck; John Evans paintings at Caldwell Snyder.

Santa Barbara Proposes Painful Regulations for Restaurant Parklets

Other recent news: Carpinteria votes to allow parklets; Santa Barbara is said to be mulling an increase in the hotel tax; Santa Barbara County is considering three new taxes; commuter train service from Ventura County is in the works; gate installed at the Hot Springs trailhead; two regional banks have merged.