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ART × AI: Who Makes, Who Owns, Who Decides? – a VADATALKS Event

Join the Friends of VADA on October 7 for a high‑energy, no‑jargon conversation with a philosopher of machine vision, a gallerist, a Berlin‑based artist, an illustrator‑educator, and a media editor.

Montecito Mediterranean Sells for $6.78 Million

Last week’s sales also include another full share in Hollister Ranch; Montecito Oaks off-market for $6.25 million; 1910 house across from Roosevelt Elementary School; Bel Air Knolls spec reno; ground-floor two-bedroom in Montecito Shores; Samarkand with pool and pool house; El Caserio fixer; and more.

Two Music Venues, a Restaurant, and a Market/Deli Are Planned for Lower State Street

More food news: Sando Truck’s Goleta situation isn’t working out; Mother Dough Bagels profile; Siam Street Food has opened; update on the expansion of the Renaud’s on upper State Street; The Eddy now sells wine; Wylde Works’s replacement didn’t make it; the Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church’s annual GreekGrabGo is coming up; new pizza-ish takeout in Ojai.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

A Wall of Windows in El Caserio

Noteworthy new listings also include 1980s architecture in Hope Ranch; the large house a contractor built for himself; a brief walk from the Mesa Lane beach steps; TV Hill fixer with a personality crisis; and Pacifica Graduate Institute’s 12-acre campus off Toro Canyon.

Indoor Pickleball Chain Has Plans to Open in Goleta

Other recent news: Update on the bill to stymie the development behind the Mission; Dos Pueblos Ranch has a buyer; Jensen Guitar & Music to close; new hotel in an unwieldy location; downtown Ventura zone will remain off-limits to cars; California considering strict defensible space rules.

A New Family-Friendly Pool Hall Is Opening Downtown

Plus: Changes at the Montecito Country Mart; another long Highway 101 off-ramp closure; Anna Janelle Jewelry is moving to State Street; Pacific Premier Bank got bought; work is underway on the downtown charging station; new jiu-jitsu and self-defense studio; Paul McCartney to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.

Parking, Santa Barbara Style

Who doesn’t love complaining about other people’s inability to park?