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$33 Million for an Oceanfront Compound Yet to Be Built

Other noteworthy new listings: Beachfront Rincon condo; European-style manor in Ennisbrook; Riviera pioneer with a funky floor plan; Campanil property ripe for reinvention; a Mission Canyon mongrel; and more.

The Six Candidates Running for Mayor of Santa Barbara

Other recent news: City council rejects Mission Canyon Bridge replacement; Amur leopard born at the zoo; California requiring all school staff to be vaccinated; Santa Barbara man accused of murdering his children in Mexico; MarBorg Industries expansion allowed to proceed.

Vacation Rentals at the Well in Summerland

Plus: Big estate sale starts this weekend in Solvang; parabola sound effect at Santa Barbara Airport; a show of pressed seaweed art; Santa Barbara Clean Energy options.

Should Santa Barbara Ban the Fiesta Rodeo?

Other recent news: Man drives into laundromat in an attempt to hurt someone inside; efforts to address the homelessness situation; hospitals now require proof of vaccination of negative Covid test to enter; county poised to seize property for the Randall Road Debris Basin; the science behind the Hope Ranch “volcano”; new hotel and workforce housing proposed for Solvang.

This $28 Million Mansion Is One Hot Potato

Other notable sales: The biggest price Birnam Wood has seen in years; a prime parcel on funky Coyote Road; a 1923 house in Carpinteria; and more.

Signs of Life at State Street’s Toy Train Museum

Plus: A new home for the Vintage Fox antiques store; the latest on Ortega Park’s murals; another push for landmark designation for the Bungalow Haven neighborhood; a neat new residence proposed for downtown; the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments seeks committee members.

Voyage to the Heart of the San Roque Spider Web

What lies at the center of Argonne Circle? Not much, actually. But getting there was fun.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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