Plus: Jerry Seinfeld to perform here; a new book honoring artist Dennis Spangler; windows of vacant storefronts to be decorated with art; city proposing to buy an Alta Mesa house; Ritz-Carlton Bacara extended its spa deal for locals; two exhibits of note at Sullivan Goss.
Last week’s sales include six in Hope Ranch, including a cleaned-up 1992 villa, a couple of mega-Mediterraneans, and an old-school fixer on Mariposa Drive; the 1931 George Washington Smith house on Plaza Rubio; two in central Montecito; the 1935 Spanish Colonial fixer near the Cold Spring trailhead; and more.
Highs and lows on a visit to Healdsburg, Mendocino, and San Francisco—including being dwarfed by redwoods, wandering on the edge of bluffs, cosplaying Jessica Fletcher, riding in robotaxis, and eating very well.
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Noteworthy new listings also include an English country–style house with massive primary suite; modern wine country compound built by James Garner; lovely renovation in the Cold Spring School District; Carpinteria “wellness retreat”; Riviera fixer cottage; a church; and more.
Other recent news: The Museum of Natural History’s new space exhibit; forcing adaptive reuse of commercial buildings to include affordable housing; Ennisbrook celebrity buyer identified; objections to the size of Anthem Chapel’s proposed Goleta church; the state of call boxes; the tree of the month.
While previous upgrades to the town’s culinary scene have come from L.A. and Santa Barbara, this one hails from Ojai….
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Now offered at improved prices, these properties are rich with character, views, and livability—and they’re all in excellent locations.
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