Other recent news: A small plane crashed into the ocean off Isla Vista; new efforts to get college students to behave appropriately during the pandemic; update on Highway 101 wildlife crossing.
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Since the couple lives in Montecito, they seem likely to shoot here—a glimpse of their life will be the spoonful of sugar that makes the charity stuff more palatable. UPDATE: A spokesperson subsequently denied the report.
More food news: Rumors of a change at Derf’s Cafe; the deli at Little Dom’s Seafood is open for takeout; learn to make a standout dish from the Lark; praise for Rancho San Julian’s dry-farmed melons.
Other recent news: A rundown of local candidates; rating school-board candidates; new system to protect whales from ships; Board of Supervisors rejects grand jury accusations; resort with five golf courses proposed for Vandenberg Air Force Base; civilians sought for police-review board; opposition to Los Olivos bridge demolition.
The days of only turnkey properties under $5 million being hot are well over—everything is selling, at all price points and in all conditions.
Plus: The county has allowed nail salons to reopen indoors; two Montecito houses slated for demolition; another nine-acre cannabis nursery in Carpinteria; sheep grazing at Skofield Park; Covid-19 update from Sansum Clinic’s CEO; help ban a dangerous rat poison.
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On October 3, it opens for pick-up orders in the same space, with most of the same staff.
The week’s other top price reductions: a Montecito castle, complete with crenellated tower; one of the weirder floor plans you’ll see; 41-acre Condor Canyon ranch; and more.
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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