Other recent news: Local fire chiefs offer suggestions regarding homeless camps and trailhead parking; city panel dislikes proposed Milpas apartment complex; how Proposition 19 will benefit certain homeowners; Q&A with the county’s cannabis analyst; the product director of one of the state’s largest cannabis companies.
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Other notable new listings include a Montecito farmhouse, a funky fixer compound on School House Road, an ornate situation in Birnam Wood, and a neat setting on the Lower Riviera.
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Set on a private, gated acre studded with mature oak trees, 705 Oak Grove Drive is a single-level Montecito farmhouse estate completely renovated and reimagined in 2016.
Plus: Price cut for a pretty Upper East house; improvements in the works for El Capitan Beach; Pura Luna Apothecary’s new shop is open; a delightful visit to Idyll Mercantile.
The plan for De La Guerra Plaza has much to like—the removal of car traffic and parking, the airiness, the dining area—but there are also some reasons for concern.
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In looking at aerial views of 3218 Campanil Drive - it looks like it is somehow connected to the other new build, 820 Centinela, up… — SB
I agree. What an odd choice for the cover — J
I hope that the owner of 806 divulges all of the history on that flip house to prospective buyers as required by law. — Pythia
The master bed was positioned towards the “‘motor court” to have the best possible view of our teenage boys sneaking out in a 1992 Geo… — Bruce Giffin
While the picture is just a rendering, hopefully that big beautiful box on the roof is a back up generator as I second the motion… — TJ
The Carl Maston house is amazing. Plywood is due for a comeback. — A
When will Caltrans landscape the new Montecito section of the 101 similar to what was installed in Carp? — Greg