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The 32 Restaurants Expected to Open in Coming Months

On the menu this year: Aperitivo’s spinoff; two Thomas Keller establishments; an outpost of Nobu; three true farm-to-table restaurants; Basque-inspired food downtown; Mediterranean on De La Guerra Plaza; harborside revamp; three newcomers at the Public Market; two Funk Zone cocktail bars; Mexican seafood; and much more.

How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?

“It looks like the San Ysidro Debris Basin is done. Can you ask an engineer what the point of the three structures is?”

Fashion Designer Sells Montecito Villa for $13 Million

Last week’s sales also include Monterey Colonial off-market; 1961 house near the rear entrance to San Ysidro Ranch; Glen Oaks with remnant of the 1895 Stanford White estate; half of a Sea Meadow duplex; Riviera with curb appeal; 1860 Hedgerow house; West Mesa bluff-front for $5.57 million; 1904 Upper East grande dame; and more.

Inside the Huge New Vintage Store on State Street

Plus: More vintage and minimalist leather in the Funk Zone; estate sale pop-ups; Goodwill’s donation center on Milpas has closed; real estate agent promoting negotiable fees; Fred Armisen to play the Lobero; new art gallery downtown; more sloppy road signage.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

Bumpy 1990s Mediterranean Above Summerland

Noteworthy new listings also include a mystery on E. Mountain Drive; Campanil teardown floops; Brutalism on the back of the Riviera; Diana Lane fixer; and an ocean view priced to move.

Conceptual Representations of Two Dreadful Builder’s Remedy Projects

Other recent news: The owners of the monstrosity behind the Mission haven’t paid property taxes in two years; Goleta settles with developers of 56-home project next to Glen Annie Golf Course; city adopts sidewalk signage regulations; Highway 101 widening funded; Goleta’s Independence Day drone show; new car wash; Lake Los Carneros footbridge still lacks funding for repair; another Trump administration threat to Los Padres National Forest; the tree of the month.

Experience Santa Barbara County Through Two Timeless Properties

Would you rather have a Palladian-style residence with ocean views and abundant orchards or a five-bedroom Mediterranean adjacent to 36 acres of protected open space?