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Hope Ranch House With Stone Waterslide Sells for $7.57 Million

Last week’s sales also include a Riven Rock compound near trailhead parking; small-but-renovated in Birnam Wood for an impressive price; Eucalyptus Hill off-market; 1970s Hedgerow; Mission Canyon adobe with massive art studio; downtown penthouse; 1910 Bungalow Haven maze; and more.

The Post Announced Three More Tenants

Plus: The best look yet at the 443-unit complex replacing Sears at La Cumbre Plaza; Cold Spring bridge update; My Morning Jacket to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; new coffee table book about Santa Barbara homes; Goleta movie theater for lease; hair salon leaves Coast Village Road; the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is coming up; reminders of constitutional rights.

First Impressions of Mother Dough Bagels

More food news: Savoy Cafe is under new ownership; Alma Fonda Fina has started serving breakfast; Pascucci found a new home; Goodland BBQ is for sale; the Santa Barbara Secret Supper Club; profiles of Zaca Coffee and Loubud Wines; Elubia’s Kitchen has opened in Isla Vista; Ventura-based sandwich pop-up; a better look at Takashi Ramen’s menu.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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An English Country Estate in Riven Rock

Noteworthy new listings also include a handsome specimen above E. Mountain Drive; low-key oceanfront compound; a quirky pair of Hope Ranch fixers; French style in Montecito; Lower Village spec reno; Santa Barbara’s “first ever hotel condominium development”; and more.

Santa Barbara Tightens Its E-Bike Regulations

Other recent news: The latest on the battle over restarting offshore drilling; the argument against the proposed creeks ordinance; tour bus spotted at Hot Springs trailhead; cannabis farms may get extensions on odor abatement; SpaceX debris lands in Poland; Couture Pattern Museum profile.

What’s the Origin Story of This Fence on Hot Springs Road?

“It appears to be made of stacked eucalyptus with an ingenious steel frame. Perhaps the logs came from the property…?”

Ennisbrook Hacienda Changes Hands Yet Again

Last week’s sales also include the neat Bungalow Haven compound; Eucalyptus Hill Mediterranean for $1.4 million off the initial asking price; 1970s Hope Ranch four-bedroom in a flash; patchy Hedgerow spec reno; Lower Village house with plans to expand; Bel Air Knolls fixer for $655,000 over ask; and more.