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April 12, 2026

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Newsletter: April 12

April 12, 2026|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• Yet another new restaurant in Carpinteria.
••• Validation is setting up shop at The Shop.
••• Monte’s weekly farmstand.
••• Profiles of Bodega Flower Girl and Chocolate Maya.
••• The Grand on State has soft-opened.
••• Plenty on Bell is under new ownership.
••• The Natural Coast Wine Festival is coming up.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Land magic in the heart of Riven Rock; a winner in Birnam Wood; Mediterranean across from Hendry’s Beach; butch Tuscan on E. Mountain Drive; project near Cold Spring School; 1923 Upper East colonial; quite the catio on the Lower Riviera; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara is closer to limiting rent increases.
••• ICE arrests at county jails.
••• Calle Cesar Chavez headed toward renaming.
••• The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum has closed.
••• Montecito water and sewage districts might merge.
••• Fundraising drive for Elings Park softball complex.
••• The Pea Soup Andersen’s building conundrum.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Just Listed

  • Sprawling 1919 Villa in Mission Canyon
  • Big and Brand New Just Outside the Lower Village
  • A Pair of Midcentury Gems
  • A Steal on Pepper Hill for $17 Million
  • Land Magic in the Heart of Riven Rock

Recent Comments

I hope the new Pascucci will offer affordable lunches for those of us working in the area! — Kathie

A lot of price cuts on these higher priced properties. — Don

Not even a real name, absolutely nothing to help - I couldn't even finish this bot's diatribe. Yuck — Chet

Pickle Ball - for the people who can't play tennis or ping pong — Chet

The roads are horrible all over the city. I live on the Mesa and it is a joke. De La Vina is pothole breeding ground.… — Chet

Agreed. How about they ask, "would like to add a living wage tax above and beyond the tip?" Shameless — Chet

I agree. Idt these desert colors look good at all + they look out of place. The design standard seems to be morphing from Spanish… — John

Failing to plan is planning to fail. The resident population of SB is not the driving factor in planning to preserve our community nor how… — KG

Having toured the building I can confirm the section in question is an elevator. — Tom Wilson

Backside of Cliff Room! — Elliott

Restaurant News

  • Pascucci’s Owner Has Plans for a New Restaurant
  • Linden Square’s Rooftop Bar Opens Today
  • Yet Another New Restaurant in Carpinteria
  • Brass Bird Has Opened in San Roque
  • The Name of the Upper Village’s Next New Restaurant

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Burning Questions

  • Will You Explain the Plan to Adapt the Waterfront for Climate Change?
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Get Out of Town

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