BURNING QUESTIONS
“We found out the hard way that a house near us is part of the vacation-ownership site Pacaso,” emailed M. “We’re wondering if this business model is legal in our area, because our new one-eighth-share neighbors are partying it up when they’re in town.” Here’s the answer.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: The sweet life on Shoreline Drive for $14.3 million; a piece of the old El Mirador estate in Montecito; an over-the-top Hope Ranch villa that got a tasteful makeover; the boxy house across from the Cold Spring trailhead; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are said to have bought in the Hedgerow.
••• The effort to improve Coast Village Road moved to the next step.
••• Cottage Health opened a new urgent-care facility in Santa Barbara.
••• Three new concerts announced at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• A naughty maid.
••• The answer to last week’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?”
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Many more dirt sidewalks are in the works for Montecito.
••• Pet paraphernalia shop opens on Coast Village Road.
••• More stores coming to Paseo Nuevo
••• Alleged turtle thief apprehended.
••• UCSB’s collection of recorded music on wax cylinders.
••• Inside the Montecito Sanitary District.
••• Coral Casino’s reopening forecast.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Vince Giovannoni for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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