FOOD STUFF
••• Low Pigeon’s last day is Friday.
••• XO’s world-class breakfast sandwich.
••• Opening forecast for Augie’s restaurant and tequila bar.
••• Santa Ynez Valley chefs and winemakers band together for a Ukraine benefit dinner.
••• New chef at the Mar Monte Hotel’s restaurants.
••• Santa Barbara food startup raises $5.6 million.
••• Hot Rich Lady in a jar.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Makeover proposed for the former Nordstrom building (rendering above).
••• Hotel coming to the vacant lot next to Santa Cruz Market.
••• Hotel rates are now 50 percent higher than three years ago.
••• Pacaso opposition on the Riviera.
••• The old Victor the Florist storefront is for lease.
••• Kismet’s annex is open in Montecito’s Upper Village.
••• Discounted membership for the forthcoming CycleBar.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Montecito homeowners fight effort to reclaim Hot Springs trailhead parking.
••• Who will donate the last $50,000 for the Plaza Del Mar bandshell?
••• Santa Barbara Airport, Amtrak, and city buses drop mask requirement.
••• The Montecito Journal’s new spinoff magazine.
••• Carpinteria Skate Park moves forward.
••• FAA revokes license of asinine YouTube pilot.
••• Drama at the Montecito Sanitary District.
••• Goleta motel to become permanent housing for the homeless.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: an 1825 adobe downtown; a two-acre vacant lot in Hope Ranch; three-bedroom on half an acre on Alameda Padre Serra; a 1950 house on Eucalyptus Hill; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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Recent Comments
City staff has said otherwise if you've ever attended any meetings on the subject. Grand Jury agreed https://www.independent.com/2025/07/01/santa-barbara-grand-jury-calls-for-stronger-enforcement-of-street-vendors/ Members of the jury visited food trucks… — Jefferson A.
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The street kitchen on Upper State is delicious — the line to get food says it all. Also pretty sure they have a permit. — Ederson
Let’s all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations they follow. Even permits! Maybe next time ask the vendor instead of… — Meghan
Christine! Can you tell us the specific health code rules about raw meat? — Meghan
Let’s all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations to follow. As well as permits! Have you ever checked with a… — Meghan
You should talk to an actual restaurateur. Labor is by far their highest expenses, followed by cost of goods sold, with a rent a distant… — Jefferson A.
Truth! Rules for thee but not for me doesn’t work well when refrigeration of raw meat is involved! — Christine!
because they are policing more important things. everything should be enforced, thats not what im saying. im saying they are busy. — Seth
Feels like we’re aiming all our attention at vendors instead of the root problem: high rent and a permitting environment that makes affordable food nearly… — CH