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August 21, 2022

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Newsletter: August 21

August 21, 2022|by Erik Torkells

NEWS ROUNDUP
••• A Santa Barbara landmark is for sale.
••• Married tech billionaires bought the Toro Canyon contemporary.
••• Rare glimpse of a U-2 spy plane.
••• Red Studio salon moved to State Street.
••• Proposal to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open through 2035.
••• Former TV star running for mayor of Ojai.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: The cutest little oceanfront cottage; 1925 Riviera house with glamorous bones; room for improvement on Campanil Hill; quirky floor plan a few doors down from La Cumbre Country Club; a Hope Ranch starter home; something vivid on Pill Hill; and more.

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ON THE HORIZON
With a total of 152 units, three proposed apartment buildings offer an interesting glimpse at efforts to address the housing crisis in Santa Barbara.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Cardigans yarn shop is closing next month.
••• The buyer of the former Rancho San Marcos Golf Course property.
••• Pride Week lineup of events.
••• Mysterious radio antenna on De La Vina.
••• Santa Barbara Airport installed a lactation pod.
••• Ted Collier exhibit at Maune Contemporary.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Karl for identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.

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Recent Comments

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