Newsletter: August 23

WELCOME WAGON
Most vinyl bars are hushed, dim experiences, where the focus is on listening. “That’s not me,” says Lama Dog founder Pete Burnham of his new establishment, The Mullet, which just opened in the Funk Zone. “I want it to be really nice, but also fun.”

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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A new Jeff Shelton house in Montecito (believe it or not); Birnam Wood cottage compound; crisp minimalism in Montecito Shores; Campanil spiffer-upper; large West Mesa spec reno; 1928 Spanish Colonial above SBCC; massive views from Bel Air Knolls; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• California approves drastic rules to reduce fire risk.
••• Harry and Meghan are returning to the U.K.
••• Dramatic rise in Fiesta arrests.
••• The final slate of candidates in November.
••• New Santa Cruz Island campground.
••• Speed cameras on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
••• Vandenberg Space Force Base security overreaction.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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