PRICE CUTS
The week’s top reductions: A 1949 Riviera villa ready for a light touch; “Castle in the Sky” with partially finished wraparound moat/pool; “Japanese farmhouse” where the kitchen is the star; Upper East/Lower Riviera gem with a pretty sunroom; Montecito estate now $5.6 million off the initial asking price.
·················
RED ZONE
The new debris-flow risk map is live, and the shrinkage was mainly in upper and western Montecito.
·················
Please forward this to anyone who might find it interesting. To subscribe, click here.
·················
FAVORITE THINGS
If you want Santa Barbara to have wonderful independent shops, you need to support them. So this holiday season—and year-round, really—make an effort to spend your money here. In part 1 of the Shop-Local Gift Guide: Gear and The Blue Door.
·················
ODDS & ENDS
••• The Cabrillo Pavilion has been pushed back at least four months.
••• Toro Creek bridge to be closed on weekdays for two weeks.
••• Two houses—a Montecito estate and a Mesa oceanfront property—profiled on this site have sold.
••• Caltrans seeks public input on U.S. 101 bike lane in Carpinteria.
••• New Eastside bike lanes are in the works.
Read the post.
·················
NEWS DIGEST
••• Santa Barbara’s homeless population hasn’t gone up in two years.
••• A recap of the Storm Impact Consideration Map meeting.
••• New map about post–Cave Fire debris-flow risk.
••• Santa Barbara Zoo’s lion Chadwick has died.
••• A boat washed up on East Beach.
••• Hayward Lumber bought Buena Tool.
••• The history of pepper trees in the area.
Read the post.
Recent Comments
Agree with the spirit of Joe S and George... find another location for the siding! Don't destroy a beautiful little lane that the public enjoys-… — PF
Be careful about your generalizing, A. We have 6 residents on Padaro in their 90s, on a fixed income and social security. Some of us… — Kaye
Speaking as a Padaro resident, BG, that is not accurate. Not all of us have carved out parking spaces on Padaro, and most of those… — Kaye
Agreed Joe S! The recently purposed second track would cause tree lined Padaro, my favorite biking route, to lose most of the trees including old… — George
Thanks for giving Whisper a shout out. It’s such a special way to experience the waterfront in Santa Barbara (and surprisingly affordable!). We also run… — Rebecca
The proposed second train track location would be better situated between the SB station and the Goleta Station. More room. Less tree removal. Could be… — Joe S.
This is inaccurate, Dennis. While there are Eucs that were planted over 100 years ago along Padaro, they are not the majority of trees. There… — DW
A little correction anyone can verify by walking the Lane. There are very few euchs along Padaro Lane. The most abundant species on the west… — Suzanne Duca
The people making the environmentalist argument just flew in from Aspen on private jets. — A
Wow, great list. For a small town, we have a lot to offer. Lotusland is my favorite place on earth and the Music Academy is… — Jilt