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February 13, 2020

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Newsletter: February 13

February 13, 2020|by Erik Torkells

GET OUT OF TOWN
Neither the new hotel, the popular art installation, nor the popular new restaurant is enough to justify the two-hour drive to Paso Robles on its own, but they add up to a satisfying getaway.

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THE FOOD SCENE
••• A peek inside the Mesa Burger on Coast Village Road.
••• First look at Café Ana’s dinner menu.
••• Baking classes at Bettina and Bree’osh (above).
••• Monthly spaghetti suppers at Potek Winery.
••• Kyle’s Protein Grill opens in Goleta.
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GOOD HOUSEPEEKING
Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: Courtyard vs. penthouse at the Villas at Olive Mill; knoll-top property on Coyote Road; redone 1914 house in the Lower Riviera; fixer on a flag lot near the Montecito Club; and an 85-acre ranch by Lake Casitas.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Historic adobe complex downtown seeks buyer (above).
••• The county announces $10.1 million for Montecito road repairs.
••• Lobero Theatre stops selling bottled water.
••• Out-of-date sign about Cold Spring trailhead closure.
••• Meeting about a groundwater sustainability plan for Montecito.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• Cliff Drive will be getting a bike path and pedestrian crossings.
••• Mysterious money in the county supervisor race.
••• How the Douglas Family Preserve got its name (above; photo by Gayle Robin).
••• Racist graffiti at a bus stop;.
••• The cork oak is the tree of the month.
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FARTHER AFIELD
News from beyond the SBubble:
••• Camping made easy on the trail between Pacific Palisades and Malibu (above).
••• Oxnard junior high students object to their school’s racist eponym.
••• San Luis Obispo Museum of Art postpones plans for a new building.
••• “Mule man” arrested near Paso Robles.
••• Lompoc wants recreational access to areas at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
••• Three oil platforms may be removed.
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Yes, you are not an architect but you are right. This is so boring, could be in any city in Southern CA, Palm Springs, Bakersfield.… — Dan O.

Great read as always! My parents are in Portugal and enjoyed the article also. They report that you are spot on about the sidewalks. — Andy

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