NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Extraordinary rainfall wreaks havoc on Santa Barbara (photo by N.).
••• Bicycle Bob’s is closing after nearly 40 years.
••• The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara is coming back to life.
••• Oil spotted off Summerland.
••• Santa Barbara County is using cloud seeding to produce rain.
••• A former mayoral candidate’s rug trouble.
••• Cuyama Valley airstrip is open again.
••• How to volunteer for beach clean-up.
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EXCLUSIVE
Two local favorites are teaming up in San Roque—and fans of beer and chicken wings will be thrilled.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: a record-breaker on the Mesa; the 200-year-old Gonzalez-Ramirez Adobe; an off-market transaction for $11 million in Montecito; equestrian property in Santa Ynez; a Mesa flip; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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