JUST LISTED: THE WASPIEST MANSION IN HOPE RANCH
On one hand, I’m not sure they make houses like this anymore. On the other hand, is that because there has been a generational shift in taste since the house was built in 2003? Take a look around.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Checking in on the big new underground house.
••• Local museums participating in free-admission day.
••• Kesha to play the Santa Barbara Bowl in May.
••• Volunteer to work at a polling place for the presidential primary.
••• Options for those who have resolved to learn something new.
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PRICE CUTS
The week’s top price reductions: Boat-inspired beach house within drinking distance of the Miramar (above); Hope Ranch house with ocean and mountain views; midcentury Montecito property tucked way down a private lane; Torito Road adobe; a tribathlete’s dream in the Riviera.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• Six more months of construction at Paseo Nuevo (above).
••• The Independent’s website is now behind a paywall.
••• The News-Press really, truly hopes to do better.
••• Southern California Gas wants to install new utility poles in Montecito.
••• Remember when Das Williams took $60,000 from cannabis growers?
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BEYOND THE SANTA BARBARA BUBBLE
••• Why Paso Robles was included on a big must-visit list for 2020 (above).
••• United is adding three new destinations from Santa Maria airport.
••• Alaska started flying from San Luis Obispo to San Diego.
••• Paso is rethinking its tattoo-parlor ban.
••• Magic Mountain’s new rollercoaster is the first of its kind.
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Recent Comments
SNAP! Great idea — Jen
Agree 10% — Astrid
Hello City and County of SB, instead of turning this wonderful local gem into Beverly Hills North, wouldn’t this be a perfect location for the… — Kas_sb
Yep. It’s a tragedy. — BW
The zip code isn't actually relevant. Here's the map that shows Santa Barbara city limits (which includes Los Patos Way and Coast Village Road, also… — Erik Torkells
FYI - Los Patos is 93108, thus in Montecito — LM
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Rolex and Cartier? Gag me. I agree that this wonderful community keeps going down the slippery slope of "Lux." Yuck. So much catering to the… — steve ruggles
Nice idea but we need parking there-it’s a mess now - go to the beach to rest - it’s just right there! — CiSue