ODDS & ENDS
••• A better look at the health resort proposed in the foothills (above).
••• Hotel Milo got renovated and a name tweak.
••• Arroyo Hondo Preserve closed for months due to storm damage.
••• New bank branch downtown.
••• The quest for quality magazines.
••• James Taylor concert.
••• Rodeo Riviera opened in the Funk Zone.
••• Heal the Ocean talk at La Casa de Maria.
••• San Ysidro Ranch added a paved parking lot.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A cool little contemporary house downtown; 1915 Upper East house hidden from the street; solid Mediterranean off Highway 154; Old California vibes between Mission Canyon and Cielito; big views above San Roque; More Mesa Shores spiffer-upper; midcentury floops in Cielito; woodsy chic in Ojai; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara passed a temporary rent freeze.
••• Local man’s tale of being deported by ICE.
••• 72-hour “festival ban” for Deltopia weekend.
••• Santa Barbara Airport’s efforts to cope with flooding.
••• Another attempt to allow drilling on public land.
••• Santa Barbara Dojo opened in Goleta.
••• The Montecito Inn is redecorating again.
••• Changes to commuter train service.
••• Highway 1 fully reopen in Big Sur.
••• Tours of the Annenberg Wildlife Crossing (photo courtesy Caltrans District 7).
••• A fascinating ad.
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