NEWS DIGEST, PART 1
••• Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi bought another house—two houses and a condo, actually (above).
••• Uber is letting drivers at Santa Barbara Airport set their own fares.
••• Indoor-cycling studio at the La Cumbre mall.
••• Southern California Edison accused of dumping debris into Mission Creek.
••• Eastside Library reopens.
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THE FOOD SCENE
••• A new restaurant is under construction on Anacapa.
••• Tyger Tyger’s interesting dinner specials (including beef curry doughnuts, above).
••• The Carpinteria outpost of Little Dom’s appears to be delayed.
••• Lab Social’s fancy new ice.
••• Sumo oranges at the farmer’s market.
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GOOD HOUSEPEEKING
Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: Indoor/outdoor living way up Park Lane (above); midcentury Hope Ranch house on the market for the first time in 50 years; killer Alta Mesa views; a fourth house for sale on Torito Road; cute San Roque cottage done right.
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NEWS DIGEST, PART 2
••• Another day, another crash—including one involving a bear—on Route 154.
••• Hollister Ranch owners sue the state over beach access.
••• California sues the federal government over oil and gas leases.
••• Assisted-living facility approved for Carpinteria (above).
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INTERESTING CHOICES
Thank goodness for the quirky decisions that homeowners make—without them, looking at real estate would be a lot less fun.
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