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July 22, 2026

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Newsletter: July 22

July 22, 2026|by Erik Torkells

WALK WITH ME
During a stretch of gray weather, I thought I might find sunshine up in the Cielito neighborhood—where else, if not in “little heaven”? It too was gray, alas, but far from unbearable. Walk with me….

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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: 1919 villa for $600,000 less than in 2022; architectural quirk in Hope Ranch; Hidden Valley Lane Supertuscan; the one at the base of the Rincon Island pier; Torito Road floops; Mission-inspired house in Cielito; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• A new cannabis shop on upper State Street.
••• Update on the Rosewood Miramar’s Beach gates.
••• Temporary tenant for a former Rite Aid in Goleta.
••• Another single-artist gallery downtown.
••• Padaro Lane and the California Coastal Trail.
••• Interesting Padaro Lane house under construction.
••• Fortune Feimster show.
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