WALK WITH ME
Don’t let the gentrification of Summerland’s main drag fool you: the town’s signature funkiness can still be found on the side streets.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: The debut of the housing development near the Polo Club; mini compound in El Caserio; 1960s Mediterranean near the San Ysidro Ranch; lovely spec reno in less fancy Montecito; half of a Sea Meadow duplex; Pepper Hill in need of updating; another big-ass Park Highland house; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Can anything be done about the monstrosity behind the Mission?
••• A second launch facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
••• Research into the noise caused by rocket launches.
••• Electric shuttle to run along lower State Street (above).
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