WALK WITH ME
The residential areas around La Colina Junior High School and Bishop Diego High School have two distinct personalities—and rather a lot of street libraries.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Appealing Mediterranean in Toro Canyon; insane views above Park Lane; Southwestern style alone on a promontory; Camino Viejo fixer; small but perfectly formed in Montecito; 1895 home near SBCC; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Three longtime incumbents have been ousted.
••• Santa Barbara looks to tighten up its vacation-rental policy.
••• The ongoing overtime problem at the county sheriff’s office.
••• Update on the godawful development proposed behind the Mission.
••• Carpinteria pot growers buying cheap odor-control technology.
••• UCSB Arts & Lectures’s next season.
••• New diaper service.
••• More on the former church turned into “contactless” hotel (above).
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Recent Comments
The master bed was positioned towards the “‘motor court” to have the best possible view of our teenage boys sneaking out in a 1992 Geo… — Bruce Giffin
While the picture is just a rendering, hopefully that big beautiful box on the roof is a back up generator as I second the motion… — TJ
The Carl Maston house is amazing. Plywood is due for a comeback. — A
When will Caltrans landscape the new Montecito section of the 101 similar to what was installed in Carp? — Greg
Could you cram more ‘stuff’ on that foyer table for the cover of the new Private Homes book? — Gail
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