Newsletter: June 26

JUST LISTED
Ready for a little Dwell magazine cosplay? The week’s noteworthy new listings also include: Neoclassical compound with ideal guesthouses; architectural eyeful on East Valley Road; Montecito bungalow; ocean views where you wouldn’t expect them; 1920s houses painted peach and pink.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara’s Nordstrom store is officially closed.
••• Cyclists now asked to dismount on parts of State Street.
••• County scaling back plans to expand swimming pool access.
••• Sonos layoffs.
••• Proposed increase of electricity rates.
••• School district looking at a “hybrid scenario” for reopening (above).
••• Why a police officer was fired.
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WEATHER FORECAST
“In June, we typically see days start with fog, followed by the sun coming out after lunch,” says Jack Martin of Action Roofing. “This trend will hold the next seven days, with just some minor tweaks, but nothing notable.” Email [email protected] to receive daily updates.

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FOOD STUFF
••• A new restaurant on Padaro Beach opens this weekend (above).
••• Roman-style pizzeria Noemi soft-opens on Saturday.
••• The Ojai Valley Inn has reopened.
••• Bouchon is incorporating part of Scarlett Begonia’s former space.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Montecito is about to impost a groundwater tax.
••• Ty Warner’s plants.
••• A better look at the little building under construction way up Hot Springs Road.
••• Industry lobbyists are pushing to defang the state’s insurance commissioner.
••• Four recent sales of note.
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