NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Montecito Water District approves big desalination deal.
••• Lucky’s steakhouse has temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for Covid-19.
••• The Montecito Association burns down the welcome wagon.
••• Westside street closure.
••• Deadline extended for comments about Los Padres National Forest tree-cutting.
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HOT PROPERTY
Look no further for proof that the market is moving: six closings from the past few days, for houses that are turnkey and not, from Toro Canyon to Hope Ranch.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Nail salons are allowed to reopen.
••• The city’s parking lots and garages are charging again.
••• Funk Zone vacant lot changes hands.
••• Parts of Santa Cruz Island closed for restoration after fire.
••• How to create a clean-air room.
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PRICE CUTS
The week’s top price changes: New age compound above Summerland is back for $1 million more; 11-acre teardown with ocean views; the worst of the 1980s on Sea Cliff; suburban exterior with stylish interior in Ennisbrook; cute old Spanish house downtown.
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