HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Spectacular flip of a boxy Montecito estate; Hedgerow charmer; 1939 Montecito farmhouse; fresh renovation in San Roque; a sunny three-bedroom in Summerland for $500,000 over ask; Mission Canyon midcentury; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Hotel moratorium discussed by city council.
••• The county courthouse is going to undergo repairs.
••• Interview with embattled Santa Barbara school superintendent Hilda Maldonado.
••• Cosmetics entrepreneur bought in Montecito.
••• Update on the new Santa Barbara Police Department headquarters (above).
••• Paltry number of primary ballots submitted in advance.
••• Kids’ play area opens at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• State Street hotel project has been put on the market.
••• Another Jeff Shelton house is in the works.
••• Carpinteria’s two Motel 6 properties have been sold.
••• A longer explanation for the closure of Fairview Gardens.
••• Paintings by Orit Fuchs at Maune Contemporary.
••• Free opera rehearsal outside the courthouse.
••• Amusing sign in Los Alamos (above).
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Recent Comments
The old Victor the Florist shop at corner of Santa Barbara & Anapamu streets? — Peter
They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A
Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR
The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR
Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK
It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah
Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM
My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG
I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW
For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells