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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The street kitchen on Upper State is delicious — the line to get food says it all. Also pretty sure they have a permit. — Ederson
Let’s all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations they follow. Even permits! Maybe next time ask the vendor instead of… — Meghan
Christine! Can you tell us the specific health code rules about raw meat? — Meghan
Let’s all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations to follow. As well as permits! Have you ever checked with a… — Meghan
You should talk to an actual restaurateur. Labor is by far their highest expenses, followed by cost of goods sold, with a rent a distant… — Jefferson A.
Truth! Rules for thee but not for me doesn’t work well when refrigeration of raw meat is involved! — Christine!
because they are policing more important things. everything should be enforced, thats not what im saying. im saying they are busy. — Seth
Feels like we’re aiming all our attention at vendors instead of the root problem: high rent and a permitting environment that makes affordable food nearly… — CH