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March 23, 2025

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Newsletter: March 23

March 23, 2025|by Erik Torkells

GET OUT OF TOWN
With five million people living in the Phoenix metropolitan area, there has to be something interesting to do—besides play golf or lie by a pool—for a few days, right?

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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Traditional gem in the Golden Quadrangle; spare renovation on School House Lane; foothill hacienda; dark, shingled, and woodsy on Eucalyptus Hill; spec reno at the heart of the San Roque spiderweb; two Montecito condos; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Longstanding Carpinteria surf shop to close (above).
••• Santa Barbara considers disincentivizing landlords to renovate.
••• Teacher layoffs by the Santa Barbara Unified School District.
••• County to increase oversight of battery storage systems.
••• “Restraining Order Violation” in Montecito.
••• More studies of noise impacts of space launches.
••• Cannabis farms required to install carbon scrubbers.
••• Lawsuit by residents affected by cannabis stench granted class-action status.
••• Cannabis farm goes bankrupt.
→ Read the post.

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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Just Listed

  • A Stunner on a Montecito Cul-de-Sac
  • Jeff Shelton’s Pistachio House in Downtown Santa Barbara
  • Chic New Construction Off Picacho Lane
  • Contemporary Drop-Down in Toro Canyon
  • 1969 Cliff May House in Birnam Wood

Recent Comments

What utterly hateful, obnoxious,ignorant comments on this post Really people, grownup — Kim

Great travelogue. One of your best. — Andy

Hey Erik, do you have any idea what the building at 2 N. Calle Cesar Chavez will be built for? Seems pretty descriptive that it… — Pete

I am always surprised when people say parking is an issue in the FZ. I've been using the Garden Street lot for years and only… — Glenn

I like how the What The Pug cafe has a sign that says “no one ugly allowed”. — Jeremy

Lest you think I have something against Côtière, I did mention its new tasting room at the end of January: https://www.sitelinesb.com/a-new-tasting-room-on-coast-village-road/. — Erik Torkells

Hi Cyndi, I invite you to join me on the land for a tour so you can see the extensive homesteading/ranching that has already taken… — Alex

Not mentioned in article on Montesano group leasing space at 645 Bell Street in Los Alamos is the first tenant to open their doors, Suite… — Dennis Houghton

Gorgeous. All of Shelton’s designs are. Gorgeous, whimsical and refreshing. We’re lucky to have so much of his architecture in Santa Barbara. His brother designs… — Trazyn The Infinite

This will be a nightmare if it occurs. It takes them three years to finish new on-ramps. — Trazyn The Infinite

Restaurant News

  • Rincon Brewery’s Funk Zone Outpost Is Closing
  • Yetz’s Bagels Opens in Goleta Tomorrow
  • Carpinteria’s Food Liaison Is Closing Its Cafe
  • Bluewater Grill Is Said to Be Closing Next Month
  • Rori’s Artisanal Creamery Is Opening in Goleta

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Walk With Me

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Burning Questions

  • Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
  • Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
  • What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
  • When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
  • What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
  • Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
  • Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?

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