Newsletter: March 9

JUST LISTED: 770 LADERA LANE
Steel and glass are the primary materials listed for the Barton Myers–designed house at 770 Ladera Lane, but the ones that first come to mind are light and air. It’s the ultimate in indoor/outdoor living.

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NEWS DIGEST
••• Grand Princess passenger in Ventura County tested positive for the coronavirus.
••• The ship is scheduled to visit Santa Barbara on March 24.
••• Why the city resists banning cruise ships.
••• No cases reported yet in Santa Barbara County.
••• Smaller stores more likely to have supplies.
••• Giraffe and leopard being transferred to other zoos.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• Architects on how to fix downtown Santa Barbara
••• Election results.
••• Cottage Health opening two urgent-care centers here.
••• Local virologist on pandemic survival tactics.
••• Funk Zone restaurant complex approved.
••• Craftsman house on W. Valerio.
••• New shop selling seashell art.
••• Parking spat turns ugly.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The weather forecast you should subscribe to.
••• Architect Barton Myers’s house is said to be hitting the market soon.
••• New four-story condo building on E. Micheltorena (above).
••• Two recent sales, including a 13.75-acre estate that went for 55% off the initial asking price.
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Here’s the weather forecast from Jack Martin of Action Roofing. To sign up for his daily emails, send him a note at [email protected].

The weather system working its way towards us is quite impressive on the satellite. Rain will start out in SLO and Santa Barbara County overnight and into Monday, and it’ll move further south Monday afternoon. We should just see 1/2” to start. As the low moves closer to us, the real event will begin. Tuesday is the day. Rain will be heavy at times, with a chance of thunderstorms almost anywhere. Where a thunderstorm occurs, we could see rainfall rates greater than 1 inch per hour. Wednesday will be more showery, but areas will still see good accumulations. With south winds, Santa Barbara hills and coastal areas will see the greatest total. They are now talking about 5 inches in the mountains. For coastal areas 2 to 3 inches is likely. This will be a warmer system, because it is coming from the west. Snow levels will be 6500 to 7000 feet. Coastal areas can even see some low 70s on Monday. Thursday maybe some lingering showers, but for the most part the rain will be over. Dry weather on tap though Saturday, with the next chance of rain Sunday.

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PRICE CUTS
The week’s top price reductions: Price war on Oak Creek Canyon Road; shockingly low price for a 6,100-square-foot Picacho Lane estate (↓$500K); Sea Cliff house inches its way toward reality (↓$85K); Birnam Wood new-build ($325K); and three Olive Mill condos (↓$1.164 million).

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