ODDS & ENDS
••• First look inside the new Rooms & Gardens in Montecito.
••• 90-cabin homeless community proposed for Hollister Avenue.
••• A pair of Padaro Beach Village spaces are for rent.
••• The new Santa Claus Lane turnaround is open.
••• Asleep at the Wheel to play the Lobero Theatre.
••• State Street office building to be converted to short-term rentals.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Traileresque house on East Valley Road for $2.4 million; several for at least $2 million off the initial asking price; 1967 adobe on three-and-a-half acres; Eucalyptus Hill four-bedroom; 1920s Lower Riviera bungalow; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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SLOW NEWS WEEK
Choosing what to put on a vanity license plate seems like an impossible decision—like your first tattoo or karaoke attempt. Thank goodness other people don’t have that problem. See 21 favorites.
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