
ON THE HORIZON
Beyond the large developments you may already know about, there are 20 smaller residential projects—with a total of 940 units—working their way through the red tape.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A humdinger in Birnam Wood; off-the-charts historical charm in Hope Ranch; $14 million Tuscan with a boar out front; a hot potato in Montecito’s Lower Village; one of the 1920s Little Granada houses; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Santa Ynez General has more than doubled in size.
••• The Olive Mill roundabout is a big improvement.
••• Pilates & Or is moving.
••• How the red shoe along Highway 101 came to be.
••• Peter Frampton in concert.
••• Free Friday night movies outside the county courthouse.
••• Update on the Santa Barbara Polo Villas development.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• County approves 90-unit homeless project with little notice.
••• What DignityMoves has achieved downtown.
••• Santa Barbara’s economic development director is leaving.
••• County OKs cannabis permit with farm that it’s suing.
••• Jail capacity to be reduced.
••• New design for the Rincon Multi-Use Trail (rendering above).
••• The state of Highway 1 repairs.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Recent Comments
Great 🥝 🇳🇿 travel reportage Eric ! Love all your details as well as extensive photos ! — Mark
So wonderful to have this new shop there in the El Paseo. Hand crafted ceramics, plants both real and dried, art, books, candles, decorative glassware,… — Miguel
Sad to see McCormick House close up shop to sell off. I've taken a few wonderful art classes there over the years. It is such… — JD
It is absurd. — Laurie
Exactly! I have no words for anyone that could even think of approving such a design and In Buellton of all places. Ed St George… — Monica
Alessia Patisserie & Café, 134 E Canon Perdido Street, Entry mat — Tal
PS- the generated photo previously used was more hidious though — Christine!
If you read the city paperwork- they describe the current Pea Soup design as “art deco”. I don’t think what they think is our deco… — Christine!
Come again? — J
Actually- the Art Deco style they speak of.... is what the current building is described as. — Christine!