FOOD STUFF
••• Salty at the Beach is under new ownership (above) and the former Chomp space will be a tapas bar.
••• First look at Local’s menu.
••• Could Trader Joe’s be opening a store in Carpinteria?
••• Chick-fil-A submitted plans to improve traffic flow.
••• Expanded hours for the new Saint Bibiana pizzeria.
••• Low Pigeon says much will remain the same.
••• Pico has a new chef.
••• Daniel’s Mexican Bakery appears to have closed.
••• Hummus Republic chain is opening in Isla Vista.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: new-build hacienda for $1.4 million over ask; a two-bedroom condo for just under $5 million; Coyote Road contemporary; 5,500-square-footer on the back of Eucalyptus Hill; Hope Ranch Tuscan; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• How much would you pay for a parking space downtown?
••• Loma Alta Drive reopening date.
••• Jake & Jones’s big market this Saturday.
••• Interior photos of oceanfront 603 Sand Point Road.
••• County to install flashing-light crosswalks in Montecito, Mission Canyon, and Goleta.
••• 1900 house slated for demolition.
••• Update on Santa Barbara Junior High’s wooden flagpole.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara looks for ways to pay for affordable housing.
••• The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is open once again.
••• Why you should vote to reelect county school superintendent Susan Salcido.
••• Santa Ynez General to open a shop at the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern (which appears delayed).
••• A new boutique in Santa Ynez (above).
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Recent Comments
City staff has said otherwise if you've ever attended any meetings on the subject. Grand Jury agreed https://www.independent.com/2025/07/01/santa-barbara-grand-jury-calls-for-stronger-enforcement-of-street-vendors/ Members of the jury visited food trucks… — Jefferson A.
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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