WALK WITH ME
If you find yourself overwhelmed by the many worthwhile strollable areas we have here, consider going downtown and a little to the left. It’s highly rewarding.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A hovel no more on Coyote Road; 1975 house with bonus lot on E. Mountain Drive; old school elegance in Birnam Wood; 1970s architecture on the Riviera; X-shaped Mediterranean in Cielito; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Caltrans to install underdrains at the Castillo Street underpass.
••• Hedgerow residents push back on plans to add dirt sidewalks.
••• Another look at the monstrosity proposed for behind the Mission.
••• Mountain Fire update.
••• No more fence around the huge Moreton Bay fig tree.
••• X Games won’t return to Ventura next year.
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