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November 18, 2019

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Newsletter: November 18

November 18, 2019|by Erik Torkells

THE FOOD SCENE
••• The Lark’s parent company is taking over Paradise Cafe.
••• The Wine Cask on Anacapa is rumored to have a new owner.
••• Local chef trying to cultivate heirloom corn.
••• Fantastic Fungi documentary screening.
••• Roost’s tasty chicken dish.
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EVERYONE’S A CRITIC: PEARL SOCIAL
When you go to a cocktail bar, you’re not just buying a drink—you’re buying an experience. Pearl Social, the new bar from the folks behind the Lark, delivers on looks, music, and mixology. But one key aspect is iffy….

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Mulling alternative uses for the oil platforms.
••• Womenswear boutique Rêver Atelier’s opening party.
••• Olive Mill roundabout discussion.
••• Los Padres Forest Association wants your photos for its calendar (above: my submission).
••• Details on the Debris Flow Risk Map reveal.
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PRICE CUTS
The week’s top reductions: An oceanfront house got $1 million cheaper; New England–style house with a huge lawn; Toro Canyon adobe; unfinished aerie on Gibraltar Road; and one groovy porte cochere.

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NEWS DIGEST
••• Improvements to California’s insurance of last resort.
••• Private helistop rejected.
••• Final city council election results.
••• Has the cannabis industry bought favor with Carp school officials?
••• Power company settles public-entity fire/debris flow claims.
••• San Ysidro roundabout.
••• Funk Zone parking vote.
••• Montecito watershed masterplan.
••• Carp dog park.
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