GET OUT OF TOWN
The hiking around Sedona is amazing, but crowds are everywhere—and that’s not even counting everyone on the astral plane. Plus: A side trip to Monument Valley.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Fresh out of the box in Campanil; chic Tudor outside Santa Ynez; recent renovation on Fernald Point; vintage Yankee Farm charm with equestrian facilities; Mission Canyon farmhouse; and a perfectly preserved midcentury on the Riviera.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• 250-room Funk Zone hotel gets the go-ahead (above).
••• Biltmore renovation allowed to proceed.
••• City to help remove Las Alturas landslide house.
••• The county Planning Commission rejected a cannabis project for the first time.
••• Cost Plus World Market could be around for three years.
••• Tunnel Trail reopened.
••• The history of Goleta’s Encina Royale neighborhood.
••• Milpas Street improvements likely.
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