BURNING QUESTIONS
“Why are so many trees above the San Ysidro Ranch being cut down?” The answer.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Montecito house with Chardonnay vineyard for $12 million; French country pocket listing in Birnam Wood; midcentury abutting Knowlwood Tennis Club; 1963 French Normandy that looks like it’s below street level; Alma del Pueblo one-bedroom condo; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Potential Highway 101 wildlife crossing near Gaviota.
••• The northbound Highway 101 rest area closed immediately after reopening.
••• Final installments in the Santa Barbara Zoo’s origin story.
••• New conservative website.
••• Protections added to 24,000 acres of land (photo courtesy the Nature Conservancy).
••• The tree of the month.
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