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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Does the Après Ski party include a lift ticket? — Heidi Smith
Bravo, Music Academy of the West! — Deborah David
Santa Barbara Museum of Art gift shop has moved upstairs. Still a great place to shop with lots of Impressionist merchandise to match the GREAT… — LG
This is the box outside of Ca’ Dario at the corner of Anacapa and Victoria. — Mike
Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
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