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November 4, 2026

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Newsletter: November 4

November 4, 2026|by Erik Torkells

ODDS & ENDS
••• High-end rehab facility proposed for a Eucalyptus Hill estate.
••• The big new greenhouse at San Ysidro Ranch (above).
••• West Beach park to be renamed.
••• New-old vintage shop on State Street.
••• Potential 20,000-square-foot cannabis facility in Carpinteria.
••• Linden Square shop expanding.
••• A new Costco in the 805.
••• Christmas in October.
••• Last week’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Hedgerow traditional for $12 million off market; former rehab facility on Pepper Hill; 1970s Hope Ranch; painful floops in the Hedgerow; the front row of Shepard Mesa; Riviera Spanish; new construction off N. Hope Avenue; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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BURNING QUESTIONS
“The real estate market here—and particularly in Montecito—has been through the roof ever since the Covid pandemic, with many properties selling for the first time in decades. Has the county reaped a huge increase in property taxes as a result?” The answer.

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