NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The trees of Milpas Street are in danger of being removed.
••• California passed a law banning “junk fees.”
••• The tension between hotel and housing development.
••• San Ysidro Creek debris net dam cleared.
••• Goleta street improvements (and three new roundabouts).
••• Looking back at Santa Barbara’s early surf scene.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Italian villa with Gothic overtones for $20.35 million; Ortega Ridge sprawler for $14.1 million; Hollister Ranch main house; stylish duplex just off Coast Village Road; funky 1921 relic; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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FOOD STUFF
••• An update on Happy Cat Eats.
••• Elena’s Kitchen has closed.
••• Road-testing the frozen Bettina pizzas from Kitchenette.
••• The Coast Village Road outpost of Los Arroyos is closed for renovations.
••• Spiny lobster season has started.
••• Possible clues about Tamar’s permanent location.
••• Broad Street Oyster Co. is opening in San Francisco.
••• Signs of life at chicken-and-waffles chain Bruxie.
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