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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Recent Comments
The old Victor the Florist shop at corner of Santa Barbara & Anapamu streets? — Peter
They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A
Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR
The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR
Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK
It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah
Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM
My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG
I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW
For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells