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October 17, 2021

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Newsletter: October 17

October 17, 2021|by Erik Torkells

ODDS & ENDS
••• Inside the stylish new shop on State Street (above).
••• What’s up with the Best Western Plus hotel near La Cumbre.
••• Coast Village Road trick-or-treating is back on this year.
••• A former UCSB tennis player’s new fitness business.
••• The Montecito Association is planning a Christmas parade.
••• When your neighbor loves baseball too much.
••• Do you recognize this dome?
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: world-class views vs. high fire risk in Montecito; livable Hope Ranch; a lovely West Beach apartment building with a penthouse for the owner; a shower for four on Palomino Road; and a 1904 spec reno on a one-block Upper East Street.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The Feds have taken over efforts to fight the Alisal Fire; photo by Santa Barbara County Fire. (That was as of Thursday morning; as of last night, the fire had burned 17,253 acres and is 53% contained. All hail the firefighters!)
••• Hollister Ranch is given an evacuation warning.
••• A photo gallery about the fire.
••• Air quality is worsening.
••• The Independent endorsed the three incumbents in this year’s city council race.
••• The Arroyo Burro Open Space Restoration and Trail Improvement Project is nearly done.
••• A roundup of new state laws.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Jeff for correctly identifying where this photo was shot. We’ll play again on Saturday morning.

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