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October 18, 2026

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Newsletter: October 18

October 18, 2026|by Erik Torkells

WALK WITH ME
A resident of Hope Ranch invited me for a stroll, and as someone who has been to the community many times but never walked there, I found it an offer I couldn’t refuse.

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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A petite château on Pepper Hill; two worthwhile ones in the Lower Village; midcentury two-bedroom for $6.9 million; renovated Mesa for $4.8 million; brand-new construction off N. Hope Avenue; turnkey Bonnymede; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Car-free State Street will likely be put in front of voters.
••• Renderings of the four-story building proposed for Milpas Street.
••• More Independent endorsements.
••• School president rigged student election to be benefit her chil.
••• Earl Warren Showgrounds is considering partnering with a data center.
••• The fight over the Montecito Sanitary District.
••• Fringe mayoral candidate Boat Rat Matt.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments.

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Just Listed

  • A Petite Château on Pepper Hill
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  • Picacho Lane Compound Priced to Move
  • An Adorable Moody Sisters Cottage That Got Moved to the Mesa
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