GET OUT OF TOWN
Notes from a road trip north, including the Hotel Cheval in Paso Robles, the marvelous Pinnacles National Park, and the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Hope Ranch hot potato for the fourth time in five years; Spanish style on Hidden Valley Lane; the least fancy house on Channel Drive; Cottages at Summerland for $600,000 over ask; 1904 Upper East roomfest; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Sansum Clinic has begun its merger with Sutter Health.
••• Plans for a bike lane and transit service on the State Street Promenade.
••• The Katy Perry/Orlando Bloom real estate trial is underway.
••• Modoc Road bike path progress.
••• Santa Barbara Unified School District to build employee housing.
••• Planning Commission chairperson rips the city council over the housing crisis.
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