NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The reason why Ty Warner and Four Seasons are feuding (above).
••• More on the mockup of UCSB’s Munger Hall.
••• The old guard’s resistance to change in Solvang.
••• California no longer criminalizes jaywalking.
••• School board candidates face off.
••• Larry David bought in the Hedgerow.
••• The San Jose Creek Bike Path Project in Goleta.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: A Jeff Shelton house that has now sold three times in seven years; the Hope Ranch midcentury designed by Carl Maston; Arcady California cottage; multicolored 1910 Craftsman in Bungalow Haven; Coronada Circle three-bedroom; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Miramar resort is adding more shopping.
••• Beads store is reopening in a new location.
••• The Thousand Steps Beach stairs are back open after a six-month revamp.
••• Ensemble Theatre Company presents Carmen Jones.
••• Plans for a new house on Edgewater Way.
••• The Big Yellow House is for sale.
••• Hotel Santa Barbara’s new look.
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