ODDS & ENDS
••• The Tri-County Produce building might be spared.
••• Sonoma Fit isn’t happening.
••• More on the Highway 101 veterans’ memorial.
••• Update on the Bossé Toy Train Museum’s expansion.
••• Delusional bike signage.
••• The Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival.
••• Funk Zone flower mural (above).
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Big-view contemporary for $11.05 million; Eucalyptus Hill Mediterranean; Hope Ranch four-bedroom; Montecito Oaks sweetie for $5.85 million; a serious loss on the Riviera; semi-listed Coronada Circle; 1915 curb appeal in the Upper East; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“I came across a bunch of ‘no grading’ signs while hiking the Edison Catway near San Ysidro Trail. Does it mean there will be construction there?” Here’s the answer.
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Recent Comments
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
The state is going to force housing on communities that don't plan for it. Carpinteria can either shape what gets built here or wait for… — BrR