Overnight RV Camping Lot Proposed at East Beach

••• “The Santa Barbara Harbor Commission has voted to continue exploring a proposal to convert 127 waterfront parking spaces at Chase Palm Park into an overnight RV camping area. This is a pilot project expected to generate up to $348,000 in annual revenue.” Ugh, no. “The pilot project could provide between 16 and 26 RV spaces, depending on the final layout. It is designed as ‘dry camping,’ meaning no utilities such as water, electricity, or sewer connections will be supplied. […] Officials have set an annual revenue goal of over $348,000, roughly matching the income currently generated by standard parking in that section of the lot, as the benchmark for success.” If the goal is to earn the same amount generated now, then why bother? —Edhat

••• The spring “Home & Garden” issue of Santa Barbara Magazine includes a bunch of interesting residences, including the charming Ojai house of Dudley DeZonia and Anne Crawford (with whom I think I worked at short-lived Egg magazine 35 years ago); interior designer Jeffrey Alan Marks’s place on E. Mountain Drive;  the recently renovated—and pretty fabulous—1929 Mary Craig at 680 Buena Vista Drive (recently listed for $34.95 million, and more on that tomorrow); and the house that’s on literally on Summerland Beach, renovated to stunning effect by J.P. Knapp. I’ve been fortunate enough to visit the last two, among the most memorable homes I’ve ever seen.

••• “The Santa Barbara Airport Commission has approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Costco Wholesale Corporation to explore the possibility of a gas station at the airport-owned business park north of Hollister Avenue. The agreement gives Costco 12 months of exclusive rights to study the site and assess whether a gas station could be viable.” —Edhat

••• Nikki Grosso, owner of the “Pig House” on Butterfly Lane in Montecito, gave SFGate an extensive tour of the property, inside and out. “Sometime in the next year and a half, Grosso plans to sell the home when she retires [….] The pigs will sell separately from the house, likely online.”

••• “Can Isla Vista Be a City? [….] The IVCSD Board of Directors has approved funding a fiscal analysis to see if the student-filled community can financially support itself.” —Noozhawk

••• The building at 101 W. Canon Perdido Street will the home of Canon Vaults, which “will offer conditioned self-storage containers, safety deposit boxes, wine storage, art storage, and a social lounge for select customers to enjoy curated art, music, drinks and conversation.” —Noozhawk

••• The tree of the month: “The amazingly sweet perfume that drifts from the flowers of the Sweetshade Tree gives this lovely tree its name—a divine combination of the fragrances of Plumeria blossoms and orange blossoms. […] It is a member of the family Pittosporaceae, which includes the much more commonly available tree species in the genus Pittosporum that also bear fragrant flowers.” —Edhat (photo by David Gress courtesy Santa Barbara Beautiful)

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