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December 17, 2025

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Newsletter: September 17

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September 16, 2025

  • Slow News Week

Parking, Santa Barbara Style

Who doesn't love complaining about other people's inability to park? 6

September 15, 2025

  • Hot Property

Hope Ranch Equestrian Property Sells Off-Market for $24 Million

Last week's sales also include a Hollister Ranch full share with macadamia orchard; 1980s Mediterranean near the back of San Ysidro Ranch; walkable to Montecito Union School; big views way above Goleta; Bel Air Knolls spec reno; and more. 1

September 14, 2025

  • Odds & Ends

The Pad Climbing Gym Opens This Week

Plus: Funk Zone vacant lot changed hands; the Santa Barbara Indie Film Festival is coming up; Highway 101 off-ramp to reopen; Los Lobos coming to the Lobero; exhibit of photographs from the "Heaven's Gate" set. 2

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Newsletter: September 14

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  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 4

September 12, 2025

  • Just Listed

Mediterranean on Two Acres East of the Hedgerow

Noteworthy new listings also include Ennisbrook for $27 million; Upper East renovation; glam style in Alta Mesa; on the outer fringe of Hidden Valley; 1970s bones on Glendessary Lane; 1925 East Beach cottage; downtown decay; and more. 3

September 11, 2025

  • News Roundup

State Legislative Move Could Block the Development Behind the Mission

Other recent news: Downtown parking lots may shift to "pay-on-foot" model; possible redesign of the Earl Warren Showgrounds; 956-unit Noleta complex to start construction; new pedestrian signal on Las Positas Road; Santa Barbara offering rebates for lawn replacement. 10

September 10, 2025

  • The Great Outdoors

The Bluffs and Beach of What Was Once Naples

West of Goleta is a broad swath of undeveloped land and a long stretch of beach. When the low mist glides over the windswept land, it feels lost in time, or like another continent. 8

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Newsletter: September 10

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