Local Official Participated in the January 6 Mob
Other recent news: No surprises in election results so far; Santa Barbara News-Press dropped its Sunday edition; Santa Barbara's city attorney was terminated; $530 million value assigned to the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; Coast Village Road urgent care opens this week; TV producer Marcy Carsey expanded her Montecito holdings; Ojai Valley Lavender Festival is moving to Santa Barbara; new kids' store in Goleta; developer of a Buellton bowling alley complex is throwing in the towel. 16
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele Opens Today
More food news: The spiffy new Brass Bird café in Carpinteria; Handlebar has abandoned its plan for a Milpas outpost; La Lieff Wines tasting room in the Funk Zone is open; several 7-Eleven stores are said to be closing; addictive candy from Santa Barbara Pistachio Company. 27
The Neighborhood Bar Has Closed
More food news: Checking out the Mesa's new ice cream shop; Loquita's newish chef; the Organic Soup Kitchen retail counter; L.A. chefs popping up in Los Olivos, Lompoc, and New Cuyama; jazz trio at Revolver; Juice Ranch's Solvang outpost aims to soft-open this week. 11

























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So many businesses dropping out of Santa Ynez- Queen Cup Coffee, The General, Lucky Hen Larder, Asher, Brass Tack, now Cross Hatch- I predict businesses… — Christine!
The restrictions also only apply to projects with a planning permit, because the restriction is not an ordinance, rather it's a policy that gets applied… — Paul
Me too. It was such a bad decision to close it. — Sue Sadler
Thank you for copying and pasting from the article I just read. — Chet
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