A Push to Remove the Southbound 101 Onramp at San Ysidro Road
Other recent news: New dates for the construction of three roundabouts; a block of Anacapa will become two-way starting this fall; possible new uses for the Earl Warren Showgrounds; pelicans determined to be starving; no charges in Santa Barbara High School prank; groundwater fee in Carpinteria; dreary design proposed for W. Montecito Street hotel. 4
First Look Inside Rare Society, the Funk Zone Steakhouse Opening Next Week
More food news: More on the all-day restaurant opening at Anacapa and Ortega; food hall coming to San Roque; the new breakfast and lunch menu at the Dutchess in Ojai; artist Michael E. Long's recently completed diorama of the Blue Owl. 2
A New Jewelry Boutique on State Street
Plus: Rêver Atelier has moved; Rad Power Bikes's showroom will be in the Funk Zone; Q&A with "Bull Durham" creator Ron Shelton at Chaucer's Books; Santa Ynez General pop-up in Montecito; $4.5 million price cut for 32-acre oceanfront property; new book of D.J. Javier's tray artworks; amusing Montecito Union School misspelling. 5

























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PS. Coast Village Road is not Montecito. That’s well known but unimportant. MONTECITO has 3 fine dinner options: Pane Y Vino, Firehouse Grill and Futniture… — Cate
Wasteful spending to change the NAME of post office!?!? Place names are handy. Giving a facility a person name is silly, impractical AND COSTLY! Stop… — Cate
Food should not be swimming in butter, period. But I want them to succeed. — Foodie
Concerning the budget shortfalls- funny the County just can’t see the connection between Sable operating & tax revenue flowing in. The CCC saw the glowing… — Christine!
Concerning the county’s projected financial shortfall: I just couldn’t help but be reminded of the 48% pay increases the Supervisors just granted themselves in May.… — Curtis
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I graduated from Brooks Institute in 1965, married a lovely native of Montecito and adopted Santa Barbara as my home, not where I was born,… — Max Schnorf
I love Little Mountain and have been three times. The rice is $12 not $17 and it's swimming in butter not oil and everyone whose… — Leslie Westbrook
Le Petit Valentien -- maybe not classic French, but pretty close and great prices and great chef Robert. (and Ethiopian on the weekends!) — Leslie Westbrook