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December 20, 2025

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Newsletter: January 2

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January 1, 2022

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 1

December 30, 2021

  • Under the Hood

The State of the Site

A look back at the year’s most popular posts—two of which involved a giant red shoe—and a reminder that feedback is genuinely welcome.

December 29, 2021

  • Walk With Me

Quintessential Montecito at Butterfly Beach

While the shoreline is the indisputable star of the Butterfly Beach area, there's plenty more worth exploring—including the Music Academy of the West's splendid campus and drop-dead gorgeous Santa Barbara Cemetery. 5

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Newsletter: December 29

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December 27, 2021

  • Hot Property

Dreamy Cielito Compound Sells for $7 Million

Last week's sales also include Hope Ranch midcentury, a couple on East Valley Road, a four-bedroom in San Roque, and 6,400 square feet of living space near San Antonio Creek.

  • Odds & Ends

Everything Inside Botanik Is 50% Off

Plus: Upcoming concerts and events at the Arlington Theatre; public meeting about new recreational programming at Plaza de Vera Cruz; details about the proposed five-building complex off Old Coast Highway; the enhanced intersection of Santa Monica Road and Via Real; "Juxtaposed" show at Sullivan Goss.

December 26, 2021

  • Slow News Week

The Faces of Santa Barbara (Part 2)

If you look closely, there are faces all around town—although they tend to have expressions that range from blank to despairing.... 1

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Newsletter: December 26

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December 25, 2021

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

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Recent Comments

Slip owners do pay property tax, there is a possessory interest tax of 1% of the assessed value of the slip that is based on… — Rich

True! To describe where it is, out in Goleta...then explain the whole 7 mile long strip...or not. — Don

Boat owners don’t own the slips, they have permits to use the slips which are public land. They pay permit fees, not property tax This… — LD

I would like to see all the taxes they collect and what they pay out and to who, its basic mathematics every person should know… — David ochoa

Is the city banning boat owners from owning the slips? No more cash transactions, then no more property taxes collected if they are worthless — Derek

You can't say that because the Santa Barbara Airport actually is in the City of Santa Barbara - there's a 7-mile long strip of City… — Rich

We rented 1102 Del Mar when it was an Airbnb a couple years ago. It felt small and needs a lot of work! — AK

Perhaps we could use more clarity on the budget shortfall? Maybe some qualified accountants could offer a bit of “pro bono” work to help the… — Instant Alligator

Where is the airport? The Santa Barbara Airport is in Goteta. No!!!!! You cant say that! If you own a business on CVR you are… — Don

Its surrounded by Montecito though. Montecito is a much better descriptor and creates less confusion. — Don

Restaurant News

  • The End of the Isla Vista Food Coop Downtown Market
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  • Pascucci Restaurant Will Close After 33 Years
  • Opening Date for Que at the Santa Barbara Public Market

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Walk With Me

  • The Arty Heart of Downtown Santa Barbara
  • A Five-Block Adventure in Downtown Ventura
  • East Meets West on Mountain Drive
  • On Summerland’s Western Fringe
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Burning Questions

  • What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
  • When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
  • What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
  • Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
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Get Out of Town

  • That’s Life in Death Valley
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  • Notes From Up North
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