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May 12, 2026

  • Big Changes

Local Developers Aim High at La Cumbre Plaza

The father-and-son team of Jim and Matt Taylor is leading the charge to rethink La Cumbre Plaza: their goal is a major city-center-style complex, possibly with a park and even a pedestrian bridge. 12

January 10, 2022

  • Food Stuff

A High-Concept Brewery Is Opening in the Funk Zone

More food news: Broad Street Oyster Company's debut got pushed back a few days; a barbecue restaurant is opening in Old Town Goleta; the interesting dinner menu for the Dutchess in Ojai; a new beer-and-wine bar in Los Alamos; praise for the soups at Erewhon and the frozen lasagna at Vons. 1

January 9, 2022

  • Burning Questions

Is Santa Barbara Going to Introduce Residential Compost Bins?

"Lots of Southern California cities are starting to provide compost trash cans to help cut back on CO2 emissions caused by food waste disposed in landfills and comply with California's SB1383 law. Couldn’t find anything online about it happening here." —C. 1

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Newsletter: January 9

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January 8, 2022

  • News Roundup

A New Chapter for the Santa Barbara Public Market

Other recent news: Ortega Park renovation is in limbo; did a YouTube personality intentionally crash a plane near New Cuyama?; Santa Barbara Unified School District makes Covid testing mandatory and pauses all extracurricular activities; company found financially liable for 2016 Sherpa Fire; old trolley tracks uncovered; two new ventures for Acme Hospitality; Gaviota's Dos Pueblos Ranch sells for $25.5 million.

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

January 7, 2022

  • Just Listed

A Hundred-Year-Old Stone House on the Riviera

Other noteworthy new listings include a Cielito house with a grotto pool and an electrified cave; 11 acres above Summerland; a Riviera flip with approved plans for a new house; a Hedgerow teardown; the original model home for a gated community; and more. 1

January 6, 2022

  • Odds & Ends

Inside the New Australian Walkabout at the Santa Barbara Zoo

Plus: A forthcoming book about Lotusland; Billy Strings is playing two nights at the Santa Barbara Bowl; MarBorg's recycling centers are temporarily closed due to staffing shortages; Bella Vista Drive is now closed till June; anyone know a good vacation rental in Big Sur? 3

January 5, 2022

  • Food Stuff

Broad Street Oyster Company Is Taking Over the Cubaneo Space

More food news: Mangione's Italian Ice is finally getting ready to open; Montecito Wine Bistro's return has been pushed back; Handlebar's Canon Perdido annex has opened; Old Town Coffee's tipping policy; Choppa Poke's downtown outpost closed; the Hotel Californian's Foley Food & Wine Society will coexist next to Blackbird; Petit Valentien's long vacation. 7

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Newsletter: January 5

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Just Listed

  • Sprawling 1919 Villa in Mission Canyon
  • Big and Brand New Just Outside the Lower Village
  • A Pair of Midcentury Gems
  • A Steal on Pepper Hill for $17 Million
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Recent Comments

I hope the new Pascucci will offer affordable lunches for those of us working in the area! — Kathie

A lot of price cuts on these higher priced properties. — Don

Not even a real name, absolutely nothing to help - I couldn't even finish this bot's diatribe. Yuck — Chet

Pickle Ball - for the people who can't play tennis or ping pong — Chet

The roads are horrible all over the city. I live on the Mesa and it is a joke. De La Vina is pothole breeding ground.… — Chet

Agreed. How about they ask, "would like to add a living wage tax above and beyond the tip?" Shameless — Chet

I agree. Idt these desert colors look good at all + they look out of place. The design standard seems to be morphing from Spanish… — John

Failing to plan is planning to fail. The resident population of SB is not the driving factor in planning to preserve our community nor how… — KG

Having toured the building I can confirm the section in question is an elevator. — Tom Wilson

Backside of Cliff Room! — Elliott

Restaurant News

  • Pascucci’s Owner Has Plans for a New Restaurant
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  • Yet Another New Restaurant in Carpinteria
  • Brass Bird Has Opened in San Roque
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Burning Questions

  • Will You Explain the Plan to Adapt the Waterfront for Climate Change?
  • Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
  • How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
  • Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
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  • What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
  • When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?

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