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December 16, 2025

  • News Roundup

Most Bedrooms at UCSB’s Proposed 5,000-Student Dorm Won’t Have Windows

Other recent news: Challengers emerge for city council members Meagan Harmon and Eric Friedman; the county is not required to enlarge its jail after all; commercial rocket launches made easier at Vandenberg Space Force Base; anonymous gun buyback; updated map for tsunami risk. 1

July 28, 2021

  • Food Stuff

The 11 Best Things I’ve Eaten Lately

People often ask me for restaurant advice, and I can certainly give some, but I get much more enthusiastic when I can recommend specific dishes. 7

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Newsletter: July 28

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July 27, 2021

  • Hot Property

Golden Quadrangle Mansion Sells for $15.8 Million

Other notable sales: Architectural exotica in Hope Ranch; Hedgerow development site for a big price; 1928 Carleton Winslow on Eucalyptus Hill; penthouse in Jeff Shelton’s El Andaluz Building; and more.

July 26, 2021

  • Food Stuff

The Nook Has Reportedly Been Sold

More food news: Delicious sandwiches and more at the new Santa Barbara Hives shop; Bar Le Côte debuted a weekend takeout window; more on the revived Timbers space in Goleta; profile of Alessia Patisserie & Cafe; possible shift of plans for the Greenhouse on Milpas event space.

  • Odds & Ends

Santa Barbara Hives’s New Shop Is a Keeper

Plus: A visit to the cool Neal Feay aluminum fabricator; the Presidio state park has reopened with improvements; new needlepoint shop in Montecito; southbound 101 onramp in Summerland is slated to be completed by November 1; a real steal in Ojai; jewelry pop-up at the Montecito Country Mart; slow news day at the News-Press.

July 25, 2021

  • News Roundup

A Step Forward for Carpinteria’s Surfliner Inn

Other recent news: Remains found of debris-flow victim Jack Cantin; Santa Barbara has banned natural gas in most new construction projects; debate over solar panels atop a downtown garage; the redistricting process for the county's Board of Supervisors; interview with District 4 candidate Barrett Reed; La Cumbre Mutual Water Company seeks deal with Santa Barbara's desalination plant.

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Newsletter: July 25

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July 24, 2021

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. 6

July 23, 2021

  • Just Listed

You’re Going to Need a Closetful of Caftans

Noteworthy new listings also include East Coast style on Eucalyptus Hill; oceanfront fixer/teardown on Summerland's Finney Street; a mystery on Miramar Beach; family-friendly in suburban Montecito; Riven Rock Road contemporary; another Hope Ranch fixer; and many more. 2

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