Three Santa Barbara Restaurants Were Awarded Michelin’s Bib Gourmand
More food news: The county extended its parklet provision for another two years; a new sake-and-grapefruit spritz born in Montecito; a profile of the Good Plow; activity at a former restaurant space on Chapala; the Santa Barbara Lobster Fest is coming up. 1
Santa Barbara to Make Life Difficult for Liquor Stores
Other recent news: Los Padres National Forest has reopened; a long look at the cannabis situation in Carpinteria; Santa Barbara Ice & Propane appears to have closed; Goleta to fight Winchester Canyon cannabis farm; apartment complex at Castillo and Carrillo moves forward. 2

























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State Street Master Plan …. A long term visioning document to revitalization of downtown over the next 20-30 years. — Mary
Architectural Salvage in the 700 block of Anacapa Street? — Stacey
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I would not bother with any of this until the city decides to take homelessness seriously. People sleeping all over state street this morning. It… — Chris
It seems like nearly all the new restaurants have out-of-town proprietors… Hopefully they’ll be successful and support local causes. — Evan
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