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May 6, 2026

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Newsletter: November 23

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  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 2

November 21, 2025

  • Just Listed

A Handsome Renovation in Hope Ranch

Noteworthy new listings also include contemporary interiors on the back of the Riviera; dramatic improvements on Las Alturas; midcentury Italian style in Carpinteria; and a 1980s traditional in San Roque.

November 20, 2025

  • News Roundup

Delta Is Ending Flights Between Santa Barbara and Atlanta

Other recent news: Birnam Wood's plan to remove the 77 eucalyptus trees along East Valley Road; city council member Kristen Sneddon is running for mayor; an option for fewer affordable-housing units at Paseo Nuevo; more citations issued to e-bike riders; the University of California bought a Hope Ranch house for UCSB's chancellor; Summer Solstice Celebration's 2026 theme. 24

November 19, 2025

  • Get Out of Town

The Glorious Isolation of Santa Barbara Island

On the smallest of the eight Channel Islands, you really do feel like you're in the middle of the ocean. 4

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Newsletter: November 19

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November 18, 2025

  • Food Stuff

Opening Date for Que at the Santa Barbara Public Market

More food news: Update on El Encanto's plan for a pergola with retractable roof; new Summerland café; a breakfast burrito pop-up at Na Na Thai; Merci's chicken pot pie; rentable raclette grills. 23

November 17, 2025

  • Hot Property

Slick Compound at the Top of Picacho Lane Sells for $28 Million

Last week's sales also include a Park Lane Mediterranean; vacant lot on Valley Club Road; another polo PUD model home; TV Hill floops; renovated 1913 Craftsman in the Upper East; Hidden Valley outlier; El Caserio mini-compound; the roofline of the year; and more.

November 16, 2025

  • Odds & Ends

Two More New Fitness Studios

Plus: Veronica Beard is open on Coast Village Road; firsthand report from a friend whose house was burgled; the inaugural Santa Barbara Literary Festival will be this spring; the Los Patos Bridge interpretive display; Train and Barenaked Ladies to play the Santa Barbara Bowl. 5

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Newsletter: November 16

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