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June 18, 2026

  • Odds & Ends

Progress on the Red Shoe Mystery

Plus: Santa Barbara's EF Education First seeks people to host international students for a few weeks this summer; Roger Daltrey is playing the Bowl; Robin Gowen paintings at Sullivan Goss; new resource centers for pet owners who could use assistance; Los Padres National Forest fire restrictions. 3

May 26, 2021

  • Exclusive

A New Operator Is Taking Over the Cabrillo Pavilion Restaurant

La Sirena and the folks from the Beachcomber at Crystal Cove are out; taking their place is a growing chain from Orange County. 1

  • Just Listed

Who Couldn’t Use a Dedicated Whiskey Room?

Other noteworthy new listings: Two estates with bird's-eye views above Montecito; turnkey on the Riviera; former hotel two blocks from the beach in Carp; mixed-use building on E. Canon Perdido; 1884 Victorian mansion carved into apartments; and many more. 1

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Newsletter: May 26

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May 25, 2021

  • Food Stuff

Costa Restaurant on East Beach Is Opening Soon

More food news: The Daisy resumes normal service this Thursday; Italian dessert restaurant rumored for State Street; profile of chef John Wayne Formica of Pico in Los Alamos; food truck El Pastorcito has opened a pop-up restaurant; the Rascals residency at Bibi Ji is ending; mixed signals from the Greenhouse on Milpas. 1

May 24, 2021

  • News Roundup

United Airlines Is Launching Daily Service to Chicago

Other recent news: Remembering former mayor Hal Conklin; SBPD's embattled public information officer won't be returning next year; a new low-cost airline is using Burbank as a hub; MarBorg's expansion moves forward.

  • Burning Questions

Why Is There a Giant Red Shoe Off Highway 101?

The shoe appears to have made its debut in February. No one has taken credit, but theories abound: the shoe was part of an American Heart Association publicity campaign, or a prank, or placed there by a real-estate agency as a joke. 6

May 23, 2021

  • Odds & Ends

How the Hilltop Barons Made Santa Barbara What It Is Today

Plus: A new slate of shows at the Lobero Theatre; My Morning Jacket to play the Bowl; SeaVees footwear sale; another look at the "Balinese farmhouse" currently on the market; what the Montecito Water District's radio collector devices will look like; ticks spotted on front-country trails; progress on a bike trail through Carpinteria.

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Newsletter: May 23

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May 22, 2021

  • Hot Property

Oceanfront in Hope Ranch Sells for $17 Million

The week's notable sales also include two Romero Canyon megamansions, a charming Montecito farmhouse compound, an oceanfront teardown near Thousand Steps Beach, a San Roque contemporary, an El Caserio two-bedroom, and more.

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I'm unclear how bike lanes are related to maga. For that matter please explain how freeways and rail lines are remotely maga in a state… — Bettye Jones

Worth knowing about the Paseo Nuevo deal: the city is skipping the required competitive bidding process for this public land transfer by using the state-approved… — SBradley

This write up is such a biased take that sides with a handful of people. I imagine the people groaning about this project have a… — Yesenia G.

And if the anti's are worried about pollution, the answer is obvious. Electrify the entire LOSSAN Corridor. Cleaner, quieter, and allows for faster trains. And… — Judy's Older Brother

Is MAGA in the room with us now? — Jefferson A.

Remember this: Frequency is Freedom, and for a line like this, siding projects are essential to improving frequency. (Draw some stringlines yourself, or model it… — UrbanUnPlanner

Like most NIMBYism, environmentalism is just the excuse used to block something the neighbors don’t like — LD

You win the prize for seeing past the City/County lines! The train serves all of California, just like the 101 freeway does, so what might… — Christine!

This article feels very shortsighted. It seems to heavily cater toward the viewpoint of Montecito residents instead of a broader audience. This project also affects… — Christian Lietzow

I think this is a great project, and I think all the pearl clutching by the Padaro Lane folks is a bit premature. LOSSAN reps… — Kevin

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