The Imminent Reinvention of Cliff Drive
Other recent news: Proposed Westside path involves removing 33 trees; city to add more traffic enforcement vehicles with license plate readers; Museum of Contemporary Art canceled this year's Día de los Muertos event; the possible end of capital gains taxes on home sales. 7
Lucky Penny Is Expanding to the Santa Ynez Valley
More food news: Luna Cafe is open in the former Judge for Yourself Cafe; Wylde Works has become Union; national politics has come to Old Town Coffee; the World of Pinot Noir is changing its business model; Kyle's Kitchen is opening near Target; Thai restaurant to take the Crudo space in Solvang; Hotel El Roblar's main restaurant has opened; first impressions of Pinyon's new Ventura outpost. 14
Another Huge Price Cut for the “Floating Home” in the Harbor
Plus: Update on the upper San Ysidro trail and Romero Jeepway; the Riviera "rain totems" have been moved; construction at the former Klaus Automotive building; answers to two questions about debris basins; Steve Martin riffing locally; exploring the Ventura River Parkway Trail to Ojai. 8
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Have Sold Pompeiian Court for a Second Time
Last week's sales also include a Riven Rock spread; fixer/teardown above the Upper Village; Hope Ranch starter home; Montecito Shores two-bedroom for a million off the initial ask; Coyote Road compound for a loss; and an old-school cottage across from Shoreline Park. 6
Recent Comments
Agreed. Not one mention from the city how they would pay for all this (they are in a budget deficit as it is) or made… — Jefferson A.
*Meant to write “passed on the RIGHT.” — BW
These draft plans are ridiculous. At this point, just revert things to what they were. I was a promenade proponent pre-COVID. Attended the town halls… — BW
Have you seen the transformation taking place at the log Mackenzie market building? Wow — Ray
Thanks Sierra! Is Lucca /the bank project moving forward? — Christine!
Christine, I just want to clarify your post above: Ed St. George is a client of Radius, not a part of Radius. I am his… — Sierra
Agreed, why this town always sells out to the tourist trade is sad. This should be a town built for residents, not visitors. — John
The best part of this "anti men" is- the Grandmother of one of the investors is Aleene Jackson- who has a long history being a… — Christine!
More and more hotels. The anti-AirBnB crowd is quiet, curiously. The city used to claim the “housing emergency” was the reason homeowners could not rent… — Eric S
Adam Abrams turns out great food! Great to hear he is with the Good Lion peeps! — Rob