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December 21, 2025

  • Just Listed

Aiming High in Bel Air Knolls

The new listings keep coming.... Notable ones this week also include 2.9 acres in Ennisbrook, yet another house on School House Road, and a bunch that haven't changed hands in decades.

  • News Roundup

Santa Barbara County Inches Closer to the Red Tier

Other recent news: The state has allowed nail salons to open, if the county approves it; Isla Vista landlords cracking down on partying; East Beach construction; writer found dead in Mission Creek; local couple celebrates 80th wedding anniversary; new county guidelines for measuring traffic impact; Goleta mayoral candidates.

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Newsletter: September 23

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How Two Design Experts Created a Mediterranean Estate Like No Other

On over two-and-a-half acres in a sought-after location, with sweeping ocean and island views, 956 Mariposa Lane defies modern stereotypes of Mediterranean architecture.

September 22, 2020

  • Food Stuff

The Best Bagels in Santa Barbara

More food news: Entrepreneurs who have started businesses during the pandemic; Coast & Olive has reopened; inspiring posters at Handlebar; Yoichi's added sashimi to its bento box lineup; Ye Olde Deli & Thai Food is now Thai Kitchen.

  • Walk With Me

The Small Pleasures of Bungalow Haven

The neighborhood, which has been proposed as a historic district, is rich with Craftsman houses and sweet moments. 3

September 21, 2020

  • News Roundup

Paseo Nuevo’s Attempt to Extend Its Lease Hits a Snag

Other recent news: Mission Canyon trail to be closed for Southern California Edison repair work; Cottage Health's new urgent-care center in Goleta; free drive-through flu shots; school-board candidates Wendy Sims-Moten and Devany Bechler.

September 20, 2020

  • Hot Property

A Truly Major Week for Santa Barbara Real Estate

The 22 sales—and that's just the ones that were entered into the MLS—include a splashy contemporary on Butterfly Beach, part of the original Arcady estate, midcentury houses on the Riviera and in the Hedgerow, and many more.

September 19, 2020

  • Odds & Ends

Eight-Acre Cannabis Farm Proposed for Carpinteria

Plus: First glimpse of the stone-tower house being built on East Valley Road; Santa Barbara Airport expansion; construction has started on the Las Positas/Modoc bike and pedestrian path; new date for John Legend's Santa Barbara Bowl show.

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Newsletter: September 19

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Just Listed

  • Nineties Mediterranean in Park Highlands
  • Supersize Spec Compound South of the Freeway
  • A Handsome Renovation in Hope Ranch
  • A Heck of a Swimming Pool on Ortega Ridge
  • Spiffy $20 Million Spec Reno in Hope Ranch

Recent Comments

What are the changes for boat slip owners? I am in Marina #3. Paid $19K for a 28’ slip permit in 2016. Now they are… — James Adelman

Yep, that puts it on my permanent "No Fly" list. Oh, how I love parts of the world where everything-- food, tax, tip, service, is… — C. Andrew

Nailed it! And let's not forget that 5% cost of living charge they stuff into the bill. — Cee Oh

We looked at the property and it needs a lot of work. There was mold and water leaks, no beach access and all kinds of… — Steve

Max, You are correct. Santa Barbara is on track to become a trifecta of second homes (via new build apartments). AirBnBs and Section 8 housing. — Cate

Slip owners do pay property tax, there is a possessory interest tax of 1% of the assessed value of the slip that is based on… — Rich

True! To describe where it is, out in Goleta...then explain the whole 7 mile long strip...or not. — Don

Boat owners don’t own the slips, they have permits to use the slips which are public land. They pay permit fees, not property tax This… — LD

I would like to see all the taxes they collect and what they pay out and to who, its basic mathematics every person should know… — David ochoa

Is the city banning boat owners from owning the slips? No more cash transactions, then no more property taxes collected if they are worthless — Derek

Restaurant News

  • The End of the Isla Vista Food Coop Downtown Market
  • Dart Coffee Co. Is Expanding to Summerland
  • Inside the New, Mostly Vegan Corner Market Downtown
  • Pascucci Restaurant Will Close After 33 Years
  • Opening Date for Que at the Santa Barbara Public Market

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Walk With Me

  • The Arty Heart of Downtown Santa Barbara
  • A Five-Block Adventure in Downtown Ventura
  • East Meets West on Mountain Drive
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  • In the Shadow of Magnolia Center
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Burning Questions

  • What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
  • When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
  • What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
  • Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
  • Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
  • How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
  • What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?

Get Out of Town

  • That’s Life in Death Valley
  • An Old West Town in Wine Country
  • The Glorious Isolation of Santa Barbara Island
  • Hiking From Hotel to Hotel in the Dolomites
  • A Ramble Through the English Countryside
  • Notes From Up North
  • Sleeping in Style at Ojai’s New Hotel El Roblar
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