December 6, 2025
Other recent news: Bacara is trying to close beach access at night; Central Coast throws its hat in the ring for the Space Force headquarters; Pier to Peak race postponed; interviews with two more school-board candidates. 1
Plus: Unmanned 9,260-square-foot battery array proposed; county Board of Supervisors looking into new vacation-rental regulations; repairs to the San Ysidro Trail's Psycho Slide; Coastal Cleanup Month starts today.
September 4, 2020
The week's top price reductions also include a peach elephant, Padaro Lane beachfront, 21 acres west of Toro Canyon, a WASP delight, and more.
September 3, 2020
On five acres next to the Mission, the property has 21 bedrooms, a chapel, a meditation hut, and lush gardens. It's closing because there aren't enough monks to staff it. 2
More food news: Cheeseburgers and fries at Merci; Honey B is baking bagels on Sundays; an impassioned plea to save the Press Room; clever table markers at Satellite; excellent new Bell's T-shirt; Alisos Canyon is now officially an American Viticultural Area.
Other recent news: Dylan Star boutique is moving to the Funk Zone; surge in county cannabis revenue; profile of musician Zach Gill; Goleta allows businesses to put up shade tents; oil drilling in Los Padres National Forest; the News-Press endorsed Trump again.
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September 2, 2020
Plus: Jeff Shelton's marvelous tiles; local artist Kara Suhey's new print shop; "historical happy hour" about the Gaviota Coast in 1919; new home for Goleta clothing reseller Lazy Eye Shop; Porch's Summerland store is opening.
It feels like a cross between Trader Joe's and Lazy Acres, with the folksiness of the former and the healthfulness of the latter. 1
Nine noteworthy properties new to market, including a distinctive house on Ortega Ridge, oceanfront properties on Miramar Beach and Padaro Lane, and an Upper East house with a barn. 3
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Thank you for all the work to provide all this great information on our local real estate. $40 million or close to the freeway would… — tina
Interesting. Where are those two things different? — Instant Alligator
Sounds to me like we have a problem with the voters. How do you solve that? From what I understand, the largest voting group are… — Instant Alligator
Good! — Roger
Chinese Lantern Tree is so invasive and messy, its a bad street tree. Certainly be a beautiful tree in the landscaping, but it has its… — TINA
My parents cut down their Chinese Lantern tree over 30 years ago, and I still marvel at all the shoots the old root system still… — Heidi
Well- why not give the Chumash the Channel and let them operate Sable? Bring out the money making machines! I’m positive they would find a… — Christine!
Right, I was excited about that. — Vic
The grocery store "compostable" bags are awful and take a very long time to actually degrade. Suggestions: 1. Take your own bags to the Farmer's… — Pat
No and no.... — Erik Torkells