December 20, 2025
Other food news: Chef announced for La Sirena inside Cabrillo Pavilion; Coast & Olive is now serving lunch; pop-up food vendors at the Well in Summerland; profile of a local pasta company; the Detroit-style pizza we need.
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July 13, 2020
Other recent news: New design for big beachfront hotel; the county is looking into using the old Sears store as a Covid-treatment facility; small earthquake outside Carpinteria; Das Williams responds to damning Grand Jury report; courthouse plaque celebrates white people.
"It's the only public building like it on the beach, and you could never built it today," said Parks Department director Jill Zachary on an exclusive tour of the thoroughly renovated East Beach landmark.
July 12, 2020
Other recent news: Edith Caldwell Abode has plans to close; county hospitals are at 50 percent capacity, and ICUs are at 56 percent; man threatened diners with what looked like a machine gun; Goleta Water District voted to raise rates; Amazon now offering online shopping for pickup at the Santa Barbara Whole Foods store.
July 11, 2020
If you want proof that the market is moving, look no further than these 12 notable closings from the past week, from Campanil to Torito Road.
July 10, 2020
Other recent news: Carpinteria freeway project completed five months early; a push to extend State Street experiment; memorial to black people killed in the U.S.; Viva store opened in Paseo Nuevo; leasing companies report stable demand for student housing; five Chumash Casino employees have tested positive.
The week's other top price reductions: 1920 Montecito Tudor; appealing interiors in Ennisbrook; new-build four-bedroom by the San Marcos Foothills preserve; 46-acre lot way up Toro Canyon.
July 9, 2020
More food news: Tyger Tyger is reopening for weekend pop-up dinners; another brewpub said to be coming to lower State Street; new Westside pizza joint; Mercado el Rey has opened.
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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
You can't say that because the Santa Barbara Airport actually is in the City of Santa Barbara - there's a 7-mile long strip of City… — Rich