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September 23, 2026

  • Hot Property

What Passes for a Slow Week in Santa Barbara Real Estate These Days

Notable sales include two splendid—and very different—properties by Chester Carjola, another Sea Meadow house, a remarkable price for the Coast Village area, and more.

November 14, 2020

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this photo was taken? Prove it in the comments. Update: We have a winner! 4

  • News Roundup

Santa Barbara County Might Go Back to the Purple Tier

Other recent news: UCSB staff member reportedly killed by being pushed off cliff; more on the new Caldwell Snyder gallery; the local behind a UVC lamp that kills microorganisms; progress for the Carpinteria Rincon Bluffs Preserve; new SBPD crime map; 14,000-square-foot Buellton entertainment center in the works.

November 13, 2020

  • Price Cuts

Chateau on the Fourth Tee

The week's top price adjustments also include a midcentury-contemporary hybrid near Butterfly Beach, one of Jeff Shelton's more subdued works, a trapezoidal house in West Beach, and more.

  • Food Stuff

The Paradise Cafe Space Is Going Back to the Future

Acme Hospitality confirmed what had been hinted for a while now: the new name of the Paradise Cafe space is La Paloma Cafe, same as it was before Paradise. And the food appears to be Mexican. 1

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Newsletter: November 13

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November 12, 2020

  • Big Changes

First Look at the Design for the New Police Station

The three-story headquarters for the Santa Barbara Police Department—along with a 244-space parking structure—is planned for the lot at the corner of Santa Barbara and E. Cota, currently the site of the Saturday farmers' market. 2

  • Odds & Ends

New Bike Shop in the Funk Zone

Plus: Checking in on two buildings under construction on De La Guerra; robust new dashboard for tracking Covid-19 data; the Mission reopened; someone is building a 17,334-square-foot residence with three outbuildings near Los Alamos; McMenemy Trail art dog. 1

November 11, 2020

  • News Roundup

A San Francisco Couple Spent $41 Million on Two Montecito Mansions

Other recent news: State Street shops blaming restaurants for hurting business; city council forcing landlords to pay for "relocation assistance" when leases aren't renewed; ticketing system approved for Covid-19-related violations; emergency shelter moved to Cabrillo Boulevard; La Casa de la Raza got landmarked.

  • Just Listed

Live and Work on Santa Claus Lane

The week's notable new listings also include California charm—and a coffee orchard—in Toro Canyon, 1980s opulence in Hope Ranch, potential sweetness in east Montecito, and more. 1

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