A House So Sweet It Could Break Your Heart

Other noteworthy new listings: 1890 cottage downtown; cute fixer above Coast Village Road; boxy contemporary in the Lower Riviera; Gobernador Canyon farm with approved plans.

County Says No to Private Helistop

Other recent news: Direct flights to Sonoma County for two months; Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History reopens to the public; C Magazine's Summerland pop-up; Goleta abandons sales tax increase; how decommissioning oil platforms might affect fishing; new leopard at the zoo.

Meet the Man Building a Better Burrito

Like most of us, David Medina has ordered more pickup and delivery in the last few months than ever before—usually with disappointing results. So for Better Burrito, his new company specializing in breakfast burritos, he designed the experience around delivery. 1

Newsletter: July 8

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Pedestrian-Only State Street Is Now One Block Shorter

Plus: Coral Casino is renovating various parts of the complex; the latest glimpse of the Pepper Hill lair-in-progress; join Ojai Raptor Center for a bird release; Ambiance is gone; a "tennis kiosk" on San Ysidro Lane; auction signs.

How the Board of Supervisors Put the Cannabis Industry’s Interests First

Other recent news: Long waits for Covid-19 tests and results; Santa Barbara starts process of community review of police department; two local Boys & Girls Clubs merging; rare jellyfish spotted here.

Knapp’s Other Castle Is on the Market

The Montecito home of George Owen Knapp is being offered for $5.35 million. At one acre, it's but a crumb of the original 70-acre estate known as Arcady. Still, the 1905 Italianate house provides a glimpse of how life used to be. 3

Another Home Store Is Opening in Summerland

Other recent news: Fifteen-foot shark spotted off the Santa Barbara Harbor; San Marcos High School student making change happen; continued push for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary; the man behind Montecito's beautiful memorial benches.

The Robin Hood of Restaurants Is Opening on State Street

Everytable, a chain that charges less in food deserts than in affluent areas, has chosen Santa Barbara for its first outpost outside of L.A. 1

Newsletter: July 6

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