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June 27, 2026

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Newsletter: August 5

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August 4, 2020

  • News Roundup

Is the City Getting the Raw End of the Paseo Nuevo Deal?

Other recent news: Lovebird boutique has reopened under new ownership; Florida-based company is taking over Santa Barbara's third cannabis shop; database of public-land destinations; Lake Carneros footbridge closed.

  • Interesting Choices

Check All Sharp Objects at the Door

Thank goodness for homeowners’ quirks—looking at real estate would be a lot less fun without them. 2

August 3, 2020

  • Odds & Ends

Squatters Lived in a Montecito House for Eight Months

Plus: Free demonstrations at StretchLab opening on Coast Village Road; the chapel bells at the Presidio; the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's "Ask a Curator" tool; map of bike paths now and forthcoming; "State Street Serenade" screening and discussion.

  • Food Stuff

Fosters Freeze Will Be Turned Into a Much More Ambitious Restaurant

More food news: The Well in Summerland might end up with a café; a peek inside Little Dom's Seafood; Aperitivo opening update; checking in on Peasants Feast in Solvang; Villa Wine Bar now has sushi night; a tantalizing ice cream flavor for summer; the Harbor & Seafood Festival has been canceled. 2

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Newsletter: August 3

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August 2, 2020

  • Hot Property

The Real Estate Market Continues to Be Nuts

Everything is getting bought—even properties that have been for sale for years. Here are the 11 notable closings of the past week.

August 1, 2020

  • News Roundup

Feedback on the Full-Block Development in the Funk Zone

Other recent news: The county discovered 28 more Covid-19 deaths; four Presidio buildings are getting fixed up; resident vs. Milpas CVS store; school district and teachers come to an agreement; county probation supervisor allegedly embezzled $600,000; the proposed Montecito Sanitary District building.

July 31, 2020

  • Odds & Ends

Biltmore Employees Are Planning a Protest March

Plus: The route for the Fiesta car parade; Paseo Nuevo seeks pop-ups for empty stores, including the former L'Occitane one; proposed new five-story, 31,000-square-foot building on W. Anapamu; UCLA Health clinic on Coast Village Road; new Shoreline Drive house in the works. 1

  • Price Cuts

Million-Dollar Price Jump for Midcentury Mini-Compound

The week’s top price adjustments include a George Washington Smith Tudor, Riviera villas in need of renovation and not, half a historic duplex on E. Canon Perdido, and more.

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