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May 3, 2026

  • Hot Property

Six Recent Sales from Toro Canyon to Hope Ranch

Look no further for proof that the market is moving: here are six closings from the past few days, for houses that are turnkey and not.

  • Price Cuts

New Age Compound Above Summerland Is Back for $1 Million More

The week's other top price changes: Eleven-acre teardown with ocean views; the worst of the 1980s on Sea Cliff; suburban exterior with stylish interior in Ennisbrook; cute old Spanish house downtown.

June 26, 2020

  • News Roundup

Montecito Water District Approves Big Desalination Deal

Plus: Lucky's steakhouse has temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for Covid-19; the Montecito Association burns down the welcome wagon; Westside street closure; deadline extended for comments about Los Padres National Forest tree-cutting.

  • Odds & Ends

Nail Salons Are Allowed to Reopen

Plus: The city's parking lots and garages are charging again; Funk Zone vacant lot changes hands; parts of Santa Cruz Island closed for restoration after fire; how to create a clean-air room.

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Newsletter: June 26

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June 25, 2020

  • Food Stuff

A New Restaurant on Padaro Beach Opens This Weekend

More food news: Roman-style pizzeria Noemi soft-opens on Saturday; the Ojai Valley Inn has reopened; Bouchon is incorporating part of Scarlett Begonia's former space.

  • News Roundup

Santa Barbara’s Nordstrom Store Is Officially Closed

Other local news: Cyclists now asked to dismount on parts of State Street; county scaling back plans to expand swimming pool access; Sonos layoffs; proposed increase of electricity rates; school district looking at a "hybrid scenario" for reopening; why a police officer was fired.

June 24, 2020

  • Just Listed

Ready for a Little Dwell Magazine Cosplay?

Other noteworthy new listings: Neoclassical compound with ideal guesthouses; architectural eyeful on East Valley Road; Montecito bungalow; ocean views where you wouldn't expect them; 1920s houses painted peach and pink.

  • Odds & Ends

Montecito Is About to Impose a Groundwater Tax

Plus: Ty Warner's plants; a better look at the little building under construction way up Hot Springs Road; industry lobbyists are pushing to defang the state's insurance commissioner; four recent sales of note.

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Newsletter: June 24

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Just Listed

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Restaurant News

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Burning Questions

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