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July 26, 2020
Plus: Gallery coming to Coast Village Road; smart Covid-19 update from Sansum Clinic's CEO; more on Porch's moving sale; traffic breaks on the 101 in Montecito; Hot Springs fixer now available for rent; Ojai house with its own baseball field.
July 25, 2020
The week before last, hardly anything closed, and I started to wonder whether the hot market was cooling down. Last week, however, it roared back to life. Here are the 12 closings of note.
Other recent news: Rumored layoffs at the Biltmore; 16,000-square-foot mixed-use development opens soon in Paso Robles; progress in farming shellfish off Ventura; a push for manufactured fish reefs off Goleta.
July 24, 2020
They're dropping from eight figures to seven. The week's other top adjustments: Two Montecito properties around $5 million have raised their prices; spec renovation inching toward reality.
More food news: Mesa Burger's Coast Village Road outpost has opened; a second Sweet Wheel Farms farmstand; $2 afternoon cold brews at Low Pigeon; your best cheese bet now that C'est Cheese is gone; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on De La Vina has closed; will Magic Castle Cabaret reappear?
July 23, 2020
Other recent news: An apparent "Karen" moment in the Gelson's parking lot; interview with the director of "Palm Springs"; interim community development director chosen; Habitat for Humanity's store is closing; Dara Road development debate. 1
Plus: The Miniso store on State Street is closed; Giannetti Home is leaving its pretty downtown location; police detain man who fell asleep in his car while holding a gun; Santa Barbara Historical Museum will reopen as an outdoor museum. 1
Other noteworthy new listings: Another massive Mediterranean mansion in Montecito; teardown next to the Pepper Hill lair-in-progress; Hope Ranch compound with putting green; move-in-ready in Summerland; on the seventh fairway in Birnam Wood; new-build near the San Marcos Preserve; contemporary design in the Sea Meadow enclave.
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And I would guess that Bellosgurado pays more in taxes than those two because its property is much more valuable. — Judy's Older Brother
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RE Bellosgurado, for context, it would be helpful to know what the SB Historical Museam and Carriage museums, etc pay for property taxes, as they… — Rob
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Agreed. How an establishment that charges $50 entrees and $8 for bread has to tack on 5 percent for their staff? Siteline seems to have… — Dan
And I would guess that Bellosgurado pays more in taxes than those two because its property is much more valuable. — Judy's Older Brother
SB Carriage Museum doesn't pay property tax and claims the welfare-exemption. SB Historical Museum is different, the building is owned by the County so is… — Rich
What's up with this annoying trend of affixing a question mark to the end of a declarative sentence? — Nicolas Rolin
RE Bellosgurado, for context, it would be helpful to know what the SB Historical Museam and Carriage museums, etc pay for property taxes, as they… — Rob
I won't be trying Little Mountain until they drop the pricing shenanigans. Adding a 5% surcharge at the end may not seem huge in the… — CAF
131 De LA Guerra — Richard