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May 10, 2026

  • News Roundup

Naked Man Rescued from Inside a Storm Drain

Other local news: Public Health director expects a mid-May Covid-19 surge; childcare for frontline workers; the history of Quarantina Street; state to house homeless in hotels; CARES Act snags; gun sales soar; bookstores are open; fashion entrepreneur expands Montecito estate.

April 4, 2020

  • Price Cuts

Panoramic Mountain and Harbor Views in Alta Mesa

The week's other top price reductions: Renovated ranch house way up the hill in Montecito; Spanish-Moorish fantasia in Hope Ranch; Golden Quadrangle teardown; 1930s Spanish on a Riviera cul-de-sac.

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Newsletter: April 4

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April 3, 2020

  • News Roundup

California Sent Cottage Health 200,000 Unusable N95 Masks

Other local news: There are now 139 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including three more police officers; rapid testing finally available here, to a limited degree; city basketball courts and park picnic sites closed; marvelous Tecolote Bookshop is open.

  • Odds & Ends

Snake Season Is Here

Plus: The Perfect Fit tailor is making free face masks; Santa Barbara T-shirts for a good cause; 93108 Fund is helping Montecito employees; another Barton Myers house in the works for Toro Canyon; office complex being converted to residential; city seeks Covid-19 volunteers.

April 2, 2020

  • Just Listed

The Perfect Little Lower Riviera House

Also recently listed: 9,000-square-foot contemporary pile in Montecito; Provençal aspirations on a golf course; 1928 house on a San Roque corner lot; Hope Ranch blank slate with ocean views.

  • News Roundup

First Covid-19 Death in Santa Barbara County

And the total number of cases is now 111. Other local news: When the pandemic might peak here; Isla Vista closing beaches to discourage the annual Deltopia party; some property tax late penalties to be canceled; Ventura might close its public boat ramp; helping local dogs.

April 1, 2020

  • Food Stuff

Loyal Customers Spend $500 on Metropulos Fine Foods Gift Cards

More food news: Santa Barbara Fish Market introduces seafood boxes; Café Stella has reopened; Il Fustino is selling Rancho Gordo beans; gift cards for the Daisy; toilet paper as incentive.

  • Burning Questions

What’s This Concrete Ramp Thing on East Beach?

"I noticed this concrete ramp thing while walking on East Beach. What is it?" —W. 1

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Newsletter: April 1

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