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October 13, 2026

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Newsletter: June 4

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June 3, 2025

  • Slow News Week

Vanity, Thy Name Is… (Part 3)

No disrespect to SB DREMN or GR8TDAD, but the best vanity license plates are the ones that are a little surprising.... 1

June 2, 2025

  • Hot Property

Former Clubhouse in Hope Ranch Sells for $7.8 Million

Last week's sales also include Montecito Oaks for $1.2 million over ask; Birnam Wood turnkey; 1950 hacienda above San Roque; Hedgerow-ish project; Montecito Shores for a loss; West Beach hot potato; Mission Canyon stunner; and more.

June 1, 2025

  • Odds & Ends

The Biltmore’s Reopening Has Been Pushed Back

Plus: ChatGPT's roast of Santa Barbara County; new effort to change the way Santa Barbara is run; update on the Electrify America charging station; Kaarem's Victoria Court boutique has closed; Dawes to play the Lobero Theatre; downtown building to be clad in artificial turf; note from a descendant of the proprietor of the Weeping Willow Inn. 10

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Newsletter: June 1

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  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 1

May 30, 2025

  • News Roundup

Can Anything Be Done About the Monstrosity Behind the Mission?

Other recent news: A second launch facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base; research into the noise caused by rocket launches; electric shuttle to run along lower State Street. 53

May 29, 2025

  • Just Listed

The Debut of the Housing Development Near the Polo Club

Noteworthy new listings also include a mini compound in El Caserio; a 1960s Mediterranean near the San Ysidro Ranch; lovely spec reno in a less fancy part of Montecito; half of a Sea Meadow duplex; Pepper Hill in need of updating; another big-ass Park Highland house; and more. 1

May 28, 2025

  • Walk With Me

On Summerland’s Western Fringe

Don't let the gentrification of the main drag fool you: the town's signature funkiness can still be found on the side streets. 9

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Newsletter: May 28

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