The Jeff Shelton stuff.....I just can't.....
Of course many of us are welcoming this change!! No taxpayer money wasted at all. This has nothing to do with the State Street issue.
Donald, what you believe about pedestrians on State street is just what you believe. I think Mayor Rowse and Jeff Harding believe cars are better for business. I think we all could get a better idea if the sales tax for those businesses in the twelve blocks were made public. Let's go back ten years.
The buyer can still be represented by an agent, and the buyer can still ask the seller to pay for the buyer's agent. The difference is - now, instead of the SELLER'S agent determining how much the BUYER'S agent is paid, the buyer gets to negotiate the fee with his/her agent. I could envision a buyer negotiating a flat fee with a buyer's agent, payable upon the successful closing of the house, with the fee either being paid out of the buyer's pocket or (if the buyer is short on cash) asking the seller to pay it out of closing costs.
It will probably take a while for this to happen, as realtors will be resistant to a change in the status quo.
The "standard" 6 percent commission was always negotiable and disappeared in my experience at least two decades ago. It is generally a bit above 5%, and often 4% for high end properties, in general. The ruling does not preclude buyers paying their agents, and since we are talking about 2.5% buyers commission being in some sort of limbo, I do not see a significant savings for buyers. A home currently priced at a million dollars reduced 2.5% would become $975,000-all else being equal. That same house may get multiple offers and sell way over asking. Or not. Only time will tell.
I don't know what Nugget the Carp foodie is talking about because the original Nugget in Summerland is open with lines to get in from 5PM-8:30Pm when they close. It will do really well in Carpinteria.....maybe even stay open a little later! Every Entre is delicious.....
Wow, this has not been my experience at all. The hosts, managers and waitstaff have been unfailingly attentive and gracious. I don't see the "whiff of neglect" either. The patio is gorgeous and the food is unlike any other in town. I drag all our out-of-town guests there and they all love it (and no, they aren't vegans).
Agree completly. I also think they should eliminate the bike lanes. Bikers could still use the street, but without a bike lane, Experiments in the Netherlands show that when cars and bikes no longer have dedicated lanes they slow waaaayyy down and look out for pedestrians (it's called a "witloof"). Dedicated lanes invite vehicles to drive with impunity (It's MY lane) and they do not look where they are going. If bikers and drivers want speed, there are parallel streets one block away. Surely there can be one street in this town solely for pedestrians?
Love the paseo plan. I hadn't seen that before.
Definitely worth the trip to Isla Vista to pick up some Yetz bagels. They are as good as, or even better, than any New York bagel and that is saying a LOT!
Flirting with Disaster is a classic :)
I would assume the website is a template that they haven't fully customized yet.
https://indiantandoorikingdom.com/
I was curious to find out more about the new Indian restaurant that you highlight, Indian Tandoori Kingdom, and went to the website, I am very confused by the photos of their staff (they look like stock photos) that they have posted. Seems the names associated with the pics are off. There is also a quote/poem, on the “About” page contributed to Christopher Nolan and another by Steven Spielberg? Perhaps the website was pushed out before it was finished and reviewed. Could the pics of the chefs and the quotes/poems be placeholders?
Maybe they should put an outdoor dining patio on the roof...lots of sq ft and views to boot :)
Can’t read NY Times articles unless one is a subscriber.
This is sad to read. We loved eating outside there. It is so, so noisy when dining inside.
I thought vacation rentals weren’t allowed. Getting rid of them seems like a quick way to create more much needed housing for renters.
Why was the Public Market's outdoor dining parklet on Victoria Street removed? I for one am now a lot less likely to patronize it, a step backwards from efforts to make the Market successful and help revitalize downtown.
Bring on the culinary diversity! I welcome any and all creative restauranteurs to expand the drinking and dining scene in Carp.—especially establishments with such generous pours as The Nugget. Now if we can just get places to stay open past 9….
The architects have provided attractive drawings, but they have ignored the core issues of cars and parklets. Too controversial? Will someone please explain to my why the advocates for returning cars to State St. [e.g. Jeffrey Harding in the Montecito Journal and seemingly Randy Rowse] think returning cars to State Street is going to improve sales for businesses on State Street? Pedestrians patronize stores and restaurants/wine bars, not sightseeing tourists only driving up State St. or the local "cruisers" going up and down the street that I used to see pre-COVID while sitting at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I for one am most interested in outdoor restaurant seating without the noise and pollution of motor vehicles. That provides an inducement to visit and patronize the downtown.
You got it!
Cota and Garden.
Keith… what conspiracy theories are you referring to?? We are just making educated assumptions
Not the entire city council, Mayor Rowse and Eric Frieden wanted to follow the city staff.
$15M for a property that burned down in the Thomas fire only 6 years ago.. It’s no wonder insurance companies are fleeing our state
The idea of the seller paying the commission was to make sure the buyer is represented accordingly, which is now ip to the buyer to make sure he gets an agent and doesn’t try to safe money or has no one to represent him because he can’t afford it. Do people really think sellers will lower their listing price now because there is no buyers commission to be paid? Come on…
