That baseline property is insane. Ag., barns, homes, paint etc. exceptionally well cared for and developed....
Assessor website shows it was recorded as a transfer.
Hi there. If you still have the owner/ contact name would be great . My daughter wants to do a photo shoot and we were just going to drive to the property but if u have a number that would be really helpful. Thank you
The agents representing the buyer said that's not so.
Baseline was refi
Oh, the humanity!
Well, I think most residents would prefer the hotel was sold to local investors, then I could get my old job back, head gardener. I have no problem with any of these projects but I think the multinational corporation that owns the hotel is a bid delusional. How will two more pools drive revenue when the online reviews often mention the lack of staffing at the current pool? Oh, and how about the number of new hotels being proposed in town? (Sarcasm here) The number of qualified, long term, well adjusted and mature future employees is overwhelming!!
Depending on time- the west side of Full of Life in Los Alamos, Harris Grade has several optimal viewing decks- get there early, Bodger Hill, hwy 1 and San Antonio Road west of Los Alamos.
You never know about a launch and the abort factor- very frustrating when its a 5 seconds to go!
Hitching Post in Buellton packed on launch nights, imagine Casmalia
One of the musicians that used to play there said it is closing. He said it is going out of business and closed for good
Ha, agree about the El Encanto restaurant. But the driveway upgrades are so welcome. I’ve been irked by the concrete from day 1. Looks so cheap.
As for a launch, you should absolutely go watch in person. I’d try to aim for a SpaceX launch specifically with relanding of the first stage when there is good weather. Many don’t reland at Vandenberg but rather on a barge off the coast of Baja, so make sure you’re targeting one that comes back to Vandenberg as it’s much more dramatic. Unfortunately you’re going to deal with a high likelihood of cancellation. I watch most launches from home and I’d say there’s at least a 50% abort rate, sometimes in the last few seconds. We got lucky and saw an amazing relanding launch in February ‘22 - our first attempt at going to Lompoc to watch in person and it was a success. We made sure to arrive to Lompoc 1.5 hours in advance of the launch and were shocked at how many people were already there lining all of the roads. We had researched various places to park but we ended up just pulling over on Ocean Avenue when we saw a spot. We were headed toward the beach but the crowds (I have never seen more Teslas in my life) made us think we should just snag the first spot we saw and so we did. We also assumed the crowds of SpaceX fan boys knew something we didn’t and we were in a decent spot to watch. It was stunning and a crystal clear day. Very exciting and definitely worth doing. A night launch would be spectacular as well. Fog would be less than ideal and can be a problem at Vandenberg. Plan for a good meal somewhere after and maybe some wine, so even if you have a cancellation you have something to look forward to. We did Industrial Eats and our launch aligned perfectly with lunchtime but timing is all over the place!
Amen to wishing a better restaurant at the El Encanto. No matter how many times I eat there hoping It’s improved; I leave unsatisfied
I went to the brass bear about two months ago, I was really looking forward to to it, and the friends that I was with live in San roque , and REALLY wanted to love it…but very sadly disappointed… It’s a playground for families/parents with kids, outdoor patio, which is great for them , menu was OK we had appetizers and wanted to stay for dinner, but appetizers / food were just mediocre… Ordered two glasses of wine and 2 cocktails, and decided to order a bottle of Chardonnay…, after 15 minutes the server finally came back and said they were out of (their only) Chardonnay - one rosé and
One S. blanc on the menu and one or two reds…
they’re out of it? (Their only chard on the list) WTF, I hope they get it together. I guess they mostly expect people to order beer but some people would like a glass of wine.
Pizza Mizza still at it, wow.
There hasn’t been a successful restaurant in that location since the Acapulco. It is too bad the owners don’t pick up on that concept again. It was quite the fun place during fiesta and always the go-to place us locals would bring our visitors to back in the day. We don’t need any more pizza places.
Patxis has a great location (it’s 1st I think) up in Lafayette, Bay Area, but I found the Santa Barbara location to be consistently poor in terms of customer service. It never seemed like they had good management. Maybe I’m wrong but that was just my two cents. That and I think they might have fared better in a different location.
I hear that the uptown is temporarily closed for a scheduled remodel.
This is a sad reminder that colon cancer screening via colonoscopy is so important! Colon cancer is actually a slow growing cancer, so surveillance can catch it early or prevent it by removing polyps.
Dusk is one of our faves! Excellent craft cocktails made with precision & a side of love ????
The Pizza Mizza change is interesting - same owners from when it was the burger place just recently (and also served pizza) and was a taco place before that. Tried the previous iterations several times before giving up - service was lacking, food was average at best and several of the tables feel like they are 2 or 3 inches too high for the chairs they use.
We will try again to see if they fixed some of the things as part of the re-naming.
I was hoping for a restaurant, too.
I am glad to see that the restaurant space in La Arcada has gone more casual. High concept ideas just didn't jive with the casualness of the space. I actually still miss the Acapulco in the spot.
Dusk at the drift!
Dusk
Dusk bar @ drift hotel
Anytime I see the name El Encanto it's a trigger. As the head gardener from 1991 to 2001 I had the best job in Santa Barbara. But two new pools? I would rather they bulldoze a few buildings and replant the gardens from my time. Also, I have vivid dreams and I'm back at EE but I'm in my uniform from 1999.
