Me, too!
I believe this is the 1381 East Valley Road listing before the tiger found his stripes. :))
https://www.compass.com/listing/1381-east-valley-road-montecito-ca-93108/29549697043603329/
While the outside spaces are lovely, the inside of the 'black' house is a total redo in my book except for the windows/doors. Garish wallpaper, even on the ceilings? No cabinets in the kitchen (or in the bathroom from the only one photo posted)? A nook for the bed that you can barely get out of? Even the 'kids room' painted black? This is a clear example of a designer gone wild.
Museums should have way more leeway for that kind of marketing signage. I think it looks great.
I want to echo what AFC has stated. Just because admissions were offered to a record number of students does not mean enrollment will increase. Due to the current administration's view on higher education and immigration, many schools are facing an uphill battle when it comes to enrollment.
Please correct your headline because school hasn't started yet and we won't know what the actual attendance is until September 25th. This misleads people like Rogelio into thinking SB is being invaded by students (and apparently Chinese??)
53k admitted but only 7-10k will actually accept and attend. Kids apply to many colleges these days and schools have to over accept. I only applied to UCSB back in the day but my kids probably applied to numerous UC’s and other schools.
53,259 student?
Santa Barbara only have 80,000 peoples, this is no good
They want money, no care for house problem or cost to comunity with too many peoples. I wonder how many are Chinese people?
I sure they will save PATH like they do with Casa de La Raza. Casa de Rosa was important for community until taken over by people they hire and push no Catholic ideas like stuff Latino community no like.
PATH is bad for east side, like zombie everywere near the buildgn.
People live there not happy. I hope it go away, not get pardon. If you sad about this, let’s PATH moce to your neigborhood, bring zombie crazy people there
Cacique bridge project so nice, but now trash with body and poo. So sad. People want walk to beach, but scary drug people everywere. This because of PATH. If you don’t like my word, I hope they move it near your kids, see how you feel then. We scared walking with our children to beach from our neighborhoods because these people on drugs going to the bathroom everywhere we're tired of seeing he naked body.
In January 2021, video game executive John Riccitiello bought the property for $32.3 million, and workers have been toiling away on it ever since.
Afraid not, but thanks for guessing!
I ran across this old article. I worked at this stunning estate. The kitchen was highly used and looks exactly how it did when I worked there 20 odd years ago. The property is like nothing else. Specimen trees, plants and yes the dragon tree is out of this world to see in real life. I've seen work there for at least 2 years. Any updates on it these day 8/27/25?
Sounds amazing. Excited to try it
harbor by the fish market
This menu is wonderful and just what SB needed! Now to try and get a reservation…
Book me for one of everything!
The pre-opening party was so fun- full of excitement and anticipation and obvious love and support from friends and family. We stopped in after reading about it here on Siteline. So glad we did! We will be back soon. Congratulations, Chef!
I haven't tried Rozzi's yet, but their prices are ridiculously high! You can get the best quality pizza in Italy for a fraction of the price of these. Welcome to America the rip-off!
Sounds delicious. So exciting to welcome what sounds like a wonderful new restaurant that isn’t pizza, smash burgers, or wings!
Viva le diversitie …
I did like the bar, it was very nice. We went the first weekend it was open, so they were constantly having photo ops, while we were in the lobby area. It felt like we were in the way a few times. I am not a fan of the pour over, just like a regular cup of coffee at a decent price, found that at Joe's. I just think for what we pay to stay there, the cucumber water, cookies and fresh coffee in the lobby, was always a nice touch.
The food was amazing. Efe has all the right ingredients, great flavor, casual community atmosphere, and love. You feel his soul in his cooking. Yes, it reminds me of Aperitivo, innovative, creative cooking, just what SB needs. Bravo Efe.
My wife and I checked out the Trixy pop-up at Revolver last night. We tried three things on the menu (not the pyramid burger, which I will do another time) plus the dessert and it was all delicious. I hope they stick around!
The way the planning dept is run is why Trump won 🎯
Great question. It's time to hold the county and companies accountable. I've never seen road painting take so long. It's unacceptable to leave streets unmarked for a month without any safety measures in place. That's just how things work here, though. It's like stop signs—they don't install one where it's needed until a tragedy, like a child getting killed, forces their hand.
Those paying attention will notice that the people in charge are less skilled, less organized, and lack basic knowledge of public safety. What would have been unacceptable 10 years ago is now the norm. That's why we have construction roadblocks and detours every few blocks just to travel a couple of miles in town or Montecito. The disorganization in issuing permits is staggering.
It's a system run by people who are inattentive, inefficient, unskilled or just dont care. Look at how long the 101 project has taken, and how many unsafe situations over the decade have occurred with all the lane changes and bad marking and just the amount of accidents especially at Sheffield.
Also just can't believe whatever anybody says, cross reference information states....
The minimum time to wait before painting lines after fog sealing is typically 2–7 days, depending on the asphalt emulsion type, weather, and pavement conditions. Slow-setting emulsions (e.g., SS-1, CSS-1) used in fog seals need at least 2–3 days to break (separate water from asphalt) and begin curing, but full curing for optimal paint adhesion can take up to 7 days in ideal conditions (warm, dry weather above 70°F, low humidity). If the weather is cooler, wetter, or the pavement is more porous, curing may take longer, but a month is often a conservative estimate to ensure durability, not a strict minimum.
At least they did it in the summer. Maybe it was delayed so long because of the cooler weather.
Rozzi’s is such a special place. He really makes everyone feel like a friend. The pizza is incredible and the salad with pizza croutons is fun. We’ve brought many Rozzi pizzas back to the harbor!
That is the epitome of the perfect little beach cottage. very lucky whoever has owned, and whoever will own it.
I like the new concept & the bar is nice. I much prefer the in room pour over coffee service than Starbucks, also Dune coffee shop is one block away on Anacapa st
