Maybe the furniture looks different, but I doubt the house has been remodeled in any significant way. It is a masterpiece. Truly. Ellen filled it full of furniture that completely changed the look, but not the house itself. It was worth every penny of $75 million, in my opinion.
Thanks Earl! They're such striking trees.
The trees on either side of that entrance are Chinese Elms.
I'm sorry, but I do not know.
Hey Eric,
The beautiful driveway trees at 4187 Creciente - do you know what they are? I couldn't quite make out enough detail from your photo or from the Google street view.
Cheers!
Pasca, you are spot on.
The original media story as presented had all the makings of a ‘48 Hours Special’ salacious report, without all of the drama. The process needs improvement, but so do the pitchfork holders.
Okay - you got me....had to see "where the rainbow ends".... very clever of you! Certainly a good way to get one to click on!
Thoroughly enjoyed the new Monti's. Delicious food, shared plates for our group, and very gracious Staff. Looking forward to experiencing their lunch menu.
I take all my out-of-town guests on a tour of Jeff Shelton properties in SB and Montecito. It is the favorite part of their visit.
What used to be Casa Blanca Restaurant. (330 State Street)
What an awkward and sad situation at Washington School. I’m happy that my grandchild, who is a student there, seems unaffected by the situation. I don’t know the details of what happened here. But I do recall similar outcomes to a couple of student elections, at my now-adult children’s schools in a different district. The winners were deemed unacceptable by the school staff , due to poor grades or behavior issues, and they were replaced by the runners-up: the only difference being that the runner-up was not the principal’s child. So the policy may be flawed, and the principal’s judgment poor. But there may be less to this “scandal “ than meets the eye.
Why was the Principal even allowed back into this role?
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Thanks for drawing attention to the madness at Earl Warren. Public comment is very important. It’s how the good people of Ventura chased away this dubious guy who is angling for a highly suspicious scheme at fairgrounds all over the state. (read the independent article). I’ll add that Earl Warren is under state jurisdiction, not local, and can bypass a lot of guardrails. We can start now with emails to the CEO Ben Sprague at [email protected] and the executive board committee members Salvatore Millazo, Luis Esparza, and Cecilia Tavera at [email protected]. The next meeting is tentatively schedule for Oct 22, no time has been posted yet so watch the site. This is not just a data center issue. The proposal itself is from a guy who bankrupted his previous clothing company, you might of heard of it-LaLaRue-and has been subject of investigative reporting about a multi-level marketing scam. He’s brand new to data centers as of March and has not yet built one to prove he even can execute his technical design which sounds sketch. His claims to have a tech that doesn’t use local water and won’t noise pollute Samarkand and San Roque have never been proven. Let’s not be his proof of concept or white elephant
Boat Rat Matt, the cray anti-vax conspiracy theorist novelty candidate - please move your bikes with political signs which are littering up and down State Street. They are taking up too many parking spots for those of us who actually ride our bicycles around town and use them for their intended purpose.
You're quite literally breaching one of your own "four cornerstones" by neglecting those bikes, just as you (not the City or Harbor Patrol you blame) neglected your boat that washed ashore during a swell and storm.
This is the craziest news roundup you’ve had in a while. The earl warren deal taking the cake. People have lost their minds…
‘Friendship Manor’? Monstrosity. Grossly out of character / scale for Milpas. This area needs a pocket park there. Proposed high rise buildings at other locales in the city for ‘much needed’ housing: for what? More air bnbs? Second homes?
Fun architectural photos, with entertaining insights. I sometimes ride through Hope Ranch on bicycle and always enjoy the imaginative flourishes that adorn these properties.
I wish I had a friend named Pattipie.
I noticed the parking numbers as well. 170 parking spaces required (per code) but only 31 spaces to be provided? I suppose the 32 covered and secured bicycle spaces being provided (at a senior living facility!) will make up some of the shortfall? Yeah right. This is ridiculous. Are the remaining seniors going to be out hunting for street parking on Milpas or surrounding neighborhood?
Disappointing about Knock Knock (Blackbird), I hope they improve. The last time we tried to patronize Blackbird, we made a reservation for an anniversary dinner and showed up to a locked restaurant, no signage or notice that they were closed and no further info was ever shared. This was a few years ago and we've never tried to go back because of that. We have friends getting married at the hotel next year, so I hope if the restaurant caters the event, it improves.
It’s great they can avoid those trees, but I’m concerned the new locations means they’ll have to armor the bluff at Loon Point beach (below where the “EC1” label is).. or I should say, extend the armoring since there is already a long seawall and riprap boulders occupying/stealing space from the public beach. More armoring would take away more beach space from us
Yes! More korean flavors at Montes. Thats what makes them special.
Monte’s is the former home of Oliver’s and before that Peabody’s? The outdoor dining area looks much the same as under those places. And didn’t Peter Lee once own Szechuan on the Mesa and Ichiban?
Before people start complaining about photos of private estates on the platform - the offer came with a cut off horse head in his bed. Eric had no choice…
