October 12, 2026
Tag: 120 Montecito Ranch Lane
Summerland Mansion Finally Sells for $20 Million Off the 2016 Asking Price
Last week's sales also include the auction of private beach access on Padaro Lane; Birnam Wood three-bedroom; groovy pad on the bluff’s edge west of More Mesa; Alta Mesa off-market for $4.6 million; another one in Park Highlands; four-building compound in Mission Canyon; San Roque Tudor; and more. 1
January 8, 2026
Who’s Running for Mayor of Santa Barbara
Other recent news: Super-heavy rocket launches in consideration at Vandenberg; the craziest real estate video ever; emergency rent freeze in the works; Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi bought an estate in Montecito; more flights from Santa Barbara Airport to four cities; new-ish architectural guidebook; no construction yet at the Goleta Valley Library. 17
March 9, 2023
Big Carpinteria Development Lands Its First Retail Tenant
Plus: A State Street bank is closing; the Nesbitt mansion is back on the market; more reasoning for MarBorg's non-curbside rate hike; construction on Highway 217 starts in April; Jazz at the Ballroom returns to the Lobero Theatre; amusing construction sign. 5
November 27, 2020
Sheriff’s Office Warns About Sex Crimes on Hiking Trails
Other recent news: The buyers of houses by Barton Myers and George Washington Smith; Nesbitt mansion yanked from the auction block; progress for the Randall Road Debris Basin; new retail planned for Summerland; congressional candidate Andy Caldwell thinks he actually won. 1
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The master bed was positioned towards the “‘motor court” to have the best possible view of our teenage boys sneaking out in a 1992 Geo… — Bruce Giffin
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