September 21, 2023
Tag: Pacaso
Coral Casino Members Hit With a Huge Hike in Dues
Plus: Construction on the State Street undercrossing will start next month; Mad Fitness is going on hiatus; deals at downtown shops this week; Her the Label knitwear showroom; Pacaso price jump on East Valley Road; how to rent the Arlington Theatre marquee. 4
September 18, 2022
June 2, 2022
City Council to Consider a Moratorium on New Hotels
Other recent news: Santa Barbara High School students caught mid-prank; candidates for county school superintendent debate; possible explanation for why pelicans are getting sick; local Pacaso owner tells his side of the story; a year of closures for the southbound Seacliff off-ramp; Santa Barbara mulls a commercial vacancy tax. 5
May 29, 2022
May 28, 2022
May 4, 2022
The Big Yellow House Has a New Tenant
Plus: The Beads shop is closing after 38 years; the Santa Barbara Antique Show is coming up; Pacaso's Riviera house sold out; another Jeff Bezos rumor; UCLA Health to open a 21,900-square-foot office downtown; Rüfüs Du Sol and the mariachi festival at the Bowl. 1
April 27, 2022
April 25, 2022
Makeover Proposed for the Former Nordstrom Building
Plus: Hotel coming to the vacant lot next to Santa Cruz Market; hotel rates are now 50 percent higher than three years ago; Pacaso opposition on the Riviera; the old Victor the Florist storefront is for lease; Kismet's annex is open in Montecito's Upper Village; discounted membership for the forthcoming CycleBar. 5
April 13, 2022
Can Anything Be Done About Pacaso Owners Who Like to Party?
"We found out the hard way that a house near us is part of the vacation-ownership site Pacaso. We're wondering if this business model is legal in our area, because our new one-eighth-share neighbors are partying it up when they're in town." —M. 15
November 24, 2021
Burning Questions
- Will You Explain the Plan to Adapt the Waterfront for Climate Change?
- Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
- How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
- Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
- Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
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alleyway entrance to Drippin' Chicken off lower State Street — Gregory Corso
Good morning. On State St., pointing to the restaurant WAY in the back around the 400 block of State St. I think to the Broad… — Michele DeCant
Tal Avitsar opened his workshop, home gallery, and garden during an open studio tour last month. Stepping behind those gates lies a truly cool, whimsical… — Lisa
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Thats's a quirky area. Used to live up there. Monte Vista School is on Hope and Hope school on La Colina. — Don
It's more complicated than that. From the report by the county Auditor-Controller’s Office: “A recurring pattern was identified in which sheriff employees used leave balances… — Erik Torkells