July 30, 2026
Tag: Rick Caruso
The Miramar Brand Is Expanding to Thousand Oaks
Other recent news: Santa Barbara inches toward rent stabilization; more on the closure of Makeout Point; the argument for building housing on the Muni golf course; six options for public access to Hollister Ranch beaches; Sable offshore pipeline positioned as national security issue; more on Lotusland’s long-range plan to build workforce housing and other structures; the tree of the month. 3
October 24, 2024
How the Montecito Planning Commission Shot Itself in the Foot
Other recent news: Biltmore's family pool complex moves forward in slightly smaller form; Isla Vista now has a vending machine with Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and emergency contraceptives; land preservation on Goleta ballot; another Huguette Clark estate is on the market. 3
January 26, 2022
Poor De La Guerra Plaza Can’t Catch a Break
Other recent news: The city council rejected most of the proposed changes to State Street Promenade; the Rincon Multi-Use Trail moves forward over gliders' objections; the buyer of Montecito's Casa Leo Linda revealed; changes to the way the Santa Barbara Unified School District is elected; state assembly candidate drops out of race; Miramar developer Rick Caruso is thinking about running for mayor of L.A. 2
December 6, 2021
One of the World’s Wealthiest People Bought the Hotel Santa Barbara
Plus: Rumor kiboshed about Montecito's Upper Village; former White House photographer Pete Souza and comedian Paula Poundstone will be at the Lobero; raft of thefts from car trunks; streetwear shop CRSVR is returning to State Street; a Coast Village Road gallery has closed. 1
September 21, 2020
May 14, 2020
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