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New-Build Hacienda Sells for $1.4 Million Over Ask

Last week’s sales also include a two-bedroom condo for just under $5 million; Coyote Road contemporary; 5,500-square-footer on the back of Eucalyptus Hill; Hope Ranch Tuscan; and more.

Santa Barbara Looks for Ways to Pay for Affordable Housing

Other recent news: The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is open once again; why you should vote to reelect county school superintendent Susan Salcido; Santa Ynez General to open a shop at the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern (which appears delayed); a new boutique in Santa Ynez.

Salty at the Beach Is Headed for New Ownership

More food news: First look at Local’s menu; could Trader Joe’s be opening a store in Carpinteria?; Chick-fil-A submitted plans to improve traffic flow; expanded hours for the new Saint Bibiana pizzeria; Low Pigeon says much will remain the same; Pico has a new chef; Daniel’s Mexican Bakery appears to have closed; Hummus Republic chain opening in Isla Vista.

How Much Would You Pay for a Parking Space Downtown?

Plus: Loma Alta Drive reopening date; Jake & Jones’s big market this Saturday; interior photos of oceanfront 603 Sand Point Road; county to install flashing-light crosswalks in Montecito, Mission Canyon, and Goleta; 1900 house slated for demolition; update on Santa Barbara Junior High’s wooden flagpole.

Idyllic Farmhouse in Outermost Carpinteria

Noteworthy new listings also include a 10,000-square-foot flip attempt that looks likely to succeed; a 1939 fixer in Romero Canyon; a Pepper Hill hot potato; party central in Cielito; and a townhome with a “very open living room.”

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!)

Parts of Southern California May Only Water Outdoors Once a Week

Other recent news: Mocked-up interiors of UCSB’s monstrous Munger Hall; remembering Pierre Lafond; new route for Fiesta’s horse parade; free state park passes at libraries; progress on removing the oil pier infrastructure at Haskell’s Beach; update on the De La Guerra Plaza overhaul.

Bar Le Côte Starts Lunch Service Today

More food news: “Pre-soft opening” tonight at Saint Bibiana pizzeria; Mangione’s Italian Ice Co. is finally getting ready to debut; Lighthouse Coffee’s Turnpike Center location has opened; a new home for Loca Vivant Kitchen; Dutch Garden diorama; anyone know where to find good rajas tacos?