January 15, 2025
Plus: Vons stopped collecting plastic bags for recycling; the return of the Yes Store, a seasonal artisan co-op; Hyatt Centric hotel appears closed for renovations; a pointless scale. 1
Imagine if a Bond villain decided to spend $100 million on a two-bedroom Brazilian modernist lair in Middle-earth.... 13
November 4, 2019
If dinner at Malibu Farm can leave you wondering what the point of the place is, other than a Plan B for people who can't get into Caruso's, lunch there makes delightful sense.
Plus: A pair of proposed new developments downtown (with small buildings making way for larger ones); helistop hearing; the charm of hand-drawn signage.
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November 2, 2019
With a total of 49 residential units. Other local news: The Salvation Army pulled the plug on its Eastside housing project; city testing a transit program that shuttles passengers around in vans.
November 1, 2019
Oceanfront for $3.3 million? Believe it.
Also newly reduced: Victorian house tucked away on the Lower Riviera; midcentury conundrum; cinematic Riviera views; Sea Cliff estate with regrettable choices.
October 31, 2019
More food news: Little Dom's says there's nothing Cajun about its forthcoming Carp restaurant; Bettina's anniversary block party; city mulling a change to food-truck rules; Stone Age restaurant closed.
This is the first in a series of fortnightly walks, on streets chosen more or less at random. Because when you slow down for a stroll, you see so much more compared to when you drive.
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Now, that IS illegal; even if the person agrees to pay more, it's unlawful. I'm so so sorry for the loss of your home. There… — SEL
This is sadly not unique to SB. Everyone with a property to rent is seeing $$. We have seen “bidding wars” on properties during this… — Christine
I do know a bit about the Harding bridge. We moved to Mountain Avenue in 1976 when I was 12 years old. Mission Creek naturally… — Meredith Brace
101 southbound past Bates Road — Dense Shannon
DRE just sent out this bulletin: REPORT THEM. To protect California consumers affected by wildfires, DRE will diligently investigate complaints of unlawful price gouging related… — Marti
Yes, the 10% does apply to LA, SB, and all of California. We just had a state-wide meeting about this. The price increase maximum is… — SEL
The bike path in Carpinteria. It crosses county lines into Ventura. — Antonia Gurule
Same. Good for you if you can afford $480,000 a year in rent. You don’t need anyone’s support. If you struggle to pay $2000 and… — SBSL
I agree on this point. If you have the means to rent a house for $50,000-$75,000 a month - or you own a house that… — SBSL
There’s a new simple way to report price gouging in LA: https://x.com/MayorOfLA/status/1878630125786566664 Is there something like this for SB? — Ellen
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Now, that IS illegal; even if the person agrees to pay more, it's unlawful. I'm so so sorry for the loss of your home. There… — SEL
This is sadly not unique to SB. Everyone with a property to rent is seeing $$. We have seen “bidding wars” on properties during this… — Christine
I do know a bit about the Harding bridge. We moved to Mountain Avenue in 1976 when I was 12 years old. Mission Creek naturally… — Meredith Brace
101 southbound past Bates Road — Dense Shannon
DRE just sent out this bulletin: REPORT THEM. To protect California consumers affected by wildfires, DRE will diligently investigate complaints of unlawful price gouging related… — Marti
Yes, the 10% does apply to LA, SB, and all of California. We just had a state-wide meeting about this. The price increase maximum is… — SEL
The bike path in Carpinteria. It crosses county lines into Ventura. — Antonia Gurule
Same. Good for you if you can afford $480,000 a year in rent. You don’t need anyone’s support. If you struggle to pay $2000 and… — SBSL
I agree on this point. If you have the means to rent a house for $50,000-$75,000 a month - or you own a house that… — SBSL
There’s a new simple way to report price gouging in LA: https://x.com/MayorOfLA/status/1878630125786566664 Is there something like this for SB? — Ellen