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4025 W OAK TRAIL RD, SANTA YNEZ 4BD/2BA; 28±acs; Riding Trails, Views! • $1,895,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

3196 SERENA AVE, CARPINTERIA 3BD/3½BA + Guest Cottage • $1,695,000 Randy Freed & Kellie Clenet, 805.895.1799 / 805.705.5334 LIC# 00624274 / 01434616

18 W VICTORIA ST #214, DOWNTOWN 1BD/1½BA • $1,495,000 Anderson / Hurst, 805.618.8747 / 805.680.8216 LIC# 01903215 / 00826530

1220 DOVE MEADOW RD, SOLVANG 4.94±acs; Conceptual Plans • $795,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

1398 FARADAY ST, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/2BA;+Office • $735,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

5662 KAI CT, ORCUTT 2BD/3BA • $559,000 Rhoda Johnson, 805.705.8707 LIC# 1070384

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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES CALIFORNIA PROPERTIES is pleased to congratulate

CALCAGNO & HAMILTON

on the successful representation of the buyer and seller at 620 Cima Vista Ln,Listed for $6,150,000, and the seller at 1671 San Leandro Ln, Listed for $3,800,000

on the successful representation of

NANCY KOGEVINAS 805.450.6233 Nancy@Kogevinas.com www.MontecitoProperties.com LIC# 01209514

CALCAGNO & HAMILTON 805.565.4000 Info@HomesInSantaBarbara.com www.HomesInSantaBarbara.com LIC# 01499736 / 01129919

RICHARD AND LISA SCIBIRD

the seller at 1671 San Leandro Ln, Listed for $3,800,000

CRISTAL CLARKE

on the successful representation of the seller at 2239 Featherhill Rd, Listed at $3,745,000 and the buyer at 3091 Hidden Valley Ln, Listed for $4,695,000

on the successful representation of the seller at 214 Middle Rd, Listed for $3,275,000, and the buyers and sellers at 2029 Boundary Dr, Listed for $4,175,000 and 995 Mariposa Ln, Listed for $4,750,000

RICHARD AND LISA SCIBIRD 530.563.8117 / 805.570.9177 RScibird@gmail.com LisaScibird@me.com LIC# 02028346 / 02027505

CRISTAL CLARKE 805.886.9378 Cristal@Montecito-Estate.com www.Montecito-Estate.com LIC# 00968247

TERESA SALVIONE on the successful representation of

BUNNY DELORIE 805.570.9181 BunnyDeLorie@gmail.com www.HomesDressedToSell.com LIC# 01397098

TERESA SALVIONE 805.570.7812 Teresa.Salvione@yahoo.com LIC# 01911686

ALI EVANS

the seller at 2550 Painted Cave Rd, Listed for $3,000,000

KARIN AITKEN on the successful representation of

the buyer at 1959 Paquita Dr,

the buyer at 1077 Vienda Dr,

Listed for $2,695,000

Listed for $2,150,000

ALI EVANS 805.980.8007 Ali@AliEvansRealty.com www.AliEvansRealty.com LIC# 01846603

KARIN AITKEN 805.252.1205 KAitken.MansionsToMobiles@gmail.com www.KarinAitken.com LIC# 00882496

LAURA DRAMMER AND DAN CRAWFORD on the successful representation of the seller at 1077 Viendra Dr, Listed for $2,150,000

LAURA DRAMMER 805.448.7500 Laura@LauraDrammer.com www.LauraDrammer.com LIC# 01209580

DAN CRAWFORD 805.886.5764 Dan@HomesInSantaBarbara.com LIC# 01923245

on the successful representation of

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on the successful representation of the buyer and seller at 2550 Painted Cave Rd, Listed for $3,000,000

DECEMBER 3, 2020

BUNNY DELORIE

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3325 CALKINS RD, LOS OLIVOS 5BD/4½BA; 10±acs • $4,995,000 Claire Hanssen, 805.680.0929 LIC# 00887277

3101 DRUM CANYON RD, LOMPOC 1500±acs • $3,895,000 Kerry Mormann, 805.682.3242 LIC# 00598625

3251 SHORT RD, SANTA YNEZ 40±acs • $3,850,000 Carole Colone, 805.708.2580 LIC# 01223216

2900 OLD CALZADA RD, SANTA YNEZ 4BD/3½BA+2BD/2BA GH • $3,300,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

855 ADOBE CREEK RD, SOLVANG 3BD/2½BA • $2,700,000 Glynnis Mullenary, 805.705.5206 LIC# 01748187

860 W HIGHWAY 246, BUELLTON 201±acs • $2,200,000 Kerry Mormann, 805.682.3242 LIC# 00598625

5501 BASELINE AVE, SANTA YNEZ 4BD/3½BA • $1,895,000 C. Hanssen / B. Ellingsberg, 805.680.0929 LIC# 00887277 / 01029715

3114 CALZADA AVE, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/3BA; 4.85±acs • $1,795,000 Joe Ramos, 805.680.6849 LIC# 02040488

1774 COTTONWOOD ST, BALLARD 4BD/4BA • $1,249,000 Cyndee Stapp, 805.729.0768 LIC# 02097454

630 MAIN ST, LOS ALAMOS 3BD/3BA • $972,000 Ealand & Sideris Group, 805.698.9902 LIC# 01766178 / 00603730

2570 WILD OAK RD, LOMPOC 3BD/2BA; 21±acs • $959,000 Brett Ellingsberg, 805.729.4334 LIC# 01029715

841 COINER CT, LOS ALAMOS 5BD/2½BA • $759,000 Ealand & Sideris Group, 805.698.9902 LIC# 01766178 / 00603730

25 HENRY CT, LOS ALAMOS 3BD/2BA • $599,000 Ealand & Sideris Group, 805.698.9902 LIC# 01766178 / 00603730

2213 KEENAN DR, LOS OLIVOS 1.28±acs • $575,000 Marlene Macbeth, 805.689.2738 LIC# 00689627

135 SIERRA VISTA, SOLVANG 2BD/2BA • $430,000 Karin Aitken, 805.252.1205 LIC# 00882496

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860 W HIGHWAY 246, BUELLTON 860±acs • $7,800,000 Kerry Mormann, 805.682.3242 LIC# 00598625

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1530 MIMOSA LN, MONTECITO LOWER 5BD/5½BA • $11,500,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

40 W GONZALES RD, OXNARD 40±acs • $8,500,000 Kerry Mormann, 805.682.3242 LIC# 00598625

3749 SANTA CLAUS LN, CARPINTERIA 2BD/2BA • $7,850,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

4220 MARIPOSA DR, HOPE RANCH 6BD/5BA • $4,795,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

595 FREEHAVEN DR, MONTECITO 5BD/6BA • $3,950,000 Ken Switzer, 805.680.4622 LIC# 01245644

1931 GARDEN ST, EASTSIDE UPPER 3BD/4BA • $3,895,000 Ken Switzer, 805.680.4622 LIC# 01245644

217 EQUESTRIAN AVE, DOWNTOWN 4BD/4BA • $3,095,000 Kathy Hughes, 805.448.4881 LIC# 00521702

9324 HIGHWAY 101, LOS ALAMOS 29± acs • $2,995,000 Ealand & Sideris Group, 805.698.9902 LIC# 01766178 / 00603730

1711 HILLCREST RD, RIVIERA 5BD/3½BA • $2,950,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

4120 VIEJA DR, HOPE RANCH 4BD/3BA • $2,497,000 Randy Freed & Kellie Clenet, 805.895.1799 LIC# 00624274 / 01434616

531 CHAPALA ST #C, SANTA BARBARA 2BD/2½BA • $2,495,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

219 CONEJO RD, RIVIERA 4BD/4BA • $2,450,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

805 TORO CANYON RD, MONTECITO 10.67±acs • $2,375,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

16 AUGUSTA LN, SANTA BARBARA 3BD/2½BA • $2,300,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

521 TORO CANYON RD, MONTECITO 3BD/2½BA • $2,195,000 Marsha Kotlyar Estate Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886

727-747 GARDEN ST, DOWNTOWN 2BD/2½BA • $1,995,000 Bruce Fisher, 805.570.1679 LIC# 00879404

110 DEERFIELD RD, MONTECITO LOWER 3.15±acs • $1,950,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

785 TORO CANYON RD, MONTECITO 1.94±acs • $1,750,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

3903 BLUEBIRD LN, SANTA YNEZ 20±acs • $1,750,000 Ealand & Sideris Group, 805.698.9902 LIC# 01766178 / 00603730

2996 KENMORE PL, SANTA BARBARA 2BD/2BA • $1,295,000 Barbara Neary, 805.698.8980 LIC# 01491532

177 SEAVIEW DR, PISMO BEACH 3BD/1½BA • $1,050,000 Jody Neal, 805.252.9267 LIC# 01995725

6428 CAMINO VIVIENTE, GOLETA NORTH 4BD/2BA • $1,035,000 Madhu Khemani, 805.252.0265 LIC# 01387945

820 CATHEDRAL VISTA LN, HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT

229 CALLE SERRENTO, GOLETA NORTH 3BD/3BA • $945,000 Brook Ashley, 805.689.0480 LIC# 01027187

445 MAIN ST, LOS ALAMOS 2BD/1BA; 2BD/1BA • $895,000 Ealand & Sideris Group, 805.698.9902 LIC# 01766178 / 00603730

5455 8TH ST #22, CARPINTERIA 3BD/2BA • $699,900 Anthony Bordin / Scott Walters, 805.729.0527 LIC# 00974047 / 02051173

3375 FOOTHILL RD #233, CARPINTERIA 1BD/1BA • $629,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

2075 VINEYARD VIEW LN, LOMPOC 3BD/3BA; 101±acs • $12,950,000 Kerry Mormann, 805.682.3242 LIC# 00598625

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7200 CASITAS PASS RD, CARPINTERIA 4BD/3½BA • $16,500,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

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9525 CALLE REAL, GOLETA SOUTH 207±acs • $25,000,000 Kerry Mormann, 805.682.3242 LIC# 00598625

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0.5 ± acs • $995,000 Kathy Strand Spieler, 805.895.6326 LIC# 00851281

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President and COO George Leis with Chair and CEO Janet Garufis

Founding and current boardmember Jerry Parent, in whose name a grant was created

Montecito Bank & Trust Awards More Than $1 Million to 194 Nonprofits

or its 18th annual Community Dividends celebration, Montecito Bank & Trust (MB&T) shifted from its always lovely Coral Casino luncheon to a Zoom event, where it presented $1 million to local nonprofits and honored them for their work. While the usual ocean view and gourmet Thanksgiving dinner were absent, the bank’s generosity of spirit (and funds) and the nonprofits’ gratitude shined through in the virtual space. This year, 194 organizations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties benefited from the program created by the bank’s late owner and founder, Michael Towbes. Chair and CEO Janet Garufis welcomed and praised the 320 attendees for their dedication in this difficult year, “caring for the most vulnerable, healing the sick and the SOCIETY MATTERS lonely, educating our children, meeting basic needs such as food and rent, and lifting our spirits with music and arts that remind us of the beauty around us.” Garufis explained that Towbes always believed that the bank had a corporate responsibility to give back to the community that gave so much to it and that ComBY GAIL ARNOLD munity Dividends was a way for the bank to make a meaningful impact. Towbes also hoped, according to Garufis, that MB&T’s philanthropy would model the way for other businesses. Pre-event, recipients got a gift bag, which included a mask with the message “Choose Kindness,” an expression that Garufis explained was inspired by the work the nonprofits do every day. In this tumultuous year, Garufis continued, “the kindness you show to one another and to the community gives us hope and confidence that we will come through this together.” In addition to the traditional $1 million Community Dividends awards, the bank awarded a total of $175,000 to five recipients of the Michael Towbes Community Impact Grant, which was created last year to honor Towbes and nonprofits that deliver critical and sustainable services to a large number of vulnerable residents.

Recipients this year were CALM, CADA (Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse), Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People, Organic Soup Kitchen, and Gold Coast Veterans Foundation. The very surprised recipients each expressed their deep gratitude. Rolf Geyling, the president of last year’s Towbes award recipient, the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission (SBRM), shared in a video that SBRM used the $100,000 to invest in its greatest asset — its staff — in the form of a compensation adjustment. Garufis first noted Towbes’s philosophy that if the bank takes care of its people, they will take care of everything else, and she related how heartwarming it was to hear that the Rescue Mission shared the belief in taking care of its own staff. The event also honored another founding boardmember, Jerry Parent, with a video tribute and the creation of a legacy award in Parent’s name. The award will go to a nonprofit that creates sustainable change and a positive impact just as, according to Garufis, Parent has done. It was Parent who invited Towbes to invest in the bank, Garufis related, and he has dedicated 45 years of leadership and expertise to the bank and the community. The $4,500 award went to the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, an organization that Parent has been involved with and supported for many years. Garufis shared how the day of the Community Dividends celebration was Towbes’s favorite day of the year and is hers as well, and that it is not just about the checks but also about celebrating each other, sharing stories, listening, laughing, and being together, something she noted we now understand the value of so much more than ever before. The event closed with the same high level of enthusiasm it maintained throughout, with Garufis leading a dance to Towbes’s favorite song, “YMCA.” Recipient organizations serve youth and education, social services, medical and health services, and the arts. Montecito Bank & Trust is the oldest and largest locally owned community bank in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. This year, it dispensed 1,850 Paycheck Protection Program loans worth more than $200 million. Annually, it donates about $1.5 million dollars and its staff give more than 7,500 hours in volunteer time to local nonprofits. n

CALM CEO Alana Walczak

CADA (Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse) Executive Director Scott Whiteley

Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People Chief Program Officer Mayra Marquez

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Welcome to Cloud 9! Undeniably the best views in Montecito, these astonishing panoramas encompass all of Montecito and the Coast from Point Mugu to Campus Point, sunrise to sunset. This Spanish Hacienda style 3/4 bedroom plus an office home evokes classic Santa Barbara with the ease of single level living for all the public spaces, primary and secondary bedrooms. Two offices (or a bedroom & office) plus a full bath complete the second story addition, part of the remodel and expansion in 2014 by Unander and Associates. The whole house unfolds to the views and the outdoor living spaces. Start your day watching the sun bathe the Coastline with coffee in the East facing Olive tree setting and end it looking over the fire feature and the sunset in the West facing vignette. Peering over the directly South facing infinity edge pool, every hour of every day affords another phenomenal way to see the beauty of California. A property designed for entertaining, the floor plan accommodates intimate indoor/outdoor gatherings well, but can accommodate large events again when the time comes. Music fills the home as well as the stunning pool and courtyard areas while the family room transforms into a cinema experience with the state of the art entertainment and sound system designed by Grammy Award winning sound engineer Allen Sides. Just moments from the Upper and Lower Villages of Montecito, this hill top residence is complete with solar, generator, wells, and cell phone back up in addition to a Lite Touch lighting and an advanced security system with remote operation from anywhere in the world. Offered at $8,900,000

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956 Mariposa Ln | Montecito | 5BD/7BA DRE 01815307/00837659 | Offered at $9,950,000 Riskin/Griffin 805.565.8600

1049 Tunnel Rd | Santa Barbara | 5BD/3BA DRE 01155355 | Offered at $2,895,000 William M Reed 805.896.3002

499 Crocker Sperry Dr | Santa Barbara | 3BD/5BA DRE 00852118 | Offered at $3,995,000 Jeff Oien 805.895.2944

4002 Cuervo Ave | Santa Barbara | 5BD/4BA DRE 00852118 | Offered at $3,975,000 Jeff Oien 805.895.2944

1098 Toro Canyon Rd | Santa Barbara | 2BD/1BA DRE 01939922 | Offered at $3,400,000 Hutch Axilrod 805.637.6378

830 Via Cielito | Ventura | 4BD/4BA DRE 00973317 | Offered at $1,845,000 Tobias Hildebrand 805.895.7355

5560 Camino Galeana | Santa Barbara | 3BD/3BA DRE 00558827/01894704 | Offered at $1,795,000 Reeves/Welterlen 805.689.7343

5150 E Camino Cielo | Santa Barbara | 5BD/4BA DRE 00835438 | Offered at $1,795,000 Jackie Walters 805.570.0558

145 N Seaward Ave | Ventura | 4BD/4BA DRE 01712742/01335689 | Offered at $1,200,000 Hansen/Clyne 805.901.0248

4455 Carpinteria Ave A | Carpinteria | 3BD/3BA DRE 00691884 | Offered at $825,000 Cindy Campbell 805.570.4959

407 W Pedregosa 10 | Santa Barbara | 2BD/2BA DRE 01509445 | Offered at $795,000 Aaron Gilles 805.895.1877

27136 Sea Vista Dr | Malibu | 1± Acre DRE 02107531 | Offered at $2,195,000 Stephen Haugse 805.452.3996

861 E Alamar Ave | Santa Barbara | 8.12± Acres DRE 01988499|02020380 | Offered at $1,295,000 Haden Homes Luxury Property Group 805.880.6530

1202 Diana Rd Parcel 4 | Santa Barbara | 9,004± SQFT DRE 01468842 | Offered at $599,000 James Krautmann 805.451.4527

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109 Olive Mill Rd | Santa Barbara | 3BD/5BA DRE 00914713/00978392 | Offered at $5,495,000 Walsh/Sener 805.259.8808

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1200 N San Marcos Rd | Santa Barbara | 5BD/5BA DRE 01988499|02020380 | Offered at $7,995,000 Haden Homes Luxury Property Group 805.880.6530

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1583 S Jameson Ln | Montecito | 9BD/9BA DRE 01815307 | Offered at $17,900,000 Riskin Partners Estate Group 805.565.8600

955 Park Lane | Montecito | 3.12± Acres DRE 00520230 | Offered at $3,250,000 Ed Edick 805.689.1153

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2 B D / 2 B A G O LE TA F O O T H I LL S R A N C H ELLWOOD RIDGE RD | OFFERED AT $3,400,000

Take in Ocean & Island views from this beautiful hilltop property in the Goleta Foothills. This 4.75+ Acre Ranch is surrounded by nature, open spaces and located within minutes to beautiful beaches, shopping, the Ellwood Preserve, excellent golf courses, the Ritz Carlton and the Santa Barbara airport. This South facing property features a sunny single-level, Ranch style home with beautiful sunsets looking West over the Gaviota Coast. A fantastic opportunity for the sustainably-minded buyer with a large multi-use barn, a green house and income-producing banana plants, tropical fruit and avocado trees. Plenty of room for animals, RV & boat storage, friends and family.

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2140 Alisos Drive* $5,388,000

2505 Selrose Lane* $1,700,000 225 La Jolla Drive* $1,590,000

121 North Ontare Road* $1,422,150 534 West Junipero Street $1,240,000 650 Rockwood Drive $749,000

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6276 Marlborough Drive | Goleta 93117 Live the California dream in this pool home in one of Goleta’s most established neighborhoods. This 3-bedroom + office / 2 bath singlelevel home is on a lovely street near Stow Grove Park. Known for its beautiful trees and quiet surroundings, this neighborhood offers proximity to parks, schools, shopping, UCSB and miles of glorious beaches. The home features a bright kitchen and dining area with patio doors leading to the large private back yard with its inviting pool and fruit trees. The living room includes a stone fireplace and more patio doors to the yard and pool.

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y the time Antonio Jesus Gijón launched AJ Precision Concrete in 2001, he already had 17 years of experience in the trade. Clearly, he’d come a long way since setting out at the age of 16 to look for work thousands of miles away from home. In 1983, Gijón and a friend immigrated to the U.S. from Oaxaca, Mexico, arriving in Santa Barbara with little more than the experience they had working on rural farms. “I was good with a shovel,” Gijón remembers. In 1984, he started as a laborer with David Bradley Concrete, which most notably built the foundations for the Gregg Motors car dealership and the Hampton Inn. Four years into the trade, building his skill set along the way, Gijón took a union job with Lash Construction, where he worked as a concrete finisher until 1992. “It was very interesting work,” he says. “For me, it’s always about being a good finisher.” By the time he started with Concrete Impressions, in 1992, he was running projects as a

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try to get them to bring in a contractor as soon as possible. What are some characteristics of a successful design/build team? The most

successful design/build team includes the owner, so that he or she can learn how the process works. The three major factors in construction are schedule, quality, and price. A reduced price might expedite the schedule but reduce the quality, for example. And once you start having those conversations with the client on board, the project becomes very successful. When you have a client that doesn’t really understand what design/build is and thinks it’s just a way to save money, that’s when things tend to go south.

So you prefer a setting that keeps clients face to face with the process and the numbers. Yes. Clients ask, “What can

I do to the house, and how much will it cost?” We can answer the first part of that, and a contractor can answer the second part of that really quickly. And what we’ve seen is that whenever a client has a really tight budget, as a team we can tell them that their desires and budget are far apart and we can reconnect those concerns through design/build. Once you start educating the client on that, everything usually comes together.

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nthony Spann was first turned on In terms of services, what’s different to building design by his drafts- about building a home in Santa Barbara? man father in his native Here’s one example: In L.A., for instance, almost every general Chicago, where he went on to HEART OF THE HOME earn a degree in architecture contractor we’ve worked with from the University of Illinois. has an estimating department About 15 years ago, he joined — two or three people, and all forces with Harrison Design they do is estimate. In Santa in Santa Barbara, and he has Barbara, there are only a few since also served on the Moncontractors with estimating tecito Board of Architectural departments, and that’s where Review and the City of Santa we try to steer our new clients. Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission. What other guidance do you by Keith Hamm Ask anybody in the indusprovide for new clients early try: Homebuilding and remodon? Clients always ask, “What’s eling in Santa Barbara can get complicated. it going to cost?” And architects can get in Having a strong team throughout the trouble when they talk about costs. We’d design/build process can help immensely, rather have a general contractor talk about says Spann. For more on that, we checked that. They’re much better at it. We can give in with him about the benefits of getting clients broad brushstrokes, but when it owners, architects, and builders on the same comes down to the specifics — especially page early on to ensure a successful project. when they’re on a tight budget — we really

2822 Puesta del Sol SALES PRICE: $1,695,000 Closed: 10/29/20 REPRESENTED: SELLER SOLD OFF MARKET! HILLSIDE CHALLENGE: During his first project as a subcontractor for Giffin & Crane General Contractors, Antonio Jesus Gijón and his crew at AJ Precision Concrete provided extra-deep foundational footings and heavyduty retaining walls to this 4,200-square-foot new construction in the Eucalyptus Hill neighborhood (above).

Heart of the Home with Giffin & Crane as told to Keith Hamm foreman and starting to think he could run his own business. In 2001, Gijón and his younger brother, Efrien, pulled the trigger. Gijón remembers that business took about six months to ramp up. Since then, he’s expanded his workforce as more project came in. These days — based out of his home office on Santa Barbara’s Westside— Gijón orchestrates as many as 18 employees, enough to handle about three or four projects at a time, mostly along the South Coast, with the occasional job in Ventura or “over the hill” in the Santa Ynez Valley, he says. “We’re as good on foundations as we are on custom finish work,” he added.

For me, it’s always about being a good finisher.

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DISCOVERING THE HISTORY OF YOUR HOUSE Part Treasure Hunt, Part Jigsaw Puzzle Researching the history of a house is part treasure hunt and part jigsaw puzzle. You probably won’t find answers to all your questions. But you probably will find some fascinating pieces of information that you hadn’t even thought of. The history of a home is often linked to the families who have lived there. Genealogy records can therefore be helpful in learning about the families and looking for descendants of former owners. They are the best source of old photos of your home. In my presentation, I’ll talk about the homes that I’ve written about for my Great House Detective column, as well as others. I’ve encountered homes with ghosts and solved a few mysteries along the way. I’ll also share resources that you can access to start learning about the history of your home here in Santa Barbara.

Wednesday, December 9, 5PM Betsy J. Green will share stories and tips as part of Santa Barbara Historical Museum’s “History Happy Hour at Home”

Betsy J. Green writes The Great House Detective column published in the Santa Barbara Independent. She is the author of Discovering the History of Your House and Your Neighborhood, Santa Monica Press, 2002. Her website is: betsyjgreen.com

Message From The President

BY STACI CAPLAN | 2020 PRESIDENT | SANTA BARBARA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

Literally overnight, open houses could no longer be held, new safety measures were put in place. All of this had to be communicated to clients, service providers, and the public. I am so proud of the California Associa-

tion of REALTORS, who stepped up immediately, along with the National Association of REALTORS, and worked tirelessly to make sure REALTORS could still assist their clients; with warp speed came up with best practices, showing guidelines and protocols, along with Coronavirus disclosures to make sure public safety was the very top priority.

nesses to enact strict protocols, with many iterations as things changed quickly during the course of the year. The protocols require more time, more management and care in order to do our very best to conduct safe business.

With positive cases increasing, REALTORS remain vigilant in our Staci Caplan pledge to be safe in our business. If you need to buy or I am proud of the REALTOR community sell, your REALTOR will advise you of the who pivoted quickly to learn new methods current safety protocols. We thank the pubof marketing, adhered to best practices and lic for working with us by adhering to our showing guidelines, and stood firmly to dem- best practices. We remain committed to our onstrate that REALTORS put public safety REALTOR code of ethics, and to serving you first. REALTORS were among the first busi- safely and with the utmost professionalism.

Staci Caplan is a California Real Estate Broker and the owner of Pacific Crest Realty. She was born and raised in Santa Barbara and her passion for this special region translates into successful real estate transactions and thrilled clients. At our local Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS ® , Staci has served on the Board of Directors, the Government Relations Committee, the Budget and Finance Committee, the Multiple Listing Committee, and the REALTOR ® Action Fund Committee. She can be reached at (805) 886-3970 or stacicaplan@gmail.com.

his year has been an interesting one in the real estate world, to say the least. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, before being declared an “essential” service, transactions were down by about half. The realities of the real estate business remained active and present, however. There were still homeowners who needed to sell their houses, buyers mid-process who needed to find and purchase new homes, as well as concerns about how to meet 1031 tax exchange timelines. Clients needed the expertise and service of their trusted REALTORS more than ever.

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Digging into the history of old houses is somewhat like archaeology, except you don’t get your hands dirty. My motto is: every vintage house has an interesting story to tell. Elaborate Victorian mansions, cozy bungalows of the 1920s, and 1950’s ranch homes – all have a unique history. I’ve been writing about old houses since I moved into one years ago and became curious about its history. That was in the early 1990’s, when research involved leafing through records in county and city offices. The process has become easier, because there’s now more information available online.