Santa Barbara Independent Real Estate 11/10/22

PRESENTED BY YOLANDA VAN WINGERDEN

Great House History Discoveries

Inever know what I’ll find when I research the his tory of an older home. I researched more than 80 when I lived in the Chicago area, and more than 30 so far here in Santa Barbara. I’m looking for more local homes to write about see details below! and I could use your help. However, since I don’t have a house to write about this month, I thought I’d share some of my favorite discoveries in my work to date.

OLD PHOTOS

was probably built from plans that were published and sold around the U.S.

TREASURES IN THE WALLS

by Betsy J. Green

There are two kinds of vin tage homeowners: those who have old photos of their home, and those who want old photos of their home. The owners of some of the homes that I wrote about already had old photos of their home and treasured them.

The circa 1900 home at 324 North Soledad Street is one example. A few months after the current owners moved into the home, a woman knocked on the door and explained that her grandfather had built the home. Along with some information about the home’s past, she had a 1920s photo of the family posed on the porch. If you have an old photo of a home in your family files, I encourage you to share a copy of that photo with the current homeowners.

In rare cases, I have found a vintage photo of a house in an architecture book. This happened with the 1913 home at 1920 Laguna Street. I was impressed to find a photo of this house in A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia Savage McAlester. When researching the 1905 home at 223 East Vic toria Street, I found a photo of an almost identical home in the same book. This tells me that the house

Keep an eye out for items behind the walls or under the floors when remodeling. Several homeowners showed me interesting items found in their homes. The homeowner of the 1923 home at 2127 Red Rose Way told me that when he removed some drywall, he discovered the walls were lined with pages of newspa pers dated 1923.

Old bottles are another cool find. In the circa 1898 farmhouse at 1721 Gillespie Street, the owners found a bottle of Dr. True’s Elixir under the floorboards. A 1924 ad for this medication claimed it was good for intestinal parasites, indigestion, nausea, headache, colds, and diseases of the stomach and liver.

The homeowners at 329 West Ortega Street showed me some bottles that had been dug up when a tree was planted in a corner of the backyard. I knew from an old map that the hole was dug in the location of an old outhouse a great place to find old bottles. One bottle collector that I interviewed years ago said that you had to dig carefully to avoid breaking the bottles, and remember not to lick your fingers!

‘FLYING A’ FAMILIES

Hundreds of people worked for our local silent-movie studio in the years 1912 to 1921, so it’s not surprising to find houses that were homes to these folks. The 1926 abode at 2319 Wellington Avenue was home to a husband and wife who had both worked at the studio. The large 1906 home at 1935 Santa Barbara Street was owned by a wealthy man who wrote screenplays for the “Flying A.”

betsyjgreen.com.

I’m looking for homes built 1920 or earlier, located in Santa Barbara, south of Constance Avenue. Why these limitations? My main sources of information are old city directories and local papers. The directories only covered the homes within the city limits at that time. Local papers are online only up to 1922.

Betsy J. Green is a Santa Barbara historian and author of Discovering the History of Your House and Your Neighborhood, Santa Monica Press, 2002. Her website is betsyjgreen.com.

THE GREAT HOUSE DETECTIVE

The Blood family, first owners of the home

805.895.4449 rachael@villagesite.com DRE 01517830 1215 E. COTA STREET OFFERED AT $1,495,000 5526 CATHEDRAL OAKS ROAD OFFERED AT $1,399,000 312 MALEZA WAY OFFERED AT $1,150,000

Gail Cooley

805.689.7767 gail@villagesite.com DRE 01106302

1252 DE LA GUERRA ROAD OFFERED AT $1,370,000 333 OLD MILL ROAD #284 OFFERED AT $749,000 333 OLD MILL ROAD #9 OFFERED AT $589,000 333 OLD MILL ROAD #190 OFFERED AT $449,000

Crawford Speier Group

805.683.7335 csgroup@villagesite.com DRE 01440068/02037359

715 AVENIDA PEQUENA OFFERED AT $1,349,000 120 EL SUENO ROAD OFFERED AT $915,000 333 OLD MILL ROAD #257 OFFERED AT $710,000 4025 STATE STREET #55 OFFERED AT $450,000

David Magid

805.451.0402 dmagid@villagesite.com DRE 01964710 3043 HERMOSA ROAD OFFERED AT $2,400,000 2250 VARLEY STREET OFFERED AT $875,000

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Foodbank Celebrates at Table of Life Gala

On October 8, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County hosted its always delightful annual Table of Life event, where supporters celebrated the Foodbank’s new Sharehouse and honored leadership donors the Patricia and Paul Bragg Founda tion and La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation. About 150 guests enjoyed a reception on the grounds of Steve and Cindy Leonard’s gorgeous ocean-view estate, followed by a gourmet al fresco dinner.

During the program, CEO Erik Talkin explained how this past spring, inflation caused a big spike in demand for its services as low-income residents faced rising gas and food prices. The Foodbank’s innovative programs have grown, including one in partnership with the Ventura County foodbank to provide food and food literacy education to farmworkers.

On Spanish-language social media, the Foodbank has increased its nutrition education programming. The Foodbank started Saturday distributions county wide, which have seen large-scale attendance. Talkin reminded guests that the Foodbank’s established pro grams which provide healthy food through 200 part ners continue alongside the new initiatives.

Talkin then turned to the Sharehouse, the Food bank’s new South County warehouse and home for its food and education programs. He explained how the Foodbank has been operating out of an old tin fire sta tion on Hollister Avenue, which has no loading docks and has inadequate space for the many millions of pounds of food needed to keep everyone in the county fed and healthy. Talkin likened the challenge his orga nization had to face during COVID, even with extra temporary warehouse space, to squeezing a gallon out of a measuring cup.

Currently, the Foodbank turns away about 32,000 pounds of fresh produce each week because of lack of temperature-controlled storage space, which the new Sharehouse will have. Talkin estimates that the Share house will enable the Foodbank to increase its weekly distribution of all food by 80,000 pounds.

Emcee John Palminteri paid tribute to the event

honorees, the Patricia and Paul Bragg Foundation and La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation, a family foundation composed of Suzanne, Reece, Michael and Lindsey Duca and attorney Michael Cooney, for their major leadership gifts to the Sharehouse Campaign. Patricia Bragg was also recognized for helping to brand the mantra that food is medicine.

The Foodbank’s current 10,000-square-foot South County warehouse can store only 15 percent of the food needed to serve our area, so food is trucked from the Santa Maria warehouse, creating added costs, emis sions, and inefficiencies and leaving the South County vulnerable to an earthquake or other disaster that cuts off major roads.

The new facility, at 80 Coromar Drive in Goleta, includes a 57,000-square-foot warehouse, which can store 750,000 pounds of food, and an attached 20,000-square-foot office building, which will serve as a community meeting space for nutrition education programs.

The $17 million price tag for the Sharehouse includes its $12.7 million acquisition cost and extensive retrofit ting costs. The purchase was made with $3 million in Foodbank reserves and a loan.

The Foodbank is $2 million short of reaching the $17 million and seeks to raise this funding as part of a $6 million campaign currently underway that also includes funds for operating costs of running community pro grams and distributing food through the end of the year. It has raised nearly $3.6 million toward this $6 million goal and seeks community support for the remainder.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the Foodbank distributed more than 10 million pounds of healthy food, including 3.8 million pounds of fresh fruits and veggies, to nearly 164,000 unduplicated individuals. The bulk of the food comes from various programs, and about 1.2 million pounds is purchased by the Foodbank. North County residents (including Santa Ynez Val ley) receive 72 percent of the food, and South County residents receive 28 percent. Countywide, 38 percent of those served are children, and 14 percent are seniors.

For coverage of other events, go to independent.com/society. Send invites to gail@independent.com.

SOCIETY MATTERS Text and photos by Gail Arnold

Patricia and Paul Bragg Foundation Executive Director Emilie Neumann, Foodbank CEO Erik Talkin, and La CentraSumerlin Foundation Trustee Suzanne Duca

Immediate past board chair George Bean and Joy Bean

Major sponsors Val and Robert Montgomery

Venue hosts Cindy and Steve Leonard

Guests enjoy the reception.

229 San Napoli Drive

Luxurious El Encanto Heights single level living awaits! This generously appointed turn-key home of ±2,537 square feet has been artfully expanded ±1,000 square feet from its original floor plan. This substantially remodeled 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom home features an open floor plan, gourmet kitchen with a large island, a generous primary suite with a walk-in closet, a huge family room/movie theatre, backyard with a pergola, and ample space for entertaining/hosting. This beautiful property is proximate to schools, parks, spectacular beaches, golf courses, a world-class resort and spa, trails, and the abundant dining and shopping offered in the Camino Real Shopping Center.

OPEN HOUSES

Goleta

17 N San Marcos Road #B, 2BD, 2BA, Sat 1-4 & Sun 12-3, $859,000, Village Properties, Cimme Eordanidis / Curtis Swan 805-722-8480 / 805-607-9709, DRE#01745878 / #02049218

373 Northgate A, 3BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $995,000, Village Properties, Pranav Shastri 8057297993, DRE#02152010

229 San Napoli Drive, 3BD, 3BA, Sun 12-4, $1,985,000, Epstein Partners/Keller Williams, Steve Epstein 805-689-9339, DRE#00994429

San Roque

3736 State St #109, 2BD, 3BA, Sat 1-4, $1,615,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Chase Enright 805-708-4057, DRE#01800599

The Mesa

626 Meigs Rd, 3BD, 2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,395,000, Village Properties, Cimme Eordanidis 805-722-8480, DRE#01745878

646 Cale Del Oro, 3BD + Studio, 3BA, Sat & Sun 2-4, $1,858,000, Coldwell Banker Realty, Scott McCosker 805-451-1721, DRE#00494251

3059 Sea Cliff, 3BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 12-4, $3,000,000, Village Properties, Vicky Garske & Kim Byrnes 805-705-3585 / 805-637-3075, DRE#00849100 / #01266258

Hope Ranch

622 Via Trepadora, 5BD, 4BA, Sun 1-4, $4,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, John Comin 805-689-3078, DRE#00662357

713 Via Airosa, 4BD, 4BA, Sun 1-3, $4,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Beth Goodman, Bartron Real Estate Group 805-455-1909, DRE#00966870

The Riviera

1020 Newton Road, 3BD, 3BA, Sun 1-3, $2,899,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Madeline Hunt 805-453-1480, DRE#02164259

Santa Barbara

1205 Rebecca Ln #F, 2BD, 1.5BA, Sun 1-3, $799,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Katya Sheets 805-7664235, DRE#02061444

4358 Modoc Rd #G, 2BD, 1.5BA, Sat & Sun 1-3, $849,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Ann Zafiratos 805-4484317, DRE#01355461

1701 Anacapa St 26, 2BD, 2BA, Sat 1-3, $850,000, Village Properties, Dianne & Brianna Johnson 805-4506078, DRE#00947199 / #01943572

1240 East Yanonali Street Unit A, 3BD, 2.5BA, Sat & Sun 2-4, $1,095,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Caitlin Pearson 805-4520403, DRE#02004391

108 San Federico Avenue, 3BD, 2BA, Sat 1-4, $1,295,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Madeline Hunt 805-453-1480, DRE#02164259

5673 Surfrider Way #103, 3BD, 3BA, Sun 10-1, $1,350,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Lauren Dulcich 805-3650560, DRE#02073213

555 E Montecito Street, 3BD, 3.5BA, Sat & Sun 12-3, $1,459,000, Village Properties, Michael Dickman 805-689-3355, DRE#02093312

401 Chapala Street #215, 1BD, 1.5BA, Sun 11-1, $1,699,000, Epstein Partners/Keller Williams, Steve Epstein 805-689-9339, DRE#00994429

401 Chapala St #305, 1BD, 2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Dan Crawford 805-8865764, DRE#01923245

961 Randolph Rd, 4BD, 3BA, Sat & Sun 1-3, $1,910,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Steve Heller / Deb Schroder 805-252-2749 / 805-7700419, DRE#0929496 / #02187109

569 Ricardo Ave, 3BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 11-3, $1,925,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Weston Rowan 805-5123892, DRE#02182012

204 Adair Dr, 3BD, 3BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Stefan Stojanovski 805-570-0640, DRE#02112629

315 Stanley Dr, 3BD, 2BA, Sat 1-4, $2,475,000, Village Properties, Pam Shalhoob 805-895-9190, DRE#02053975

118 Coronada Circle, 2BD, 2BA, Sun 1-4, $2,495,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Thalia Kerstiens 805-705-2693, DRE#02180975

4414 Meadowlark Ln, 5BD, 3BA, Sat 3-5 & Sun 11:30-3, $2,795,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Katya Sheets / Dan Johnson 805-708-2323 / 805-895-5150, DRE#02061444 / #00609860

4675 La Espada Drive, 4BD, 5BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $3,799,000, Coldwell Banker Realty Montecito, Chris Harrington 805-689-7418, DRE#01019554

Upper East

1428 Laguna St #B, 2BD, 2.5BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $1,595,000, Village Properties, Devin Wong 805-4516157, DRE#01976444

Montecito

1231 East Valley Road, 4BD, 5BA, Sun 1-4, $2,900,000, Epstein Partners/Keller Williams, Steve Epstein 805-689-9339, DRE#00994429

302 Alston Rd, 4BD, 3BA, Sat 12-2 & Sun 1-3, $3,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Sunnie Maxwell & Katya Sheets / Randy Freed & Kellie Clenet 805-252-9524 / 805-708-2323 / 805-895-1799 / 805-705-5334, DRE#01463861 / #00624274

920 Camino Viejo, 4BD, 4BA, Sat & Sun 12-3, $5,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Brittany Arntz / Josiah Hamilton 805-680-5946 / 805-2848835, DRE#02055307 / #01415235

840 Ivy Ln, 4BD, 2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $6,450,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Olivia Ruest 805-331-7577, DRE#02172374

900 Toro Canyon Rd, 2BD, 2BA, Sun 1-3, $7,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Anderson Hurst Associates 805-680-8216, DRE#00826530

Summerland

2540 Varley St, 3BD, 3BA, Sat 12-3, $2,395,000, Village Properties, Curtis Swan 805-607-9709, DRE#02049218

Carpinteria

1116 Linden Ave, 1BD, 1.5BA, Sat & Sun 12-3, $815,000, Village Properties, William M Reed / Justin Corrado 805-896-3002 / 805-4519969, DRE#01155355 / #01356799

1114 Linden Ave, 1BD, 1BA, Sat & Sun 12-3, $835,000, Village Properties, William M Reed / Justin Corrado 805-896-3002 / 805-4519969, DRE#01155355 / #01356799

1118 Linden Ave, 2BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 12-3, $980,000, Village Properties, William M Reed / Justin Corrado 805-896-3002 / 805-4519969, DRE#01155355 / #01356799

1112 Linden Ave, 3BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 12-3, $1,055,000, Village Properties, William M Reed / Justin Corrado 805-896-3002 / 805-4519969, DRE#01155355 / #01356799

1315 Vallecito Pl, 4BD, 3BA, Sat 1-3 & Sun 2-4, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Yolanda Van Wingerden 805-570-4965, DRE#01308141

1112-1118 Linden Ave, 7BD, 6.5BA, Sat & Sun 12-3, $3,395,000, Village Properties, William M Reed / Justin Corrado 805-896-3002 / 805-4519969, DRE#01155355 / #01356799

Santa Ynez Valley

62 Rio Vista, 2BD, 2BA, Sun 11-1, $459,000, Berkshire Hathaway

HomeServices California Properties, Suzy Ealand and Ken Sideris 805455-3159, DRE#01766178

722 N A St (Lompoc), 4BD, 2BA, Sun 1-3, $555,000, Village Properties, Bryan Munoz 805-284-5794, DRE#01892357

629 Central Ave #B, 2BD, 1.5BA, Sat 12:23-2:30, $628,500, Village Properties, Nancy Rizzo 805-4032700, DRE#01031367

710 Shaw St, 4BD, 2BA, Sun 2-4, $789,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Suzy Ealand and Ken Sideris 805698-9902, DRE#01766178

3640 Olive St, 3BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 1-3, $799,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Efren Pulido / Sara Guthrie 805-5984140 / 805-570-1211, DRE#01527179 / #01294545

142 Victory Drive, 3BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 1-3, $863,000, Village Properties, Eric Roachell 805-6188844, DRE#02116629

1210 Edison St, 3BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $865,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Cheylin MacKahan 805212-9344, DRE#02104724

1436 Aarhus Dr, 4BD, 3BA, Sun 12-2, $1,385,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Cammy Godeck-Pinoli 805-452-9725, DRE#02074002

906 Hornbeck Pl, 4BD, 3BA, Sun 12-3, $1,499,999, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Brenda Cloud 805-901-1156, DRE#01772551

1777 Eucalyptus Dr, 4BD, 3BA, Sun 12:30-2:30, $1,599,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Matt Raab 805-705-5486, DRE#02063526

1875 Augustenborg Pl, 3BD, 3BA, Sat 1:30-4, $1,670,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Karin Aitken & Rhoda Johnson 805-252-1205 / 805-7058707, DRE#00882496

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Hope Ranch Estate

4680 Via Roblada – Offered at $11,250,000

Striking architecture, privacy, indoor-outdoor living and entertaining are o ered in a premier Hope Ranch location. The Hacienda-Presidio-style estate is nestled in an oak grove, welcoming you from the gated entry. The sprawling floor plan includes media room, music room, formal dining room and great room with soaring vaulted beam ceilings. The primary suite and en-suite o ce (5th bedroom) are located on the second level. A separate wing encompasses 3 bedroom suites. The great room, breakfast nook and spacious kitchen are the perfect place to entertain or relax. Multiple sets of French doors lead to the stunning grounds with a guest house, gym, pool & spa, tennis court, bocce court and vegetable garden, all set on 2.33 acres. Don’t miss the cabana bar and pizza oven! Located in close proximity to More Mesa to enjoy breath taking sunsets, access the bike path to UCSB or enjoy Hope Ranch’s privately accessed beach.

• 4 bed + o ce; 5 bathrooms

• 7,262 sq. ft. set on 2.33 acres

• Exceptional architecture

• Flexible floor plan and detached guest house

• Entertainer’s home with endless indoor & outdoor amenities

• Hope Ranch amenities, including privately accessed beach, bridle trails, security and more

An incredible opportunity awaits with this unique offering located in the rural Yankee Farm area between Hendry's Beach and Hope Ranch. Situated on this level 1.16 acre parcel is a 2300+ sq ft Cape Cod-inspired mid-century home with a beachy vibe, with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. The wide, covered porch leads to an entryway that opens to the surprisingly spacious formal and casual living areas, with architectural features such as vaulted, open-beam ceilings and hardwood flooring that are classic to this vintage. The formal living room has a traditional fireplace, south and north-facing windows, and mountain views. The casual great/family room has a stunning floor-to-ceiling, hand-hewn rock fireplace that is perfectly placed by the dining area and kitchen, with access to both patios. The property includes a two-car garage, two-horse stable with tack room, and many mature plantings and trees including avocado, citrus, and oaks. This magical property has been in the same family since the 1960s and awaits its new owner to bring out the best that this beautiful home and location have to offer.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SALES

AREA SELLER

BUELLTON BARTSCH CATHERINE EA

CAVE SHERYL EA

CUYAMA HEDLUND BRET EU

SADIQ ZAHID EU

GOLETA HOWELL MARK EA

MEISSNER NANCY EA

GUADALUPE FREDRIKS ROBERT EU

LOMPOC CATON LAWRENCE EA

RENAUD MYRA EA

STRAHAN JOHN EU

GOMEZ NEFTALY

YOHO PATRICIA

VARGAS GERALDINE EU

STRONG DALE EU

COOKS MONICA

SANTA BARBARA BATTEY GEORGE EA

CRENSHAW ANTHONY EA

BUYER

INMAN GENISE

WILLIAMS JEFF EU

BRUNELLE NOELLE

BARAJAS JOSE

VALMORES RYAN EU

BROWN MORRIS EA

APPEL JESSICA EA

HERRERA JAQUELINE EA

FACUNDUS ROBERT EA

PRICE DATE ADDRESS

$1,300,000 10/11/22 925 NYSTED DR

$1,300,000 10/12/22 1246 PETERSEN AVE

$227,000 10/13/22 4780 CEBRIAN AVE

$288,500 10/12/22 HWY 166

$990,000 10/14/22 5071 RHOADS AVE A

$1,330,000 10/12/22 715 AVENIDA PEQUENA

$555,000 10/13/22 5184 SURFBIRD LN

$430,000 10/14/22 1204 E PEACH AVE

$540,000 10/14/22 1105 N POPPY ST

ARREGUIN RICARDO $499,000 10/11/22 1021 N ORCHID ST

CVP-LOMPOC EPL LLC

$950,000 10/12/22 925 N H ST

AMEZQUITA NORMA EA $520,000 10/13/22 1137 BELLFLOWER LN

GARCIA RUBEN EU $370,000 10/14/22 310 N M ST

BENITEZ REYNALDO EU $541,000 10/13/22 436 S J ST

LINNEMAN AUSTIN EU $465,000 10/13/22 308 S U ST

ANGEL JOHN EA

ROSENTHAL DAVID

$1,900,000 10/11/22 671 DEL PARQUE DR B

$1,750,000 10/12/22 2926 FOOTHILL RD

STATE STREET II LP 1919 UNO EA $9,275,000 10/14/22 1919 STATE ST

TYLER SUSAN EA DEMPSEY BRIAN EA $3,825,000 10/14/22 320 E ISLAY ST

DEMPSEY BRIAN EA

REDMOND DEVIN EU

$2,850,000 10/12/22 1618 GRAND AVE

BIRCH KEVIN EA CHIU MICHAEL EA $2,525,000 10/11/22 1435 OLIVE ST

ZIEMER DAWN EA

TYLER SUSAN EA $3,000,000 10/14/22 1410 LA CIMA RD

CLARKE KATHERINE JONES CRAIG EU $2,100,000 10/12/22 2500 CALLE MONTILLA

BARRY VOGEL ENTERPRISES

LORELEI INVESTMENTS

$1,100,000 10/12/22 56 BARRANCA AVE 6

BRUSS WENDEL EA GHEORGHITA MARIUS $4,350,000 10/11/22 856 CENTINELA LN

YOUNG ELIZABETH EA

FARMER GEORGE EU $1,810,000 10/12/22 3706 MODENA WAY

MARCHESOTTI HEIDI EA SPEAKE GEORGE EA $1,152,500 10/13/22 51 LA CUMBRE CIR

HENRY JAMES EA

TROXEL DEBORAH EA

$4,300,000 10/14/22 2446 GARDEN ST

STORCH BERND & MIYAKO TRUST GRANITE PEAK INTEGRAL EA $14,400,000 10/13/22 2840 DE LA VINA ST

GILMAN NANCY EA BRUCE NICHOLAS EA $1,425,000 10/14/22 2721 VERDE VISTA DR

BARENS KRISTIN EA BABADOGAN AHMET EU $1,350,000 10/13/22 3846 CENTER AVE

SANTA MARIA LEWIS GEORGE EA

HARDY MICHAEL EA

SANTA YNEZ VALLEY MILLER MICHAEL EA

MOVAHEDI SOHRAB

$460,000 10/12/22 173 HIGHLAND DR

BRECKENRIDGE PROPERTY FUND $495,000 10/12/22 1422 OAK KNOLL RD

MCKEE ROBERT EU

KARAS KENNETH EA ST GEORGE EDWARD EA

$1,625,000 10/11/22 3965 EDGEHILL LN

$1,500,000 10/13/22 3903 BLUEBIRD LN

This data is provided to The Santa Barbara Independent by an outside third-party source and represents a partial list of recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County on the dates listed. While this information is public record The Santa Barbara Independent cannot guarantee the accuracy nor the completeness of this list.

REAL ESTATE SCOOP

The Teacher’s Fund celebrated its 20th year by hitting a significant milestone thanks to strong community sup port during its annual Back-to-School Drive: the nonprofit serving Santa Barbara-area educators surpassed the $2 million mark.

The Teacher’s Fund set an ambitious goal this year for its drive – and far exceeded it, thanks to the generosity of residents, local business leaders and entrepreneurs who answered the call to give back. In all, they raised $85,000 during this year’s drive.

The owners of Village Properties created the Teacher’s Fund in 2002 to directly give to teachers, who know best what their students need. Since then, the money donated by the nonprofit has been used to buy printers, art supplies, rugs, iPads, musical instruments, scientific calculators, and hundreds of other items.

“We hope the overwhelming support sends a signal of how important our children and teachers are to our community. We will do whatever we can to support them and their teachers,” said Village Properties Realtor Brianna Johnson.

With this year’s money, teachers will be able to equip their classes with enrich ment activities to facilitate learnings and design solutions to make students’ environments bright and comfortable. “Teachers are working harder than ever to ensure students are success ful after the tumult of the pandemic,” Johnson added.

Renee Grubb, owner of Village Prop erties Realtors and founder of the Teacher’s Fund, said she knew the community would answer the call for help, as they have over the past two decades. “We feel privileged to be in a position to be able to continue supporting our youngest, most precious resources – the children,” Grubb said.

Grubb credited the work of the full committee: Natalie Grubb, Sheela Hunt, Ruth Jackson, Brianna Johnson, Dianne Johnson, Alyssa Jones, Juliet Parsons, Samuel Seibel, and Angel Speier. “Each year, the commit tee works harder and harder, if that’s even possible,” Grubb said.

All money raised from the fundraiser goes directly to local kindergarten through 12th grade teachers to help them buy educational materials that enhance their stu dents’ learning. The non-profit serves Santa Barbara area educators in funding local classrooms and teachers.

For more information about Teacher’s Fund visit https://teachersfund.org/

For information about Village Properties visit https://www.villagesite.com/

Members of the Teacher’s Fund organizing committee (from left to right): Dianne Johnson, Natalie Grubb, Sheela Hunt, Juliet Parsons, Renee Grubb, Brianna Johnson, Alyssa Jones, Samuel Seibel

Thank the Land on Which We Build

Heatpumps, induction cooktops, low-flow toilets, double-glazed win dows there are so many products that can be bought and installed in our built environment to create more sustainable buildings. I am a fan of it all: solar panels, energy-efficient appliances, weather-based irrigation controllers. But in the quest for sustainable development, we cannot just buy our way to a greener-built environment.

We live in a capitalist society. Our work and the resources we need are commodi fied in exchange for money. In many ways, this system works quite nicely. It allows for freedom and creativity. I cannot deny the satisfaction of getting paid for work and then using my earnings for things that make my life more comfortable. Unfortunately, in this constant process of commodification the endless buying and selling resulting from living in a capitalistic system we forget to honor process.

In nature, everything is always in flux, in a process of reciprocation. If we can learn to design from a dualistic approach in which we operate in a capitalist system on one hand, but also see our place in the reciprocal pro cess of the natural world on the other, we can start to develop spaces that serve our needs as the unique animals that humans are, while appreciating that we are also part of nature.

Message From the President

Look at the cedar waxwing, a California bird famous for feasting on native toyon ber ries. As the waxwing feeds on toyon, pulling nutrients from the fleshy pulp of the ripe berries, the bird also ingests seeds. In turn, waxwings pass the seeds and disperse them to new areas. The nitrogen in their droppings reacts with carbon-rich leaf litter and works to build soil. Cedar waxwings’ needs are met as they perform their part in a reciprocal process. In a way, the waxwing thanks the toyon for its berries by dispersing its seed and feeding the soil.

How does this apply to humans and how we approach creating our built environ ment? We need to design with the mindset of integrating our uniquely human needs with natural process essentially thanking the land on which we build. We can design to thank the land by integrating natural pro cesses into our built environment, honoring the sense of place in which we build.

Returning to the idea of commodity versus process, let’s explore approaches to energy and water. Sun is the primary source of energy in our solar system. We use energy for lighting, heating, cooling, cooking, and drying, relying on fossil fuels to fulfill these needs. The problems with this approach have become evident. So, we look to solar, which is great I am installing solar pan

els on my house as I write this yet solar panels still treat energy as a com modity in which energy is converted, collected, and stored. But passive house design takes advantage of thermodynamics, which naturally requires less energy to heat and cool without batteries and cables.

Drought is an overwhelming and per sistent problem in Southern California. When it does rain, one can feel a collective sigh of relief. Naturally, people want to take full advantage of every drop that falls from the sky and harvest rain. However, viewing water as a commodity, people’s first inclina tion is to collect rain in cisterns, then use the water to irrigate like miniature, self-con tained water districts. Taking pressure off local water districts is great, of course, but there is more to the story. Instead of viewing water as a resource to collect and control, it is important to see the role that water plays in the greater ecosystem.

Rather than collecting water in cisterns, a more holistic approach is to direct water from downspouts into depressions in the landscape. Biologically rich soil, and plant

ing the depressions with climate-appropriate plants, allows water to be part of a process in which the aquifers are replenished, healthy soil sequesters carbon, and the plantings negate the heat-island effect and provide forage for the other creatures with which we share the environment. By honoring the process that water serves in the natural envi ronment not simply viewing water as a commodity we give back and thank the land on which we build.

Written by Natasha Elliott, Sweet Smiling Land scapes, Landscape Design. Architecturally Speaking is written by members of the American Institute of Architects’ Santa Barbara chapter. For more info about AIASB, visit aiasb.com.

BY BOB WALSMITH JR. - 2022 PRESIDENT - SANTA BARBARA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

CAR FALL MEETINGS

The California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) conducts three business meetings each year, in Janu ary, in April and October. Unfortunately, this year, the January meeting was canceled due to COVID-19. I wrote about our April meeting a few weeks after I returned from that trip to Sacramento and following suit, I am now writing about our most recent Fall meeting in Long Beach.

I attended many seminars that will allow me and my fellow CA REALTORS® to better serve our clients and the public. No matter how long someone has been in our profes sion, it is always vitally important to continue to learn and strive for more and better ways to ensure our clients success and that we help them achieve the American Dream of home ownership. For when it comes down to it, that truly is our only charge!

Other important take-aways was that C.A.R. has adopted a new Strategic Plan for 2023-2025. This new strategic plan lays out our strategic priorities and the pillars for how those priorities can be accomplished;

1. Influence and Impact on California Real EstateThis is done through Advocacy, Impacting Housing Affordability and Supply, Fair Housing, and Environ mental, Social and Governance Practices.

2. Member Success in a Changing Landscape - This can be accomplished with Business Resources, and Professionalism, and Professional Development.

3. Housing, Community and Professional Sustainabil ity - This will be done through the CAR Brand, the

REALTOR® Brand, Broker Relations, and Member Engagement.

4. Member Engagement, Development and Inclusion

- Members must be more involved in promoting ou profession and in our communities.

CAR has also adopted some new long-range goals for our members. These include;

Having CAR be the voice of California real estate and the champion of real property rights.

Supporting the creation of housing and pathways to homeownership in California.

Being a diverse organization that unites the strength and expertise of the real estate profession.

CAR and REALTORS® are respected leaders who foster thriving communities.

Fostering a culture of inclusivity and transparency.

Another major result of our recent meetings was the fact that C.A.R. issued a formal apology for past discriminatory policies.

Regrettably, the California Real Estate Association (CREA), now known as C.A.R., once played a leading role in segregation and exclusionary practices in housing, Califor nia communities still grapple with health and homeowner ship inequalities. For decades, CREA promoted policies that encouraged discrimination and the idea that neighborhood integration would negatively impact property values.

In a statement by current C.A.R. President Otto Catrina, he apologized on behalf of all members, past and pres

ent, for fostering a prac tice of discriminatory practices towards minori ties throughout the state of California. President Catrina said, “The Asso ciation was wrong. We apologize for these actions. We not only apologize for those actions, we strongly condemn them, and we will continue working to address the legacy of these discriminatory policies and practices.”

In the years since these practices were changed, CAR has done everything it can to make up for these transgressions and to foster inclusion and equality for all.

An example of REALTORS® working with our elected officials to help our communities is legislation being intro duced to raise the capital gains allowances from $250,000 for an individual to $500,000 and for family from $500,000 to $1,000,000. This would not have been possible without communication between REALTORS® and legislators.

As you can see, these meetings are not vacations for REALTORS®, but showcase real world issues that educate, guide and motivate REALTORS® to help everyone realize the American Dream of home ownership.

Bob Walsmith Jr. is a native to Southern California and a Realtor® with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. During his work with the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors, Bob has served on the CORE Committee, Education Committee, been Chair of the Budget & Finance Committee, and the Multiple Listing Service Committee. He also is on the Board of Directors of the Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara. Bob lives in Goleta with his beautiful wife Julie. When not working, Bob enjoys playing golf, fine wine, fine dining, and walking our beautiful coastline. Bob can be reached at 805.720.5362 and/or bob@bobwalsmithjr.com

Bob Walsmith Jr.

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