OPEN HOUSES
Goleta
280 Moreton Bay Ln #4, 1BD, 1BA, Sat 10-1 & Sun 12-3, $649,000, Village Properties, Curtis Swan 805607-9709, DRE#02049218
7606 Hollister Ave Unit 309, 1BD, 1BA, Sat 12-2, $689,000, Village Properties, Elena Abel 415-2598098, DRE#02199747
335 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 4, 2BD, 1.5BA, Sun 2-4, $710,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Jessie Sessions 805-709-0904, DRE#01937789
5046 Birchwood Road, 2BD, 3BA, Sat 11-2 & Sun 1-4, $895,000, Village Properties, Johnny Deim / Cimme
Eordanidis 805-679-0692 / 805-7228480, DRE#02247763 / #01745878
5054 Del Monaco Dr, 3BD, 2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,595,000, Village Properties, Louis & Susan Manzo 805-570-7274, DRE#00756919
622 Colfax Court, 4BD, 2BA & 1PBA, Sun 1-3, $1,689,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Jean Sedar 805637-7848, DRE#00954229
7 Baker Lane, 5BD, 3BA & 1PBA, Sun 2-4, $2,395,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Lizette Pedroza 805-350-6585, DRE#02160420
San Roque
3639 San Remo Drive Unit 16, 2BD, 2BA, Sun 1-3, $924,999, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Renae Conner 805-284-6344, DRE#02013226
3325 Madrona Dr, 3BD, 3BA, Sun 2-4, $2,095,000, Sun Coast Real Estate, Michael Agnoli 805-722-0154, DRE#02193883
266 1/2 Canon Drive, 3BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 1-3, $2,289,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Jean Sedar / Brisaly Balderas 805-637-7848 / 805-335-4726, DRE#0954229 / #02128318
3750 Foothill Road, 3BD, 4BA & 1PBA, Sat 2-4:30, $3,798,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Scott McCosker 805-451-1721, DRE#00494253
The Mesa
1078 Miramonte Drive Unit 3, 2BD, 2BA, Sat 1-3 & Sun 12:303:30, $1,095,000, Village Properties, Spencer Cole / Johnny Deim 805-689-6673 / 805-679-0692, DRE#02115510 / #02247763
2051 Cliff Drive Unit 10, 2BD, 1.5BA, 12PM - 3PM, $1,475,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Ty Whelehan 805-471-0993, DRE#02197732
107 Skyline Circle, 2BD, 2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,795,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Avi Becker 805-944-2653, DRE#00966870
Hope Ranch
4005 Lago Drive, 5BD, 7BA, Sat 2-4, $7,950,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-895-6226, DRE#01236143
Saturday 11/16 & Sunday 11/17
The Riviera
1730 Prospect Avenue, 3BD, 2BA, Sat 12-2, $1,690,000, Epstein Partners / Keller Williams, Stan Aslanian 805-689-2265, DRE#01866069
909 Alameda Padre Serra, 2BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 1-3, $1,825,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Georgette Owens / Mia Teetsel 805-570-6138 / 805-202-9118, DRE#01953155
516 Alameda Padre Serra, 3BD, 3BA, Sat 1-3 & Sun 1-4, $2,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Sarita Velasquez / Karina Matic 805-729-1115 / 805-680-7701, DRE#02153765
1704 Mission Ridge Road, 3BD, 2BA & 1PBA, Sun 2-4, $2,995,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Chris Palme 805-448-3066, DRE#00989478
50 Camino Alto, 3BD, 4BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $3,775,000, Village Properties, Amy J Baird 805-4789318, DRE#01497110
1402 Grand Ave, 4BD, 5BA, Sun 12-4, $4,950,000, Village Properties, Ryan Kell 805-220-0848, DRE#02224217
Santa Barbara
1200 Punta Gorda Street Space 3, 2BD, 1BA, Sat 1-4, $237,555, Epstein Partners / Keller Williams, Charles Brewer 805-450-5623, DRE#01477889
333 Old Mill Road Unit 332, 2BD, 2BA, Sat 1-3, $585,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Felipe Saffie 805-7052431, DRE#01434616
1078 Miramonte Drive #4, 1BD, 1BA, Sun 1-3, $799,000, Sun Coast Real Estate, Mike Agnoli 805-7220154, DRE#02193880
407 W Pedregosa St #1, 3BD, 2.5BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $1,369,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Stefan Stojanovski 805-570-0640, DRE#02112629
801 W Pedregosa St, 2BD, 1BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $1,450,000, Village Properties, Susan Jordano / Emily McPherson 805-680-9060 / 805-766-6014, DRE#01775462 / #02133962
318 Sherman Road, 3BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 1-3, $1,498,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Katya Sheets 805-7082323, DRE#02061444
521 E Anapamu Street Unit C6, 2BD, 2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,587,700, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, James St James 805-708-7118, DRE#01369539
1826 Stanwood Drive, 3BD, 2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,595,000, Epstein Partners / Keller Williams, Charles Brewer 805-450-5623, DRE#01477889
509 Coronel Place, 2BD, 1BA, Sun 1-4, $1,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Anthony M. Bordin 805-729-0527, DRE#00974047
5160 Kara Drive, 3BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $1,825,000, Epstein Partners / Keller Williams, Jedd Hewitt 805850-9277, DRE#02118814
2335 State Street, 3BD, 2BA, Sat 1-3 & Sun 12-3, $2,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Andy Katsev / Claudia Schou 805-896-2010 / 805-4037053, DRE#01348655
5200 E Camino Cielo, 5BD, 5.5BA, Sat 2-4, $2,945,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Andrea Ruhge 805-8955862, DRE#01965484
21 West Los Olivos Street, 3BD, 2BA, Sun 2-4:30, $3,200,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Scott McCosker 805-451-1721, DRE#00494253
150 Coronada Circle, 2BD, 2.5BA, Sat 1-3 & Sun 1-4, $3,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Shane Smith / Mary Whitney 818-979-4001 / 805689-0915, DRE#01209514
1230 Northridge Road, 6BD, 4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $4,525,000, Sun Coast Real Estate, Chris Agnoli 805-895-0313, DRE#01132003
207 Eucalyptus Hill Drive, 5BD, 4.5BA, Sat 1-3, $8,900,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, JJ Gobbell 805-4035785, DRE#00968247
Upper East
424 - 426 E Valerio Street, 5BD, 4.5BA, Sun 1-3, $3,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Kathy Strand Spieler / Katie Spieler 805-245-4582, DRE#00851281
2444 State Street, 4BD, 3BA, Sat 11-4 & Sun 1-4, $3,500,000, Village Properties, Emily McPherson / Cimme Eordanidis / Jill Agonias 805-766-6014 / 805-722-8480 / 805-895-9902, DRE#02133962 / #01745878 / #02150975
2311 Anacapa Street, 3BD + Studio, 1.5BA, Sun 1-3, call for price, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Barbara Neary 805-698-8980, DRE#01491532
Montecito
202 East Mountain Drive, 4BD, 2BA, Sun 1-4, $3,195,000, Engel & Voelkers Santa Barbara, Ed Fuller 805-570-6988, DRE#00661695
588 Paso Robles Drive, 4BD, 3.5BA, Sun 1-3, $3,785,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Sarita Vasquez 805-7291115, DRE#01764713
387 Ortega Ridge Road, 4BD, 4.5BA, Sat 2-4, $4,950,000, Epstein Partners / Keller Williams, Charles Brewer 805-450-5623, DRE#01477889
231 Middle Road, 4BD, 3BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $5,650,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Joe Stubbins 805-7290778, DRE#01002182
440 Woodley Road, 3BD, 2.5BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $5,850,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Katinka Goertz / Robert Kemp 805-708-9616 / 805-2596318, DRE#00976141
939 Arcady Road, 5BD, 4.5BA, Sun 12-3, $5,875,000, Epstein Partners / Keller Williams, Stan Aslanian 805689-2265, DRE#01866069
90 Butterfly Lane, 3BD, 3BA & 2PBA, Sun 12-2, $6,950,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Michelle Eskandari 805-637-8061, DRE#01861525
840 Ivy Lane, 4BD, 2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $7,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Katinka Goertz 805-708-9616, DRE#00976141
Summerland
2490 Whitney Ave, 4BD, 3.5BA, Sun 1-3, $2,695,000, Village Properties, John Henderson 805-689-1066, DRE#00780607
2450 Whitney Avenue, 3BD, 3.5BA, Sun 1-3, $3,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Lyndsey Jones 805-6802856, DRE#01491532
Carpinteria
5700 Via Real Unit 43, 2BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 12-3, $445,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Bob Walsmith Jr. 805720-5362, DRE#01932231
4932 Sawyer Ave, 2BD, 2BA, Sat 11-2, $1,150,000, Spectrum, Drew Dyer 805-689-3560, DRE#00904289
1127 Church Lane, 2BD, 2BA, Sun 12-3, $1,695,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Ty Whelehan 805-4710993, DRE#02197732
3211 Beach Club Road, 3BD, 2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $4,395,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, JJ Gobbell 805-4035785, DRE#02063124
Santa Ynez Valley
8 Paseo Del Rio, 3BD, 2BA, Sun 2-4, $175,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Georgette Owens 805-570-6138, DRE#02172408
571 Blue Blossom Way, 4BD, 2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,110,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Candice Signa 805-6807300, DRE#01226917
611 Aqueduct Way, 2BD, 2BA, Sat & Sun 12-3, $1,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Glynnis Mullenary 805705-5206, DRE#01748187
350 Midten Hof, 4BD, 2.5BA, Sat 1-3, $1,299,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Daulton Wolf 805-757-6797, DRE#01209580
1167 Highland Road, 4BD, 3BA & 1PBA, Sat 12-2, $1,949,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Scott Loos 310-702-9930, DRE#02236075
523 Myrtle Court, 4BD, 2.5BA, Sun 10-12, $2,025,000, Village Properties, Czeriesa Poonia
2998 Buckboard Lane, 4BD, 2BA, Sat 11-1, $2,385,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Cammy Pinoli 805-4529725, DRE#01209580
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1,627 SQ.FT. $1,498,000
Welcome to your natural private sanctuary! Nestled in the tranquil El Cielito area of Santa Barbara, this newer home combines modern design with nature’s beauty, offering breathtaking, unobstructed mountain views. Built in 2011 and set on nearly a quarteracre, this bright and airy residence features an open-concept layout, ideal for both entertaining and relaxation. The upstairs area boasts two spacious bedrooms with vaulted ceilings, each with its own private deck, perfect for taking in the serene surroundings. The space beneath the house offers versatility as a gym, wine cellar, or extra storage. With an owned Tesla solar system, this home is both eco-friendly and energy-eff icient. Enjoy the peaceful setting, only minutes from all your conveniences.
The Community Celebrates Opening of Michael Towbes Library Plaza
On November 3, supporters of the Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation gathered for a truly joyous event the ribbon cutting for the Michael Towbes Library Plaza. After 15 years of discussions, plans, fundraising, and much-delayed construction, supporters celebrated. This was part of the grander and equally joyous Plaza Palooza street party, co-hosted by the Library Foundation and the City of Santa Barbara, which drew the community at large for entertainment, nonprofit booths, and, most importantly, the opportunity to experience this amazing new public space.
Campaign Co-Chairs Jim Jackson and Janet Garufis thanked the many donors and collaborators who enabled this to happen, with Jackson especially praising Library Director Jessica Cadiente for the vision and energy she supplied and Library Foundation Executive Director Lauren Trujillo for her patience, persistence, and attention to detail.
Jackson reminded supporters of the vision: to create an open space for cultural and community events serving the entire community and for additional library programs. Trujillo added that the Plaza will be an inviting space for the community to connect and engage, and quoted David Lankes, “Bad libraries only build collections. Good libraries build services. Great libraries build communities.”
Anne Smith Towbes, wife of the late Michael Towbes, noted Michael’s generous philanthropy, his connection to so much of the community, and how everything he did was with a grateful and generous heart.
The excitement for the Plaza’s completion and for the possibilities it provides was widespread among the throngs of guests, who checked out the 10,000 square feet of programmable space, which has been shut off by fencing for nearly five years. The event was designed, according to Trujillo, to show off the plaza as a community space where the sky is the limit on the things that can take place here.
The event featured performances by CAMA, State Street Ballet, Flamenco Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Symphony, and Franklin Elementary School Folklórico Academy. About 50 nonprofits had booths, many staffed by the heads of organizations.
The Plaza will be available for community festivals, performances, concerts, public meetings, social gatherings, cultural events, art exhibits, and much more. Some of the library’s own programming can move outside.
Presently, the S.B. Public Library partners with more than 60 community organizations to host free programming in its Faulkner Gallery and other indoor spaces. The Plaza opens a whole new chapter. Many nonprofits already have been requesting Plaza space. “It is definitely a hot commodity,” Trujillo shared.
The $5 million project was funded by the Library Foundation ($3.1 million) and the city ($1.9 million in Measure C funding). It was part of a larger project that includes a new ADA-compliant elevator and renovated lower-level staff area, both of which were funded by Measure C funding and are also complete. The foundation raised another $1 million for Plaza maintenance, programs, and furniture.
The fundraising effort proceeded during COVID, which presented some challenges, according to Trujillo, but through Zoom, the community embraced the vision. Supporters understood that this was not a beautification project, Trujillo added, but rather a project to create an accessible space for the library to serve the community.
Founded in 2012, the Library Foundation funds, on an ongoing basis, the Library on the Go and the S.B. Reads Program. It is presently seeking to raise funds for a Library of Things case to store the multitude of items that this program makes available to the community, such as museum and park passes, a telescope, and musical instruments. The foundation seeks funds also for the continuing revitaliza-
tion work at the Eastside Library.
In addition to fundraising, the Library Foundation plays an advocacy role, and with the library being threatened with cuts every year, Trujillo sees this role as critical. A public awareness campaign is planned to bring attention to the ongoing need for city funding to keep the library doors open.
For those who want to donate to the Plaza, it’s not too late. Donors’ names are etched in sandstone and engraved on bricks on the Plaza, and next year, there will be more engraving opportunities.
SOCIETY MATTERS Text and Photos by Gail Arnold
Mayor Randy Rowse and Anne Smith Towbes preside over ribbon cutting.
Campaign Co-Chair Janet Garufis, Anne Smith Towbes, S.B. Library Foundation Executive Director Lauren Trujillo, and Campaign Co-Chair Jim Jackson
Foundation past president (2016-2022) Anne Howard with Foundation President and Major Gifts Committee Chair Anna Alldredge
Claude Case, Barbara Hauter Woodward, and Campaign Cabinet Member and Foundation Boardmember Susan Case in the Woodward Grove, dedicated to Taylor Woodward
4910 BASELINE AVENUE, SANTA YNEZ
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