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Baja Montecito – There’s a new cap in town and it can Hooray to Amy – Cold Springs’ Amy Alzina is awarded be found at Terry Pillow’s Homer, P.8 Superintendent of the Year, P.12
SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA 4 – 11 JULY 2024 | VOL 30 ISS 27 | www.montecitojournal.net
The First Fiesta
The Giving List
Running The Fund for Santa Barbara, page 29
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Real Estate Guide Inside!
ontecito REAL ESTATES 2024
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
PHOTO: 3443 PADARO LANE, CARPINTERIA OFFERED AT $41,950,000 RISKIN PARTNERS ESTATE GROUP | VILLAGE PROPERTIES
MID-YEAR UPDATE, P. 16 A GUIDE TO MONTECITO’S MANY NEIGHBORHOODS, P. 21 A LITTLE HOME RENOVATION GOES A LONG WAY, P. 26
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It’s been 100 years of Old Spanish Days, but what was the first Fiesta like? There were surely costumes, music, and dance… what about aerial acrobats? Maybe. But certainly not greased pig races? You’ll have to find out inside (Story starts on page 5)
The MJ’s annual Real Estate Special Edition is here! Explore mid-year stats, property insurance tips, turning your house into a home, and more (find the 76-page insert within)
brUnch and bUbbly
indulge in a ty Bellini or a mimosa on the ocean view terrace at the stonehouse every Sunday 10am-2pm
San Ysidro ranch
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