Commission recommendation would benefit small wineries in Santa Barbara County
Small wineries throughout Santa Barbara County cleared a major hurdle that could boost the region’s burgeoning wine industry. After more than four years of workshops and public hearings, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission recommended to allow tasting by appointment only at wineries in some of the fastest-growing wine regions in the county. Much of Read More →
Syrah not getting love it deserves in marketplace
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Santa Barbara faces enforcement nightmare over short-term rentals
The city of Santa Barbara had it good. It had been controversially collecting taxes on short-term rentals since 2008 even though most were illegally operating in certain residential zones. The city earned extra revenue and only had to crack down on a handful that neighbors deemed intolerable. But the inherent conflict caught up with policy Read More →
Clark mansion’s future hinges on IRS resolving owed taxes
Hugette Clark’s generosity cost her. Clark was the daughter of the copper mogul William Andrews Clark, who earned his fortune through mining, railroads and banking. The heiress died in 2011 at 104 years old. Clark gave millions of her inherited wealth to her friends but she gave so much so fast that her attorneys Read More →
Vintner uncorks his best in second Santa Barbara venture
Synergy convinced David Potter to locate his second Santa Barbara wine venture at The Mill, a newly renovated 1904 building that has been converted into an artisan marketplace. Since 2007, Potter has owned Municipal Winemakers, whose no-frills tasting room in the city’s Funk Zone offers his everyday-priced wines. His new brand, named Potek after Read More →
Study: Women in short supply on tri-county boards, offices
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