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From the coast to the valleySanta BarBara | Montecito | Santa Ynez

more online atvillageSite.coM | 805.969.8900All information provided is deemed reliable, but has not been verified and we do not guarantee it. We recommend that buyers make their own inquiries.

19 Seaview Dr. | $2,245,000beds 2 baths 2Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

4569 Via Clarice | $2,190,000beds 3 baths 4Gregg Leach 805.565.8873

18 W. Victoria St. #310 | $1,999,000beds 1 baths 2Donald/Cecilia 805.895.3833

43 Humphrey Rd. | $2,499,000beds 2 baths 2Jackie Walters 805.570.0558

1901 Gibraltar Rd. | $2,395,000beds 3 baths 2suding//murphy 805.455.5736

4145 Creciente Dr. | $21,500,000beds 6 baths 9Adrienne/Steve 805.452.3960

888 Cold Springs Rd. | $19,500,000beds 10 baths 6.5Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

900 Hot Springs Rd. | $18,800,000900HotSpringsRoad.comRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

4621 Via Roblada | $14,900,0004621ViaRoblada.comRiskin/Kendall 805.565.8600

1530 Roble Dr. | $13,995,0001530RobleDrive.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

3111 Padaro Ln. | $13,900,000beds 5 baths 4Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1664 East Valley Rd. | $13,500,000beds 7 baths 12Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

630 Stonehouse Ln. | $6,950,000beds 5 baths 7Riskin/Applegate 805.565.8600

511 Las Fuentes Dr. | $6,450,000beds 3 baths 4.5Elberta Pate 805.895.0835

Price Upon Request2733SycamoreCanyonRoad.comRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

1398 Oak Creek Cyn. Rd. | $13,650,0001398OakCreekCanyonRoad.comRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

705 Park Ln. | $4,595,000705ParkLane.comRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

1045 Cima Linda Ln. | $4,295,0001045CimaLinda.comMichelle Eskandari 805.637.8061

2885 Hidden Valley Ln. | $3,095,000beds 4 baths 2Mitchell Morehart 805.565.4546

2796 Bella Vista Dr. | $5,650,000beds 4 baths 4Tomi Spaw 805.698.7007

975 Mariposa Ln. | $4,995,000beds 4 baths 4Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

1933 Mission Ridge Rd. | $2,650,000beds 3 baths 4John A. Sener 805.331.7402

2101 Refugio Rd. | $2,600,000beds 2 baths 3Elizabeth Wagner 805.895.1467

924 Garden St. | $2,600,000beds 2 baths 2Pippa Davis 805.886.0174

250 Toro Cyn. Rd. | $2,925,000beds 4 baths 4Mitchell Morehart 805.565.4546

7797 Goldfield Ct. | $2,749,000beds 4 baths 5Alyson Spann 805.637.2884

1733 Mission Ridge Rd. | $4,200,000beds 3 baths 4Pippa Davis 805.886.0174

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From the coast to the valleySAnTA BARBARA | MOnTECiTO | SAnTA YnEz

2740 Miradero Dr. | $729,000beds 2 baths 2Sheela Hunt 805.698.3767

1632 San Andres St. | $479,000beds 1 baths 1Calcagno & Hamilton 805.896.0876

45 Dearborn Pl. #34 | $399,000beds 2 baths 1Daniel Warnars 805.680.2712

4664 Malaga Circle | $765,000ForteRanchSB.comDianne/Brianna 805.455.6570

121 Juana Maria Ave. | $739,000beds 3 baths 2Kelly Knight 805.895.4406

150 Eucalyptus Hill Circle | $1,550,000 beds 3 baths 3Mary Lu Edick 805.452.3258

4261 Rancho Asoleado Dr. | $1,629,000beds 4 baths 2.5Louis/Susan 805.570.7274

3 Las Alturas Rd. | $1,599,000beds 4 baths 2John Bahura 805.680.5175

112 Eucalyptus Hill Cir. | $1,375,000beds 2 baths 2Christopher/Cecilia 805.453.3407

227 N. Sierra Vista Rd. | $1,525,000beds 4 baths 2John A. Sener 805.331.7402

2109 Chapala St. | $1,495,000beds 3 baths 2.5Toni Mochi 805.636.9170

811 E. Pedregosa St. #2 | $1,195,000beds 2 baths 2Chris Kamen 805.390.1571

18 W. Victoria St. | $1,180,500beds 1 baths 2Pippa Davis 805.886.0174

636 W. Ortega St. | $1,025,000Gorgeous DuplexKim Dorsey 805.895.2968

3971 Foothill Rd. | $1,325,000beds 4 baths 3Cara Gamberdella 805.680.3826

3025 Calle Noguera | $1,295,000beds 3 baths 2.5Toni Mochi 805.636.9170

641 Por La Mar Cir. “B” | $939,000beds 2 baths 3Billy Mandarino 805.570.4827

133/135 Juana Maria Ave. | $929,000Duplex, two 2BD/1BTH unitsKelly Knight 805.895.4406

298 Calle Esperanza | $875,000beds 2 baths 3Tiffany Haller 805.698.6694

733 Grove Ln. | $990,000beds 3 baths 2Toby/Lynette 805.570.3573

645 Costa Del Mar “C” | $979,000beds 2 baths 3Billy Mandarino 805.570.4827

161 Por La Mar Cir. | $849,000beds 2 baths 2Phil Shirinian 805.637.8722

1116 N. Milpas St. | $775,000beds 4 baths 3Jeff/Julie 805.895.9498

Costa Rica, Las Mareas | $775,000beds 3 baths 3.5Susan Jordano 805.680.9060

3375 Foothill Rd. #933 | $850,000beds 2 baths 2Susie Maybery 805.565.8884

1511 Meadow Cir. | $849,900beds 4 baths 2Sally/Lyla 805.450.0852

715 Russell Way | $959,000beds 3 baths 2Jeff/Julie 805.895.2944

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history 101

Ever since the 1980s, when many people started experiencing health issues linked to time spent in new

buildings, the term “sick building syn-drome” was coined. The most prevalent symptoms are irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, and skin; hypersensitivity; head-aches, fatigue, and general malaise; and respiratory reactions. The causes are many but often relate to flaws in the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems or from building products that outgas or contain toxins.

Why is there a struggle to find safe products that are conducive to good health? In part, it’s because we do not, unlike the European Union, follow the precautionary principle when new prod-ucts are developed. In Europe, if an action, product, or policy has a risk of causing harm to health or the environment, the burden of proof of no harm falls on those wanting to take the action or develop the product.

Take water, for example, and the health and safety issues surrounding the different types of potable-water piping materials. Plastic piping falls into three main types: high-density polyethylene (HDPE), cross-linked polyethylene (PEX), and polyvi-nyl chloride (PVC), all of which, recent studies show, release some volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the water and show some accumulation of bacteria on the pipe surfaces. Granted, the quantities of both are very small, but do we want any compounds in our drinking water that can be carcinogenic, endocrine disrup-tive, or neurotoxic? More studies need to be undertaken because the few that have been done are recent, even though plastic piping entered the marketplace in the 1970s. Once again, we consumers are being used as guinea pigs. This is just

another reason why I am a proponent of making the precautionary principle statu-tory in our country.

What about copper piping, the norm before plastic piping became available? Although it has antimicrobial properties and poses no risk of VOCs, it presents its own health problems. It leaches copper into the water, the quantity depending on mineral content, acidity, and temperature of the water and how long it stays in the pipes. Again, the quantities are extremely small, but ingested copper can lead to nau-

sea, gastrointestinal problems, liver dam-age, and kidney disease.

Unfortunately, we do not have water pipes that are 100 percent safe, but all things considered, copper piping seems the better choice. None of these water-pipe materials are going to kill us. However, our water pipes are one more source of expo-sure to compounds, albeit minimal, that tax our immune system. This example is merely one among many that conscien-tious architects and builders wrestle with in the green building movement.

by Dennis Allen

Water PiPes and the Precautionary Principle

Dennis Allen is chair of Allen Construction, an employee-owned company committed to building and operating sustainably. He also serves as chair of the Dean’s Council at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB and as a boardmember of the Community Environmental Council.

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OPEN HOUSES Saturday 12/5 & Sunday 12/6

Carpinteria3950 Via Real 204, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $225,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kalia Rork 805-689-06141261 Franciscan Court #3, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $432,500, Pacific Coast Realty, JoAnn Pomatto-Gomez 805-705-37981482 Eucalyptus Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 12-2, $750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Dale Sundell 805-895-20643375 Foothill Road #933, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $850,000, Village Properties, Susie Maybery 805-3375 Foothill Road #1114, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,200,000, Coldwell Banker, C Scott McCosker 805-687-24363246 Beach Club Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $13,888,000, The Agency, Jackie Smith 213-494-77363111 Padaro Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 12:30-3, $13,900,000, Village Properties, John Henderson 805-689-1066

Downtown Santa Barbara2030 State Street #4, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $639,500, Coldwell Banker, Dan Failla 805-708-1276 2641 State Street W3, 3BD/2BA, Sun 12-2, $655,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Stuart Morse 805-705-0161101 Por La Mar Circle, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $999,000, Coldwell Banker, Bob Oliver 805-895-696718 West Victoria Street #208, 1BD/1BA, Sat 1-2, Sun By Appt., $1,180,500, Village Properties, Pippa Davis 805-886-017418 West Victoria Street #204, 1BD/2BA, Sat By Appt. Sun 12-4, $1,465,000, Village Properties, Pippa Davis 805-886-01742109 Chapala Street, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Deb Archambault 805-455-2966105 West De La Guerra Street #R, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Shandra Campbell 805-886-1176 531 Chapala Street A, 1BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, JoAnn Mermis 805-895-565018 West Victoria Street #310, 1BD/1.5BA, Sat 1-4, $1,999,000, Village Properties, Don Hunt 805-895-3833220 West Yanonali Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 12-3 Sun 12-3, $2,400,000, Sotheby’s, Ray Benenate 805-448-798818 West Victoria Street #308, 2BD/3BA, Sat By Appt. Sun 12-4, $2,600,000, Village Properties, Pippa Davis 805-886-0174

Goleta216 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 5, 2BD/1.5BA, By Appt., $432,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 Gail Pearl 805-637-9595236 Entrance Road #10, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $500,000, Keller Williams Realty, Daniel Zia & The Zia Group 805-456-3635218 Entrance Road #D, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $505,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jarrod Shively 805-714-5114401 Cannon Green Drive #D, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1:30-4, $599,000, Sun Coast Real Estate, Lenny Gerthoffer 805-403-3630

331 Santa Rosalia Way, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 2-5, $799,000, Village Properties, Robert Watt 805-252-2190 Cimme Eordanidis 805-722-8480284 Coronado Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $819,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brett Buschbom 805-451-9108261 Ancona Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $825,000, Coldwell Banker, Patty Colman 805-689-65175068 San Julio Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $889,900, Berkshire Hathaway, Madhu Khemani 805-252-06257720 Kestrel Lane, 3BD/4BA, Sat 1-4, $2,150,000, Keller Williams Realty, Janay Marshall 720-984-0087 7797 Goldfield Court, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,749,000, Village Properties, Alyson Spann 805-637-2884

Hope Ranch835 Puente Drive, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $2,975,000, Village Properties, Brian King 805-452-0471 4178 Creciente Drive, 4BR/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,995,000, Stones Real Estate, Team Eric and Mary 805-682-60903990 Cuervo Avenue, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,800,000, Coldwell Banker, Linda Lorenzen 805-886-1842929 Canon Road, 4BD/4BA, By Appt., $4,895,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Stahl 805-689-1602

The Mesa821 Weldon Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,045,000, Mike Richardson Realtors, Mike Richardson 805-963-1704920 Calle Malaga, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Coldwell Banker, Kirk G. Hodson 805-886-65271269 Mountain View Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,199,000, Village Properties, Robert Watt 805-252-2190122 Skyline Circle, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,449,000, Mike Richardson Realtors, Mike Richardson 805-963-17041642 Shoreline Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Sotheby’s, Gene Archambault 805-455-1190

Mission Canyon876 Windsor Way, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $1,075,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jason S. Ebin 805-364-3070 Andy Madrid 805-452-14561485 Tunnel Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,145,000, Sotheby’s, Marilyn Rickard 805-452-82842972 La Combadura Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,149,000, Foundation Real Estate Group, Bob Croisdale 805-452-7543901 Cheltenham Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,150,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Layman 805-448-3890 2985 Glen Albyn Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ricardo Munoz 805-895-8725

Montecito1220 Coast Village Road Unit 110, 3BD/2BA, By Appt., $1,069,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477112 Eucalyptus Hill Circle, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,375,000, Village Properties, Christopher W. Hunt 805-453-340762 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,439,000, Berkshire Hathaway, David M. Cohn 805-214-8244

1526 East Valley Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,485,000, Village Properties, Thomas Johansen 805-886-185752 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Cecilia Hunt 805-895-3834227 Sierra Vista Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,510,000, Village Properties, Lynda Bohnett 805-637-6407595 Paso Robles Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,565,000, Santa Barbara Brokers, Troy G Hoidal 805 689-6808802 Camino Viejo, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,659,000, Coldwell Banker, William C. Turner III 805-708-3236 925 El Rancho Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,788,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Heather Martineau 805-231-35582320 Sycamore Canyon Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1:30-4, $1,795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, John Comin 805-689-3078462 Toro Canyon Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,395,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Wes St. Clair 805-886-67411907 San Leandro Lane, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,395,000, Coldwell Banker, Brad Merritt 805-450-6522309 Avila Way, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $2,695,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805-698-89801781 San Leandro Lane, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-3, $2,895,000, Coldwell Banker, Charlie Petersen 805-637-03122885 Hidden Valley Lane, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $3,095,000, Village Properties, Mitch Morehart 805-689-7233352 East Mountain Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $3,199,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Brown “Brownie” 805-666-90901424 East Valley Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $3,200,000, Reeves & Associates, Jeff Reeves 805-689-2058

2700 Torito Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tim Dahl 805-886-22111103 Camino Viejo, 4BD/5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Taylor Toner 805-451-4801975 Mariposa Lane, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $4,995,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 818-919-60201709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $5,250,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-74771159 Hill Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $5,480,000, Village Properties, Wayne Barker 805-565-88861098 Golf Road, 5BD/4.5BA, By Appt., $5,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Jason Streatfeild Team 805-969-11221850 Jelinda Drive, 5BD/8BA, By Appt., $7,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Jason Streatfeild Team, 805-969-1122

Noleta333 Old Mill Road #327, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-5, $479,000, Century 21, Joyce Johnson 448-5621 (call owner for gate entrance John Ernest 899-3571)95 Santa Ana Avenue, 4BD/2BA, Sat 11-2 Sun 12-4, $879,000, Keller Williams, David Johnson II 805-689-79485014 Whitney Court, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,075,000, Village Properties, Matt Crego 805-448-62841045 Ocean Vista Lane, 5BD/5.5BA, Sun 2:30-4:30, $1,450,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-4622

Riviera30 N Santa Ynez Street D, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Whitney 805-689-0915814 Paseo Alicante, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $959,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684 Thomas Schultheis 805-729-2802403 Alameda Padre Serra, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-3:30, Village Properties, $1,195,000, Village Properties, Gary Welterlen 805-895-4744811 East Pedregosa, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3, $1,195,000, Village Properties, Marcella Simmons 805-680-998149 Cedar Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1:30-3:30 Sun 1-4, $1,250,000, Berkshire Hathaway, James St. James 805-949-547-1860 Bill Urbany 805-331-024885 Canon View Drive, 3BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $1,350,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessica Stovall 805-698-9416Paul Hurst 805-680-8216139 Loma Media Road, 2BD/2.5BA, Sat 11-4 Sun 11-4, $1,385,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Isaiah J. Polstra 805-722-50851 Rubio Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,585,000, Coldwell Banker, Hayley N Hernandez 805-717-88683 Las Alturas Road, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,599,000, Village Properties, John Bahura 805-680-5175

1836 Hillcrest Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,599,000, Village Properties, June Laula 805-689-7036802 Camino Viejo, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,659,000, Coldwell Banker, William C Turner 805-708-32361746 Prospect Avenue, 2BD/3.5BA, Sat 1:30-4 Sun 1:30-4, $1,995,000, Village Properties, Priscilla Bedolla, 805-680-71461829 Mira Vista, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $2,395,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Stahl 805-689-16021800 El Encanto Road Unit A, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $2,595,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Stahl 805-689-16022220 Santiago Road, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,995,000, Coldwell Banker, Patrice Serrani 805-637-51101919 Las Tunas Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $5,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Linda Havlik 805-451-8020

Samarkand2834 Serena Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,150,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Gordon Hardey & Marilyn Wankum 805-455-1607440 Stanley Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,389,000, Santa Barbara Brokers, Troy G Hoidal 805 689-6808

San Roque1225 Rebecca Lane J, 2BD/1.5BA, Sun 2-4, $499,500, Coldwell Banker, Jessie Sessions 805-709-09044039 Primavera Road #3, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $619,000, Village Properties, Loyd Applegate 805-570-4935616 Calle De Los Amigos, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $815,000, Sotheby’s, Marie Larkin 805-680-252542 Calle Capistrano, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $865,000, Sotheby’s, Ed Kaleugher 805-963-1391 Stephanie Wilson 805-895-3270

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We were hanging around in the old backyard in San Roque a while back and noticed that it was hot—which sparked a

bright idea: Let’s go to the beach as fast as humanly possible.

Off we raced to Hendry’s, and on the way there, zipping along Las Positas, we noticed something: The sun had gone

away. When we parked at the beach, we noticed something else: It was no longer hot. In fact, it was downright cold.

What the heck? We zoomed back home and, wait a minute, hot again. To repeat: What the heck?

Microclimates, that’s what.There are about as many weather factors

weaving through Santa Barbara neighbor-

hoods as there are neighborhoods, accord-ing to Alan Rose, chief meteorologist for KEYT TV. It’s all a brew of Pacific breezes, mountain elevations, canyon wind tun-nels, etc. and etc. He suggested checking the website of Weather Underground— not the Vietnam-era protesters but actual weather mavens who, among many other things, gather data neighborhood by neighborhood. Right now, for instance, the site says it’s 58.8 degrees in Oak Park and 76.6 degrees three miles south on the Mesa. See? Microclimates.

This matters for house hunters. “I always ask clients if they’d like more urban or rural, about views, and also about tempera-ture,” said Samantha Ireland, an agent for Keller Williams Realty.

“A lot of people like it cool,” she said. “They like the fog rolling in, love to able to walk over to Shoreline or Leadbetter regardless of weather.” So they veer toward the Mesa. “Some prefer it warmer and drier, like San Roque or Mission Hills.” Or you can move up the mountain a bit, above the marine layer. “It can get quite warm on the Riviera,” Ireland said. “But most people don’t have any complaint because they get breezes up the hill and spectacular views.”

There can even be microclimates within microclimates, she noted—that 56.6 temp in Oak Park above, for instance. Some

parts can be much shadier and cooler than others, depending on where you’re stand-ing. And as for the Mesa, the shoreline fog tends to burn off by midday, which can mean big variations hour by hour.

Ireland grew up in a place that was more regimented: your basic hot in summer, cold in winter. When she moved to Santa Barbara 25 years ago, “I was very surprised how different it can be in any given day. It might start out foggy, and you’re wearing a sweater and a scarf, but by afternoon in another part of town, you’re peeling off layers.” The good part is that, though it can be changeable hour by hour and neigh-borhood by neighborhood, Santa Barbara doesn’t vary much throughout the year.

“There’s a little something for everyone,” Ireland said. “Not too hot, not too cold, but if you have a preference, there’s a part of town that will suit you.”

Which brings up the tricky subject of spousal concord. Ireland had just such a case a while back: a husband and wife, good friends of hers. “He loves the ocean and loves it cool, so the closer to the beach, the better for him,” she said. “His wife likes more sunshine and warmer.”

How did she resolve that age-old dilemma?

“They settled for a happy medium downtown.” n

house hunterby Jeff Miller

Making sense of Microclimates

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OPEN HOUSES Saturday 12/5 & Sunday 12/6 CONTiNUED

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3756 Greggory Way 1, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $875,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rachel Brown 805-570-71603744 Greggory Way Unit 4, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-3 Sun By Appt., $885,000, Sotheby’s, Joanna Slott 805-335-0158 Melissa Birch 805-689-267428 West Calle Crespis, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $935,000, Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805-906-0194415 North La Cumbre Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $939,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sue Irwin 805-705-6973310 Stevens Road, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $950,000, Keller Williams, Ruth Ann Bowe Real Estate Team 805-698-0351715 Russell Way, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $959,000, Village Properties, Marcella Simmons 805-680-998130 West Calle Crespis, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $965,000, Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805-906-0194520 Vista Vallejo, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,295,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tara Toner 805-451-49993971 Foothill Road, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-4, $1,325,000, Village Properties, Phyllis Lenker 805-886-2342 David Magid 805-451-04021354 Rialto Lane, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,459,900, Berkshire Hathaway, Patti Yahyavi 805-452-6492

3132 Calle Mariposa, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1:30-4, $1,599,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Johnson 805-705-16063844 Lincoln Road, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,649,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Ratliffe 805-448-6642841-861 East Alamar Avenue, 1BA, By Appt., $1,995,000, Sotheby’s, Robert Heckes 805-637-00471333 Santa Teresita Drive, 3BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $3,095,000, Sotheby’s, Maureen McDermut 805-570-5545

Upper East Santa Barbara349 Northgate Drive D, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $579,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-46222621 State Street Unit 3, 2BD/2BA, Sat By Appt, Sun 2-4., $649,000, Sotheby’s, Robert Heckes 805-637-0047811 East Pedregosa Street #2, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Village Properties, Hutch Axilrod 805-637-63781814 Olive Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,295,000, Sotheby’s, Jim Alzina 805-455-19411026 E Canon Perdido Street, 3BD/3BA, Sat 11-2 Sun 2-4, $1,599,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kat Perello Hitchcock 805-705-4485 Jessica Stovall 805-698-94162025 Garden Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 12-2, $1,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-4622

2414 Santa Barbara Street, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,150,000, Berkshire Hathaway, SiBelle Israel 805-896-4218

Westside Santa Barbara319 Ladera Street 2, 2BD/2BA, By Appt., $674,900, Berkshire Hathaway, The Jason Streatfeild Team 805-969-11222007 Gillespie Street, 2BD/1BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $785,000. Refugio Real Estate, Stewart Abercrombie 805 886 0497934 West Micheltorena Street, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1:30-4:30, $888,000, Left Coast Realty, Jeanne L. O’Brien J.D. 805-696-86135004 Caire Circle, 5BD/3BA, By Appt. $949,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Jason Streatfeild Team 805-969-11221268 Veronica Springs Road, 6BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $1,289,000, Keller Williams Realty, Justin Etherton 805-617-07741106 Crestline Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,650,000, Coldwell Banker, Victor Plaba 805-895-0591

Santa Ynez Valley290 Perkins Street, 3BD/3BA, Sun 11-1, $529,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand 805-698-99022893 Stadium Drive, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $649,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Williams 805-680-7541341 Valley Dairy Road, 5BD/3BA, Sat 1-3:30, $697,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aitken, 805-252-1205

2485 Park Street, 2BD/1.5BA, Sat 1-3, $777,777, Sotheby’s, Lauren Stewart 805-618-6007631 Lilliebakke Court, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3:30, $789,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aitken 805-252-12051371 Willow Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1:30-4:00, $869,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Jennings 805-570-07921888 Ringsted Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-3, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Glynnis Mullenary 805-705-52061453 Remington Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,178,500, Village Properties, Barbara Morr 805-245-0455

Ventura10876 Galvin Street, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $539,000, Re/Max Gold Coast Realtors, Teryn Bonime 503-572-40301251 Via Cielito, Lot/Land, By Appt., $1,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Jason Streatfeild Team 805-969-11221069 Corte Barroso, 6BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-4, $2,899,500, Trusted Real Estate Enterprises (T.R.E.E.), Danny Belitski 805-804-7091

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The first time I saw 928 Fellowship Road, I was bowled over by the character of this unique pueblo-style adobe atop the Mesa. It’s a tall two-story home with rustic beamed ceilings, an ancient brick staircase leading steeply up from

the street to the front door, a wall of windows peering down over the rambling hill of a front yard, a tree-house feel upstairs, and a clubhouse feel downstairs. It has two front doors, both with unique stained-glass “speakeasy” windows, and two back doors, one through the kitchen and one downstairs on the side of the house that’s about four feet tall. It’s perfect for a hobbit or an Ewok or a pair of 6- and 8-year-old brothers with vivid imaginations.

I know this because the first time I saw 928 Fellow-ship Road was in the summer of 1996. The walls were bare white, the landscaping was nonexistent, and the house was completely empty. The realtor sat and smiled as my husband walked through the house marveling at its details, while our two energetic sons ran through the place, exclaiming how cool it was. I couldn’t stop star-ing out the living room windows at the view. We were hooked, and she knew it.

The boys were right. The house was cool, and it still is. There are secret doorways, kid-sized closets, and even a rustic basement. Many things have changed about the house since 1996. But the view from the living room was and will always be its most striking feature.

True to Mesa weather patterns, there is a peek of an ocean view, but only when the fog clears. When it does, the wood-framed, vertical-paned living room windows let the sun shine in generously during the day and pro-vide dramatic moonlit views at night. These windows line three of the living room walls and open wide with wrought-iron latches and hand-hewn hooks to hold them in place. No matter how that room might be con-figured or decorated, the windows, and the view beyond, can’t help but be the focal point of the upstairs of this home.

The bones of this house are solid and show through in some cases even at a glance. The living room was once a patio or deck. The original roofline is evident below the windows and creates a little bench seat on the wall near-est the kitchen. The walls are actual adobe, rather than plaster fashioned to look authentic. They are the real deal. There truly is not a flat wall surface in the house. These thick walls keep the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter, especially downstairs.

In addition to the aforementioned living room with a view, the upstairs includes a colorful compact kitchen with a big window facing onto the back patio and a mas-ter bedroom with a huge fireplace and an updated bath-room. A steep staircase in the center of the house leads downstairs. As you descend, it feels like you’re walking into the hold of a ship or into a secret lair. The bedroom to the left has a step-up closet that was a perfect hiding place for a 6-year-old from his older brother. The bed-room to the right has an attached bonus room behind it, which could be a laundry room, sitting room, or both. In between the bedrooms is a bathroom with a vertical glass-brick wall. I love the glass brick. It feels as if you’re taking a shower outdoors, yet you have complete privacy.

Privacy is one of the recurring themes here. Removed from the street by the steep front staircase, you’re liter-ally above what’s an already quiet neighborhood. This altitude plus the trees around and below combine to create an atmosphere of peaceful solitude that perme-ates the house.

Some of the prettiest details were our doing: the Mexi-can tile counters and backsplash in the kitchen, the hand-crafted willow-twig kitchen cabinetry, the Saltillo tile floors throughout the living room and kitchen, and the paint colors on every interior and exterior surface. While some paint was added, even more was eliminated. We sandblasted the ceilings in several of the rooms, remov-ing the paint to reveal entire eucalyptus log beams. The gorgeous redwood front doors had been painted dark brown, so they were taken down to their natural state, as well.

The house has a separate studio room nestled under a big, beautiful oak tree that would be a great office, play-room, or art studio. Like many features of this home, it’s limited only by your imagination.

The exact pedigree of the property is murky but inter-esting. It is purported to have been built in the early 1920s by the Fellowship Society, a group that attempted to be a self-sustaining farming commune in this Mesa neigh-

borhood in the 1920s and ’30s. This relatively short-lived community has the nearby streets of Fellowship Lane, Fellowship Circle, and Fellowship Road as its namesakes.

For house hunters who find comfort in the predictable practicality of cookie-cutter tract homes, this may not be the home for you. But everyone who loves this home, LOVES this home. It has personality, character, and his-tory galore. Some of it belongs to the house, and some belongs to the people who have inhabited it. I’ll cherish every memory that I have of this home and hope that its next residents share as much fun and love inside its walls as we did.

Address: 928 Fellowship Road

Status: On the market

Price: $849,000

928 Fellowship Road is currently for sale in Santa Barbara, listed by Malante Hayworth of Harbor View Real Estate & Investments. Reach Malante at 886-8484.

make myself at homeby Sarah Sinclair

strolling memory lane in mesa adobe

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Santa barbara county SaleSarea Seller buyer price date addreSSbuellton/solvang PassMoRe MICHael PasMoRe KatHleen $100,000 11/19/15 554 tHuMbelIna DR

Hess Paul W tRustee IngRaHaM WalteR eu $600,000 11/20/15 134 ManZanIta DRbeaCH RICHaRD D eu MIRanDa Jose eu $866,500 11/20/15 1219 Coast oaK DR

CaRPInteRIa tHIbault RobeRt g JR selFRIDge MaRtHa M tRustee $467,000 11/17/15 1080 PalMetto WaY Fgoleta laMb RICHaRD g tRustee JaCobs anna b $892,000 11/20/15 137 santa ana ave

eMMens bRuCe e tRust PaRKeR RYan a ea $657,500 11/20/15 4788 Calle CaMaRaDaKenneDY sHaRon tRustee galbRaItH RobeRt a eu $937,500 11/19/15 740 vIa RePosogaRDneR FaMIlY tRust JaCKson CYntHIa a $725,000 11/19/15 974 n san MaRCos RDRuston MaXWell P tRustee guolIang llC $1,075,000 11/20/15 5890 HollIsteR avesYlvesteR JennIFeR bRegante DonalD M $375,000 11/19/15 31 DeaRboRn Pl 28HeWett toDD s eu CabReRa FRanCIso eu $740,000 11/17/15 106 la PateRa lnMoua Kao alaMaR II llC $610,000 11/17/15 7283 bassano DRKRoCK antHonY K RaMIReZ aDaM eu $492,000 11/20/15 7628 HollIsteR ave 118

guaDaluPe DeseRt ICe HolDIng llC HeRnanDeZ eManuel ea $359,000 11/20/15 184 avoCet CtloMPoC CaZenave nanCY l tRustee DeCKeR DonalD C eu $200,000 11/17/15 309 e HICKoRY ave

CHaveZ aleJanDRo WIlKIn loRena ea $240,000 11/17/15 431 s D stbunCH luCY FaMIlY tRust RuIZ saMuel eu $257,500 11/20/15 601 n lIlaC stMuRPHY RobeRt l tRustee PInI DaRIo l $1,250,000 11/18/15 536 n u stMtI CaPItal InC autenRIetH eRIK s eu $307,500 11/20/15 1332 vIllage MeaDoWs DRWest PoInte HoMes InC MCCRee FReD H eu $305,000 11/20/15 408 CRoWn CIRMtI CaPItal InC taMaYo beatRIZ a $162,500 11/16/15 202 n R st

MonteCIto DoW sue K tRustee RHeInsteIn suZanne tRustee $3,495,000 11/17/15 412 CRoCKeR sPeRRY DRClIFFoRD anne tRustee PolIZZI CHRIstoPHeR a eu $100,000 11/16/15 533 las Fuentes DRHoKonson g neIl tRustee DaRt guY M tRustee $2,566,500 11/20/15 486 MonaRCH lnabRIsHaMI MaRK eu vIsHteH aRMIn $1,030,000 11/20/15 824 alston RDPeaK 10 lP MosKoW JaMes eu $2,200,000 11/20/15 2970 HIDDen valleY ln

los olIvos leal Dave tRustee HensleY JoHn D tRustee $1,325,000 11/16/15 3280 CalZaDa RIDge avesanta baRbaRa steCKeR JeFFReY J eu RaJbansHI RanJan $715,000 11/20/15 106 n salInas st

negRete MaRIa HaYs beveRlY J $570,000 11/16/15 304 PoR la MaR CIRMCelWaIn MalColM s eu MaJestIC elIZabetH eu $2,295,000 11/20/15 1031 MIssIon RIDge RDbeRRett RICHaRD M tRustee o'ConnoR IRene g tRustee $525,000 11/20/15 1035 CoYote RDataHualPa HolDIngs llC gaRDneR DavID tRustee $2,832,500 11/20/15 1703 santa baRbaRa stbagleY anna M tRust beRMuDes bRIan tRustee $505,000 11/20/15 1701 anaCaPa st 6901 HolDIngs llC PoRteR alan R $17,850,000 11/17/15 433 e Canon PeRDIDo stCaIn glen e tRustee Hung bRIan t $1,345,000 11/20/15 825 alaMeDa PaDRe seRRDeloRIe DavID eu DeloRIe DavID eu $357,500 11/18/15 310 W YanonalI stFItCH JaCQuelIne l tRustee KRonen DavID tRustee $920,000 11/20/15 1902 gIllesPIe stbates DavID l tRust tHIbault RobeRt ea $720,000 11/20/15 1502 MountaIn aveCaRRagHeR saRaH tRustee RabIs RICHaRD eu $1,150,000 11/20/15 252 los alaMosgobutY bob M eu savellano JaMIson eu $920,000 11/20/15 3710 aMalFI WaYMCllWee MaRgo I tRust gaRtneR JonaHan D eu $1,042,000 11/19/15 421 saMaRKanD DRDeutsCHe banK nat tRust Co KnIll ellen $590,000 11/18/15 2612 las PosItas RDCoX nanCY R aDMInIstRatoR HollanDeR lauRa J $400,000 11/18/15 224 W alaMaR ave 3seDeR JobetH tRust leonaRDI DanIel J tRustee $1,201,000 11/18/15 3661 RoCKCReeK RDgulICK MICHael a tRust aMbReCHt JaMes t $871,000 11/20/15 175 sHeRWooD DRaugust DIane C tRustee KIM HeeJung ea $1,625,000 11/17/15 1019 CaMIno Del RetIRo

santa MaRIa vaZQQueZ DaIMen J eu entHoven bRIttanY a eu $365,000 11/19/15 393 MountaIn vIeW DRgee elIZabetH J KIng lauRa H $438,000 11/20/15 5131 bRIttanY CtMuRPHY DanIel J tRustee CaIn glen e eu $1,135,000 11/20/15 4630 PaInt HoRse tRaIlFaugeRouX luC M ea ClaRKe JeFFeRson s $495,000 11/20/15 1122 HastIngs CtteIXeIRa CoDY b sHaFFeR tIM tRustee $352,000 11/20/15 721 WooDHaven CtnoRRIs MICHael R eu gonZaleZ bRanDan ea $365,000 11/19/15 4051 sHellIe CtvanCe WIllIaM J eu bogenHolM laRRY M $440,000 11/20/15 249 e FosteR RDCanaDY KeRI l neWton bRIttanY a $508,000 11/17/15 1495 CoRsICa DRFReItas WIllIaM F eu oRoZCo Joel eu $380,000 11/20/15 464 WIlsHIRe lnMaHoneY MICHael J tRustee PaRavato Paul M eu $578,000 11/17/15 4445 beRKsHIRe ln3MCMC llC CaMPbell sHaWn eu $550,000 11/17/15 1328 W betteRavIa RDRaMIReZ alFReDo eu Pena FeRnanDo $285,000 11/20/15 713 W MonRoe stMonteJo vInCe eu MolIneRo HeCtoR M eu $325,000 11/20/15 501 W tIMbeR lnCPH HaRvest glen llC bRavo steven J $376,500 11/20/15 923 W elaIne aveCPH HaRvest glen llC gaRCIa CHaRles eu $399,000 11/19/15 845 W elaIne aveCPH HaRvest glen llC snooK steven eu $413,000 11/20/15 1902 s WIlMa aveCPH HaRvest glen llC Rosas RoMan $402,000 11/18/15 842 W elaIne avelauRel RobeRto JR guZMan euRIn F ea $285,000 11/20/15 307 W sunset ave

suMMeRlanD JanoFsKY JoHn s tRustee boRDa MaRK tRustee $9,300,000 11/17/15 3531 PaDaRo lnsanta YneZ lansIng DonalD e tRust boYD geoFFReY eu $699,000 11/20/15 1132 HIgHlanD RD

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.

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