Santa Barbara, Calif., Judge Cuts Faulty Construction Award to $2.5...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 3, 2004 ;     591 words ......Frank Nelson, Santa Barbara News-Press...construction defects at El Escorial, an upscale...whittled down by a Santa Barbara Superior Court...million. The El Escorial Home Owners...next to the Santa Barbara Zoo and the...Mark Coffin of Santa ...

El Escorial case far from over.

Santa Barbara News-Press (Santa Barbara, CA);  February 11, 2005 ;     321 words ......building defects at El Escorial, an upscale condominium complex near Santa Barbara's East Beach, appears...property developers, Santa Barbara Villas, converted the...to drag through the Santa Barbara Superior Court, added...

Beyond the Beach -- Santa Barbara sparkles

University Wire;  June 29, 2000 ;   Tracy Reynolds;   561 words ......Ynez mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara's charm has made it one of Southern...of Long Beach on U.S. Highway 101, Santa Barbara is close enough to provide an excellent...and international flair combine with Santa Barbara's extensive Independence Day celebrations...

TRAVEL TALES: FESTIVE SANTA BARBARA HAS IT ALL.(L.A. LIFE)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  August 22, 1997 ;     773 words ......Editor If you've strolled the beach at Santa Barbara, browsed the shops on State Street...sidewalk cafe - you haven't really seen Santa Barbara, according to some. The sunny city...tourists to expand their horizons, the Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau and...

Owners of Santa Barbara, Calif.-Area Condominiums Appeal Judge's Rulings.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 16, 2004 ;     787 words ...By Frank Nelson, Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif...transcripts -- the saga of El Escorial may be far from over...condominium complex close to Santa Barbara's East Beach is now...representing the plaintiffs, El Escorial Owners' Association...of the 1990s, when Santa ...

Born again: hotel-to-condo conversion makes believers out of local...

Builder;  June 1, 1992 ;   Bradford, Susan;   360 words ......apartments-has been reborn as El Escorial Villas at East Beach...luxury condominiums in Santa Barbara. It's the first condo...Angeles, and most use El Escorial as a second home...Angeles Times, the Santa Barbara News-Press, and a...

Santa Barbara perfection; Climate, wine, beach among the delights.(TRAVEL)

The Washington Times;  May 21, 2005 ;     787 words ......Lothar, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Welcome to the American Riviera...tiled roofs and whitewashed villas of Santa Barbara, spilling down the hills to the ocean...beverage director of the hotel, says, Santa Barbara is blessed with a benevolent climate...

Market spotlight: Santa Barbara County is Hollywood's haven.(Spring Open...

Daily Variety;  March 18, 2005 ;   Bergman, Anne;   787 words ......influential and affluent families have found Santa Barbara irresistible. Even the region's nickname...golden beaches of the coastal portion of Santa Barbara County. The description doesn't do...has long been aware of the beauty of Santa Barbara. Charlie Chaplin and his friends were...

Romantic Santa Barbara, where Bennifer ALMOST tied the knot.(Travel)

The Boston Herald;  October 5, 2003 ;   Fee, Gayle;   787 words ...Byline: Gayle Fee SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Pity poor J. Lo. Hollywood...get to tie the knot in beautiful Santa Barbara. Of course everyone knows The...stage their over-the-top nups in Santa Barbara - an area that's been catering...

We're California dreaming Sholto Byrnes visits Santa Barbara, where the...

The Independent on Sunday;  April 20, 2003 ;   Sholto Byrnes;   787 words ...In Santa Barbara, the ever-smiling sun bleaches the...those 20 minutes are enough to keep Santa Barbara separate. Its fortifications lie...surgically enhanced white folk of Santa Barbara to play out their perfectly buffed...

Santa Barbara without the crowds.(The Seattle Times)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 25, 2002 ;   Pucci, Carol;   787 words ...SANTA BARBARA, Calif. _ Who says it never rains in...reached the clock tower in the old Santa Barbara County Courthouse. Views of red-tile...and mountains faded in a foggy mist. Santa Barbara without the sun? It happens, even in...

Santa Barbara without the crowds.

The Seattle Times (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  November 14, 2002 ;     787 words ...Byline: Carol Pucci SANTA BARBARA, Calif. _ Who says it never rains...reached the clock tower in the old Santa Barbara County Courthouse. Views of red-ti...mountains faded in a foggy mist. Santa Barbara without the sun? It happens, even...

Off-Season Visit to Santa Barbara, Calif., Still Feels Like Summer.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  November 18, 2002 ;     787 words ......Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 18--SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--Who says it never rains in...reached the clock tower in the old Santa Barbara County Courthouse. Views of red-tile...and mountains faded in a foggy mist. Santa Barbara without the sun? It happens, even in...

SANTA BARBARA'S MISSION: TO ROCK| Sugarcult latest band to emerge from...

Daily Breeze;  April 23, 2004 ;   LSMITH; COREY LEVITAN;   629 words ...POP MUSIC WRITER Santa Barbara lists its biggest industries as...says Marko 72, guitarist for Santa Barbara's the Sugarcult. "If you go to...The Sugarcult is the latest Santa Barbara band to pop. Last week, it released...

Santa Barbara is the dreamiest of California places.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO);  March 20, 2006 ;     787 words ...Byline: Tom Uhlenbrock SANTA BARBARA, Calif. _ Four hours on a whale-watchi...views of the Channel Islands off Santa Barbara on the California coast but no...dwellers _ in the fertile waters off Santa Barbara. And a lot more richness on land...