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SB Independent: Hollister Ranch Lawsuit Lives On to Fight Another Day

Eight attorneys were gathered, in person and virtually, in Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Colleen Sterne’s courtroom on Monday morning, in the hope of influencing her ruling that saved a Hollister Ranch lawsuit from an early death. Three were from the state Attorney General’s Office, and one was Barry Cappello, arguably the litigator’s litigator in Santa Barbara. By Jean Yamamura Mon [ More... ]

By |2022-12-06T10:32:27-08:00December 6th, 2022|Environmental Law, Firm News, News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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Santa Barbara County Judge Sides With Montecito Homeowners in Trailhead Parking Dispute – SB Noozhawk

Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle sided with Montecito homeowners on Tuesday in the dispute over parking access to the Montecito Hot Springs. Anderle ruled that Santa Barbara County and its legal counsel violated a preliminary injunction by placing notices in front of 11 homes in Montecito, ordering the residents to remove their encroachments in the public right of way. "The letters [ More... ]

By |2022-06-28T16:05:39-07:00June 28th, 2022|Government Issues, News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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Judge Grants Montecito Homeowners Injunction Over Parking Plan for Hot Springs Trailhead

Four Montecito homeowners have won a temporary injunction to block Santa Barbara County from moving forward on a plan to install parking spaces along East Mountain Drive near the Hot Springs Trailhead.Superior Court Judge Donna Geck concluded that the county's parking plan cannot move forward until it is determined whether an environmental review is needed.The county wants to add parking spaces along [ More... ]

By |2022-08-31T20:11:17-07:00May 10th, 2022|Firm News, News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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Montecito Homeowners Take Legal Action Against County Over Parking for Hot Springs Trail

Four Montecito property owners are taking legal action against Santa Barbara County over the government's attempt to create up to 62 parking spaces for access to the Hot Springs Trail on East Mountain Drive. A hearing for a preliminary injunction against the county is set for May 6. Christopher Anderson, Ross Bagdasarian, Peter Barker and James Moreley are looking to stop the [ More... ]

By |2022-04-26T13:26:10-07:00April 25th, 2022|Firm News, Government Issues, Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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Lake Tahoe Homeowner Sues Real Estate Brokers Alleging Fraud and Conspiracy in Property Transaction

Owners of a newly purchased lakefront home on the west shore of Lake Tahoe are suing their real estate brokers and agents for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, aiding and abetting, and negligent misrepresentation. (Homewood Camp LLC, et al. vs. Darin Vicknair, Michael Oliver, Oliver Luxury Real Estate, et. al, July 29, 2020, U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Case [ More... ]

By |2020-09-14T15:57:46-07:00September 1st, 2020|Firm News, News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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50-Acre Cannabis Operation Gets Green Light

By Melinda Burns, Santa Barbara Independent  The largest cannabis operation to come before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors — 50 acres of cultivation at the gateway to the fabled Sta. Rita Hills, a federally designated wine-grape-growing region — was approved for a zoning permit in a contentious 3-2 vote on Tuesday. Santa Barbara West Coast Farms LLC, located [ More... ]

By |2020-09-02T10:24:36-07:00April 23rd, 2020|Firm News, News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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Delay In Public’s Access to Hollister Ranch Beaches

A recent ruling by a Santa Barbara Superior Court judge will mean less public access to Hollister Ranch beaches for at least three to five years as litigation in the land use dispute continues, says A. Barry Cappello, lead counsel representing the Hollister Ranch Owners Association. "Judge Colleen Sterne’s decision to invalidate a 2017 settlement, which was tentatively approved at [ More... ]

By |2019-12-26T14:26:21-08:00December 26th, 2019|Firm News, News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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Noozhawk: Santa Ynez Valley Ranch Promises Lawsuit If County Allows Fee-to-Trust for Chumash Property

By Gina Potthoff, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @ginapotthoff | Published on 02.16.2016 6:46 p.m. Santa Barbara County’s legal counsel doesn’t have a response for a local attorney’s implied intent to file a lawsuit if officials allow the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to annex land without going through certain planning channels. Well-known Santa Barbara attorney Barry Cappello promised county [ More... ]

By |2022-08-31T20:25:01-07:00February 17th, 2016|Firm News, News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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POLO Response to Chumash Tribe’s “Cooperative Agreement” letter to Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors

Chumash representatives have recently sent a "Cooperative Agreement" letter to members of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors requesting that the 1,400 acres be annexed to the Chumash's already 135 acres in Santa Ynez.

By |2020-08-28T10:09:16-07:00October 10th, 2011|Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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Southern California Beach Colony Rejoices Over Land Deal

After three years of litigation, arbitration and mediation, a settlement has been reached between homeowners in the oceanfront community of Seacliff Beach Colony in Ventura County, Calif., and the land company that owned the property on which their homes were built. The agreement enables homeowners to purchase the property from the land company,Seacliff Land LLC, for a confidential purchase price.

By |2020-08-28T10:18:42-07:00August 8th, 2008|Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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