New places on the South Coast

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Every new restaurant, bar, shop, gym and salon we can find in public records, from Goleta to Carpinteria. The sources are state liquor licenses, county health permits, and the City of Santa Barbara's new-business list, sign approvals and building permits. Every place links to the record it came from.

50 places on the way · checked Oct 30

Confirmed 22

An agency signed off on this place at this address: a health permit, a liquor license or a sign approval. Or two separate records agree.

Filed 28

Something is on file: a liquor license application, a city business registration or a sign review.

Sources: California ABC license file, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health permits, City of Santa Barbara Monthly New Business List, Sign Committee minutes and building permits. Map: OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap; addresses placed with the US Census geocoder.

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