••• Every week or two, someone asks when the ornate Mission Inn (on State Street between Islay and Pedregosa) will be done. I tried reaching out to owner Dario Pini to no avail, but someone on site told me the other day that the rooms are basically finished, and the hotel should be open in six months or so. I may have to book a room just to get a better look.
••• According to the February 2 agenda of the Architectural Board of Review, the office building at 114 E. Haley Street is likely to be converted to a 37-room hotel. That corridor would really be better served by housing.
••• The Free People store on Los Patos Way has opened. It has a lovely outdoor space… for men to wait while women shop?
••• Trevor Noah returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl on August 1 and 2…