For the past few years, hedge fund managers were quietly filling in the gaps of their classic car collections, while the headlines oozing from around Montecito’s stone walls were largely celebrity dustups.

Revelation of actor Rob Lowe’s already public address sparked major upheaval at the Santa Barbara News-Press. Julia Louis-Dreyfus took her best shots at developer Rick Caruso over the height of the Miramar Hotel.

Oprah Winfrey held a birthday bash and ordered wait staff to sign non-disclosure agreements.

Boring, boring, boring.

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