Security was on high alert around the Bacara entrances and exits late Saturday afternoon. A worker near the tennis court parking lot confirmed the resort had been “completely bought out” for the weekend for a private party.
A large white tent straddled the west bound lane of traffic – everyone had to stop and present credentials. Two large security guards confirmed the event was “just a private party”, for the host and a few hundred of their closest friends one can assume.
The vibe felt somehow “Hollywood” – everyone we saw was too well dressed, and too similar in age to represent a typical corporate get-together. 358 paid for rooms, for two nights, at an average of (just a guess) $700 per night must have added up to a weekend party of at least a million dollars.
Did anyone notice unusually high traffic at the jet center at the airport?
A lot of unanswered questions here, but what I really want to know is….who cares?
A couple folks who are all into gawking about local celebrities, movie stars, and thriving on gossip – often LA types.
BASIC – “often LA types?” Are you new to SB? You ever see the throngs of locals that come out during the SBIFF to catch any glimpse they can of a celebrity?
Why can’t you just let an article go without posting something snarky or insulting about the person who wrote it? Maybe you should submit news sometime and let everyone comment on what you consider to be important.
Oh yeah, those aren’t locals though dude. 99% of your “throngs at the film festival” are transplants who didn’t grow up here, which is fine. But don’t make stiff up, that’s not fine. Snarky? I just don’t like the LA influence. That’s about it.
Who cares? Is the answer to the article here, for me.
BASIC – your comment is so poorly written, it’s hard to really understand what you’re trying to say.
Uh anyway, as for the “99%” of SBIFF attendants being “transplants,” that’s just making “stiff up” as you tried to say. In other words, total bullshit, once again. You’re just blabbering weird incorrent stuff that you are making up in your head, like always. Yawn.
sac – “Why can’t you just let an article go without posting something snarky or insulting.” Is this an example of the pot calling the kettle black? Maybe not. Inquiring minds want to know.
You don’t have an inquiring mind, troll.
sac – You almost always believe commenters should answer your questions. Is this one of those hypocrite type issues? Don’t tell me you’re at a loss for words.
DOULIE – how is it a hypocrite type issue? That makes no sense.
Hey, my questions are geared toward honest dialogue. You clearly aren’t capable as it and instead choose to troll.
It’s ok though, no one here expected anything more from you. Keep trolling, Simon.
You’re responding to a month-old comment, genius. Let it go.
Basic, it’s cute that you center your identity on not being from LA, that is so, so important to you. But you do realize that “Hollywood”, i.e., the film industry, was here 112 years ago, right?
I did notice on Thursday night there were some pretty high powered lights coming from that direction. Reminded me of when the Arlington theater would have those giant beacons on opening nights. Not sure it’s related.
It’s not Hollywood people. It’s tech.
What’s your source?
My source is trust me bro.
I know the organizers of the event.
Jeff Bezos was hosting a tech conference (according to the guys at the airport that serviced his plane N11AF)
According to our resident truth lover, it was “Mega Elite Democrats.” I’d rather them than the trashy and ignorant Trump Train folks that polluted our streets on Saturday. People who support violence against immigrants are never a good thing.
You are too funny. Very divisive. You don’t see people as people? You see party lines and labels? Do you judge people based upon merit and accomplishments or by the labels? That’s very Hollywood, very superficial.
Do you only believe & only do as you’re told to by the Democratic Party? Closed off to open conversation and opposing ideas?
Speaking of, who is in charge, who’s the top of the Democratic Party. Obviously not Biden. So who is in charge of you and your thoughts?
LOL @ at you doing what you say he’s doing. Oh, HOLLYWOOD, Oh, DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Maybe deal with what he is saying and him directly rather than dragging in that scary Boogeyman HOLLYWOOD!
What a patsy.
Pure projection.
Mega Elite Democrats (Google/You Tube, Apple and Microsoft) having their brain trust at the Ritz-Carlton… ALL flying in on their private jets and helicopters.In the past, they even moving all the Ritz-Carlton furniture and replaced it with their OWN furnishings…. LOL!
What’s your source?
None of those people are Democrats.
Jeff Bezos was hosting a tech conference (according to the guys at the airport that serviced his plane N11AF)
https://www.kclu.org/2024-10-04/democratic-vice-presidential-candidate-tim-waltz-heading-to-santa-barbara-county?_amp=true