Landlord Dario Pini’s bigger-than-life reputation as a serial offender when it comes to Santa Barbara’s health and safety codes clearly preceded him into the City Council chambers Tuesday night. This ...

A warrant had been issued for Pini’s arrest, and he was taken into custody in connection with a burglary that occurred earlier this week when neighbors reported he was seen taking copper tubing, pipe ...

Dario Pini is hardly the typical Santa Barbara landlord. But Debbie Toga is hardly Santa Barbara’s typical aggrieved neighbor, either. For the past seven years, Pini — famous for the large number of ...

Attorneys for the City of Carpinteria have filed a lawsuit alleging that landlord Dario Pini breached a settlement agreement with the city regarding code violations at several of his properties. “This ...

Some of Russ Young’s best moments as a child may have been in the old toy aisle, but, as it turned out, fun could be found all over the store at Pini Hardware. “Some of my earliest memories were ...