Local News in Brief : Menagerie May Be Moved

Pop star Michael Jackson may move his menagerie from Encino to the Santa Ynez Valley, a picturesque region of ranches and wineries, a real estate executive said.

Some of Jackson’s neighbors in Encino have been miffed by his animal collection, which has included swans, snakes, a giraffe and Bubbles, his chimpanzee.

So Jackson has been looking at some houses in the Santa Ynez Valley and Hope Ranch areas about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles in Santa Barbara County, said Brooks Barton, vice president of the Previews Inc. real estate company.

Several months ago, Jackson placed a bid on a $30-million Santa Ynez Valley ranch of several thousand acres, but the offer was rejected, Barton said.

President Reagan’s mountaintop ranch overlooks the Santa Ynez Valley.