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Gratuitous Gore on Highway 154
Do the Math: Maximum of Six Minutes Saved by Speeding Over Pass
Highway 154 traffic deaths are gratuitous, since a maximum of six minutes is saved by speeding. Read story.
Shutting Down Cesar Chavez Charter School Would Be Error
Test Scores Don’t Begin to Tell the Story
The assertion that César Chávez Charter School is a low-performing school is simply inaccurate. Read story.
Save Elings Park South
Proposed BMX Development Heads for EIR
The owners of Elings want to develop a portion of the park into a 55,000-square-foot BMX park with spectator bleachers, an amplified PA system, and very bright lights. Read story.
Adult Ed’s End
100 Classes Axed, Another Hundred Lined Up for Chopping Block
One hundred classes are axed and another hundred are lined up for the chopping block at Adult Ed. Read story.
Another Plan for the Botanic Garden
Simpler Solutions Can Preserve Outdoor Space
Entire indoor village not necessary. Read story.
B Is for Boring
Measure B Would Destroy Diversity of Future Santa Barbara
Imagine the tedium of a one-note symphony or rock concert. Read story.
History of Santa Barbara's Building Heights
Limits in Effect Today Were Adopted in 1930
It all began with the Santa Barbara City Planning Commission, which was created in 1923, one of the earliest in the country. Read story.
Warning: West Beach Festival Not Family Friendly
The West Beach Music Festival bills itself as a "family friendly" event, but the lineup on Sunday evening was anything but. Read story.
Rx: Go Play Outside
Species Habitat Change Turns Children into Guinea Pigs
Today’s families are running a great big science experiment, with our children as the guinea pigs. Read story.
Why We Need a Public Option
Dog Bites Pre-School Worker: A Case in Point
Dog bites pre-school aide: physician describes a case in point. Read story.
How Health Care Is Done in Canada
A Little Information to Go with Those Passionate Convictions
Ken O. Botwright explains how health care is done in Canada. Read story.
Middle-Aged Concert-Goers Behaving Badly
You’re Old Enough to Know Better
A few pointers on late arrival, when to sit down, public sex, and partying till you puke. Read story.
New Height Limit Would Flatten City, Not Save It
No Need to Mess with 60-Foot Success
There’s no need to mess with 60-foot downtown maximum. Read story.
Fear of Health Care
I trust the V.A., Medicare, and Social Security far more than an industry that takes profit made by denying coverage to millions and hands it over to lobbyists to make sure that the common guy doesn’t ever get a break. Read story.
What This Country Needs Is a Marijuana Summit
One Doctor’s Answer to the Beer Summit
Legalizing cannabis would be good for the economy, good for our health, good for America Read story.
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