Voices
Opportunity to Help a Helper
Lee Neill Lost Everything in a Recent Fire
Last month my husband and I were driving south on the 101 Freeway when we saw black smoke in the distance. It turned out to be the duplex rented by Lee Neill, whose deep commitment to the children of our community started in 1964. Read story.
Parcel Taxes for Arts and Sciences
Measures W and X Replace Measures H and I, Which Have Done Great Things
If you've attended a spring performance at one of our high schools, you know that arts education is cultivating talent, discipline, cooperation, and joy. Read story.
World Saving Made Easy
Sustainable Rainforest Harvesting
There is a way we can eliminate the national deficit—maybe even the national debt—and at the same time reduce global warming and rescue endangered species. Read story.
Train or Lane?
The Race Is On
Train Day is an opportunity to ride the train and decorate train cookies in addition to learning about commuter rail, which could happen sooner than you think – way sooner than the third lane on the 101. Read story.
Time to Pay for Piping
Sewage Counts
Santa Barbara City residents recently received notice of a proposal to raise sewer rates, in part as a result of a lawsuit against the city brought by Santa Barbara Channelkeeper. Read story.
Groundhog Day All Over Again
Does Serbia Have Anything to Teach Us About How to Run a National Election?
This sun-starved nation spent the first days of April crowded on park benches, faces tilted towards the sun, trying to soak in its warmth after the most deadly winter in 30 years. Read story.
May Day Global Strike
Protests Only Go So Far but Are a Place to Start
You might think that with the state of the economy and your many responsibilities you can't afford to go on strike on Tuesday, May 1, but I would pose that for those very same reasons, you should consider that you can't afford not to. Read story.
Different Hats, One Heart
Avi's Legacy
How a friend, rabbi, and father of a beloved son, addresses, with respect and dignity, the young man who killed his son. Read story.
Revenues for Revenues' Sake
Subject to Whims of the City Council
Instead of the general taxes Mayor Helene Schneider proposes for the June ballot, let the voters select specific priorities and targets in the future. Read story.
Bedside Manners
Putting Five End-of-Life Wishes in Writing
As a hospice chaplain in Arizona, I often dealt with families who did not know or understand the wishes of a dying relative because they were not spelled out in writing beforehand. Read story.
Incentivizing Luxury Hotels
HIP Is Hot
The Hotel Incentive Program, which would apply not only to the Miramar, is a way to take control of our destiny in this tough economy. We should continue to develop Santa Barbara County as one of the best places to live, work. and visit from all over the world. Read story.
What's Penny-wise, Pound-foolish, and Completely Heartless?
CalWORKS Cuts
All budget cuts, and all tax increases, have undesirable side-effects. The question is which spending items justify the cost in taxes. Read story.
In Defense of Herself
Keep Your Head Up and Your Powder Dry
In light of the recent rape of a young college student in one of our well-lit downtown parking garages, let’s talk not about increased police awareness, lighting issues, camera angles, or how shocked we all are that this happened right here in our own little safe-haven town. Read story.
Solutions for High Gas Prices
Energy Literacy, Part II
There are in fact a number of policies that could have a rapid impact on demand and possibly even bring down gas prices dramatically. Read story.
Deport Drunken Drivers
The Scott Gardner Act ensures that illegal immigrants who drink and drive are detained and processed by ICE. Read story.
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