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Posted on September 28 at 9:44 a.m.
Sustainability is the issue, not growth. Until the people who work in Santa Barbara--teachers, police, firefighters, grocers, waiters, plumbers, carpenters, and so on--can afford to live in Santa Barbara, our way of life is unsustainable. Forcing working people to commute or live in poverty increases pollution and crime. Reducing building height limits isn't going to solve that problem.
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Posted on August 14 at 9:30 a.m.
This is really tragic. Pacific Pride was making the most of relatively meager resources BEFORE the budget cut. It's incredibly short-sighted for the governor to cut funding for programs that prevent HIV and AIDS, programs that ultimately drastically reduce costs to MediCal and other state health programs. And how can anyone in good conscience cut funding to food pantries in this economy, for people with life-threatening illnesses?
Posted on August 10 at 9:38 a.m.
sbtwolf: If I understand correctly, city council races are at large, so everyone is running against everyone else, not one candidate against one other candidate. Correct me if I'm wrong about that.
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Posted on July 31 at 8:23 p.m.
At least they didn't say "skyscraper."
Posted on June 5 at 4:57 p.m.
I agree with the commenter who said the new store could decrease Santa Barbara traffic overall, though it will obviously increase traffic in the immediate area of the store. This could be good news for those of us who live near Lazy Acres.
And I agree with the commenter who suggested a price war benefiting consumers might break out. In a competition between Whole Foods and Lazy Acres, WF is likely to win on selection: it will have 80% more space, it has respected store brands, and it has better channels. Lazy Acres will compete on convenience for those of us on the Mesa, but it will need to compete on something else to attract shoppers from other neighborhoods. (If it were still locally owned, that would be a selling point, but it is owned by Supervalu, the company that owns Albertsons.)
Lazy Acres is not, IMO, the most expensive store in town. When I lived in the neighborhood Whole Foods is moving into, I divided my shopping between Gelsons and Lazy Acres. Gelsons was more expensive. In fact, I suspect the big loser will be Gelsons. Its Hope Ranch clientele, for whom price is no object, is likely to flock to Whole Foods--or send their staff there.
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Posted on June 3 at 7:49 p.m.
Here are three steps to address our ongoing budget problems. All are long-term solutions. I stole them from an LAT columnist.
1. End term limits so that we can have people with experience who know what their doing in the legislature.
2. End the 2/3 requirement for budgets.
3. Modify Prop 13 to allow property tax increases on commercial properties.
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Posted on May 15 at 8:56 a.m.
Kudos to Sam Dudley, but what does his mom's job have to do with the story?
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Posted on May 7 at 2:09 p.m.
This makes a great fact pattern for a law school exam on the First Amendment.
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Posted on November 4 at 3:22 p.m.
It seems wrong that we only got to vote for three candidates, but four were elected. If we'd been able to vote for four, Dianne Channing and David Pritchett might both have been elected, as progressives wouldn't have divided their votes between the two of them: we could have voted for both. I suggest future ballots offer the ability to vote for an additional candidate when a councilmember may be elected to a different office.
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