Roy Lee and the American Dream
The immigrant who became a Santa Barbara County supervisor.
Year: 2025
Hanging My Head
I have always been proud to be an American. That is until the last eight or nine years.
California Should Not Back Down from the Trump Administration
I strongly disagree with California’s plan to abandon phasing out diesel trucks and require cleaner locomotives just because the Trump administration will oppose the rules.
Trees of S.B.
Thank you, Isabelle Walker, for your watchful and excellent article on maintaining the beautiful Italian Stone Pines.
From Kakistocracy to Contradictocracy
If the recent administration had been re-elected, it might have best been described as an “Amnesiocracy” — a government that compels us to forget everything.
McGenerous! Central Coast McDonald’s Restaurants Support Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics on Herb Peterson Day
Santa Barbara County, January 20, 2025—Central Coast McDonald’s restaurants are celebrating the seventh annual Herb Peterson Day this Tuesday, January
As L.A. Fires Destroy Homes, California’s Housing Crisis Is About to Get Worse
Housing construction permits were already trending downward. Now the wildfires have taken away at least 10,000 occupied homes.
MTD Seeks Public Input on Raising Bus Fares in Santa Barbara
Bus fares could be raised to $2.50 per ride; public meetings will be held for community input.
The Barnsdall Bargaining Chip
I am very much in favor of the Sanpiper Golf project getting done sooner than later because the Barnsdall-Rio Grande station is getting tired of standing, waiting for salvation.
“We’re Not Giving Up”: People’s March Unites the Community in Santa Barbara
Hundreds take to the streets to deliver hopeful and defiant messages before Inauguration Day.