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    Op Ed

  • Op-Ed: ForestWatch Responds to Influx of Logging Funding
    Op Ed
    Jan 20 2023 04:30 PM
    Los Padres ForestWatch
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    1293

    Op-Ed: ForestWatch Responds to Influx of Logging Funding

    A local nonprofit has a response to the recent announcement about an influx of funding for logging and vegetation clearning in the Los Padres National Forest.

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  • Op-Ed: Increase Public Speaking Time for SB Unified
    Op Ed
    Jan 19 2023 09:37 AM
    22 Comments
    3473

    Op-Ed: Increase Public Speaking Time for SB Unified

    An edhat reader argues for more public comment time during Santa Barbara Unified board appointments.

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  • Op-Ed: McCaw's New Year's Wish is Short Sighted
    Op Ed
    Jan 05 2023 10:22 AM
    69 Comments
    10855

    Op-Ed: McCaw's New Year's Wish is Short Sighted

    A community member shares their response to the News-Press Publisher's opinion article on what she wishes for Santa Barbara.

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  • From Chalk Hill
    Op Ed
    Dec 28 2022 10:34 AM
    19 Comments
    5976

    Op-Ed: Trails Should Be for Hikers Too

    Ron responds to a recent Mule Trail article and advocates for public trails to include hikers as well.

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  • Op-Ed: Clean and Quiet SBA
    Op Ed
    Dec 19 2022 09:46 AM
    54 Comments
    6490

    Op-Ed: Clean and Quiet SBA

    A Goleta resident and a newly formed community organization asks the city to do something about the noise from the Santa Barbara Airport.

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  • OP ED: Do Not Compromise the Modoc Preserve
    Op Ed
    Nov 15 2022 08:16 AM
    eldoradogirl
    106 Comments
    12762

    OP ED: Do Not Compromise the Modoc Preserve

    A reader pens an open letter to County Public Works and Board of Supervisors on how to complete the Modoc bike path without compromising the Modoc Preserve.

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  • Map showing the proposed Modoc MUP location indicated in red. Extant paths in Santa Barbara County  are indicated by the black, yellow, and green lines. Note that the Cliff Drive Gap Closure path, indicated in blue, has yet to be constructed, but was just recommended to receive CA Active Transportation Program grant funding in the coming years as part of the 2023 program cycle to be adopted next month.
    Op Ed
    Nov 04 2022 10:07 AM
    83 Comments
    13039

    Op-Ed: Setting the Record Straight About the Modoc Multi-Use Path

    A reader put together a comprehensive outline with the facts of the Modoc Multi-Use Path proposal in light of "misinformation."

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  • Op-Ed: Los Olivos Doesn't Need a Government Solution
    Op Ed
    Nov 03 2022 04:13 PM
    11 Comments
    2262

    Op-Ed: Los Olivos Doesn't Need a Government Solution

    A Los Olivos resident expresses their opinion on the proposed sewage treatment plant intended to serve the community.

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  • Op-Ed: Big Oil’s referendum would overturn California’s new health protections.
    Op Ed
    Nov 02 2022 02:40 PM
    18 Comments
    2971

    Op-Ed: Big Oil’s referendum would overturn California’s new health protections.

    A reader agues a new referendum backed by oil companies could ruin the California coastline.

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  • Op-ED: Literacy Task Force is Off-Task
    Op Ed
    Nov 01 2022 01:34 PM
    24 Comments
    4152

    Op-ED: Literacy Task Force is Off-Task

    A member of the Santa Barbara Unified School District's literacy task force voices their concerns.

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  • Op-Ed: Support Goleta's Measure B
    Op Ed
    Oct 28 2022 02:41 PM
    19 Comments
    2758

    Op-Ed: Support Goleta's Measure B

    A Goleta residents argues in support of Measure B, a 1% sales tax increase. 

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  • Rendering of the changes to Hollister Ave
    Op Ed
    Oct 27 2022 08:17 AM
    tMo
    28 Comments
    4628

    OP-ED: Speak Up on Hollister Ave Road Changes

    Tom encourages the community to write to the Goleta City Council today before they vote on changing the structure of Hollister Ave in Old Town Goleta.

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  • Op-Ed: Cruise Ships Spew Lung and Heart Disease
    Op Ed
    Oct 18 2022 09:30 AM
    31 Comments
    5751

    Op-Ed: Cruise Ships Spew Lung and Heart Disease

    A Santa Barbara resident states the influx of cruise ships to the local area is polluting the air.

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  • Op-Ed: More Thoughts on Measure T
    Op Ed
    Oct 13 2022 09:04 AM
    4 Comments
    1999

    Op-Ed: More Thoughts on Measure T

    A Carpinteria resident weighs in on the ongoing battle around Measure T.

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  • Op-Ed: Vote Yes on Prop 1
    Op Ed
    Oct 06 2022 12:21 PM
    82 Comments
    9624

    Op-Ed: Vote Yes on Prop 1

    Two local legislators endorse voting YES on Prop 1 because even California needs a constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom and abortion.

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  • Op Ed: Waste Matters in Los Olivos
    Op Ed
    Oct 03 2022 03:00 PM
    Kathryn Lohmeyer Rohrer
    1 Comments
    1443

    Op Ed: Waste Matters in Los Olivos

    A Los Olivos resident argues that the community needs accurate information about the town's septic to sewer project.

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  • Op-Ed: Hollister Ave Narrowing Again
    Op Ed
    Sep 29 2022 11:33 AM
    tMo
    25 Comments
    5118

    Op-Ed: Hollister Ave Narrowing Again

    A reader shares their opinion on Goleta's plan to narrow Hollister Ave in Old Town Goleta.

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  • Op-Ed: Say No To Permitting Short Term Vacation Rentals
    Op Ed
    Sep 26 2022 10:52 AM
    39 Comments
    7993

    Op-Ed: Say No To Permitting Short Term Vacation Rentals

    A local resident writes an open letter to Santa Barbara City Councilmembers on the proposed Short Term Vacation Rental Permitting Program.

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  • Measure T is Not As it Seems
    Op Ed
    Sep 16 2022 09:38 AM
    12 Comments
    3701

    Measure T is Not As it Seems

    A Carpinteria resident warns that Measure T is not as it seems and urges voters to vote no.

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  • Op-Ed: Santa Barbara County Board of Education Steps in Right Direction
    Op Ed
    Sep 09 2022 01:04 PM
    33 Comments
    5932

    Op-Ed: Santa Barbara County Board of Education Steps in Right Direction

    A local resident praises the Santa Barbara County Board of Education's recent decision to approve video recordings of meetings.

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  • Op-Ed: Measure T Rebuttals Are Not Factual
    Op Ed
    Sep 05 2022 12:53 PM
    4 Comments
    2014

    Op-Ed: Measure T Rebuttals Are Not Factual

    A resident shares their perspective on the Carpinteria City Councilmembers rebuttal argument in favor of Measure T.

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  • Op-Ed: Is the Local GOP Ok?
    Op Ed
    Sep 02 2022 02:05 PM
    173 Comments
    23127

    Op-Ed: Is the Local GOP Ok?

    A resident shares their perspective on two local politcal party newsletters.

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  • Op-Ed: Surfliner "Out"
    Op Ed
    Aug 29 2022 12:35 PM
    20 Comments
    4903

    Op-Ed: Surfliner "Out"

    A Carpinteria resident advocates in keeping Carpinteria Classic regarding the proposed Surfliner Hotel.

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  • Op Ed: Yes on T, Yes for Carpinteria
    Op Ed
    Aug 23 2022 11:57 AM
    7 Comments
    3698

    Op Ed: Yes on T, Yes for Carpinteria

    A Carpinteria resident shares their support for Measure T that will be voted on in November.

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  • The newly separated bike path in Santa Barbara (courtesy photo)
    Op Ed
    Aug 19 2022 02:22 PM
    88 Comments
    13948

    Op-Ed: Bikeways Nurture Cities

    A local writes in support of the proposed Modoc Bike Path stating a path from Goleta to Santa Barbara can save lives.

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  • Op-Ed: No on T, Protect Carp!
    Op Ed
    Aug 17 2022 10:10 AM
    7 Comments
    3062

    Op-Ed: No on T, Protect Carp!

    A reader shares their opinion on "Save Downtown Open Space" for Carpinteria and argues that it's actually a Trojan Horse.

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  • Op-Ed: Montecito Businesses Want Parking Spots Back
    Op Ed
    Aug 02 2022 08:48 AM
    8 Comments
    4906

    Op-Ed: Montecito Businesses Want Parking Spots Back

    Coast Village Road and Coast Village Circle businesses pen an open letter to the city asking for the removal of parklets and restoration of parking spots.

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  • Op-Ed: Fiesta Parade Route is a Confused Mess
    Op Ed
    Jul 29 2022 08:04 AM
    Lucky 777
    26 Comments
    9251

    Op-Ed: Fiesta Parade Route is a Confused Mess

    A local resident shares their opinion on the new parade route for this coming Old Spanish Days Fiesta parade.

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  • Dr. Katrina Mitchell (Photo by Ingrid Bostrom)
    Op Ed
    Jul 28 2022 06:00 AM
    41 Comments
    8984

    Santa Barbara Surgeon Calls for Expanded Abortion Services, Creation of Women’s Health Task Force

    Change Is Uncomfortable, But Silence Is Complicity, Says Dr. Katrina Mitchell

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  • Op-Ed: Save Modoc Road Trees!
    Op Ed
    Jul 19 2022 12:24 PM
    59 Comments
    12180

    Op-Ed: Save Modoc Road Trees!

    A reader is concerned about a proposal to remove 63 Canary Island Palm and Eucalyptus trees from Modoc Road.

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