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    Op Ed

  • Opinion: Salvation Army Homeless Project at City Review Board
    Op Ed
    Oct 07 2019 02:22 PM
    SBCountyLocal
    38 Comments
    4034

    Opinion: Salvation Army Homeless Project at City Review Board

    A meeting will be held Monday evening on the proposed Salvation Army housing on S. Alisos Street.

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  • Opinion: Transportation in the 21st Century
    Op Ed
    Oct 02 2019 10:46 AM
    42 Comments
    3884

    Opinion: Transportation in the 21st Century

    After an event such as the Climate Strike, we inevitably see critical letters asking “How many people drove cars to this event?” or “How many rode their bikes?"

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  • Community Meeting on Homeless Facility Slated for the Eastside
    Op Ed
    Sep 29 2019 02:12 PM
    SBCountyLocal
    81 Comments
    9489

    Community Meeting on Homeless Facility Slated for the Eastside

    The Salvation Army has proposed a housing facility for the chronically homeless on Santa Barbara's Eastside and one resident is against it.

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  • Opinion: Why I Don't Support a New Police Station On Cota
    Op Ed
    Sep 16 2019 11:23 AM
    88 Comments
    8942

    Opinion: Why I Don't Support a New Police Station On Cota

    A local resident shares their opinion on the Santa Barbara Police Department's proposal for a new police station in the Cota Street parking lot.

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  • Opinion: CARP Growers Bribe the School District
    Op Ed
    Sep 11 2019 11:54 AM
    41 Comments
    5093

    Opinion: CARP Growers Bribe the School District

    An edhat reader is not happy with the Carpinteria School District after they've decided to work with local marijuana growers.

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  • Oil Project Pulled
    Op Ed
    Aug 17 2019 10:14 AM
    7 Comments
    2876

    Oil Project Pulled

    An edhat reader reports a proposed project to drill new oil wells in North County were dropped from the Planning Commission's agenda.

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  • Decision Time for Clean Energy
    Op Ed
    Aug 12 2019 12:44 PM
    19 Comments
    2648

    Decision Time for Clean Energy

    A local resident advocates for clean energy development in Santa Barbara County.

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  • Santa Barbara City Parks to Close Earlier?
    Op Ed
    Aug 09 2019 10:34 AM
    26 Comments
    3881

    Santa Barbara City Parks to Close Earlier?

    Santa Barbara City Council voted to change city park hours from closing 30 minutes after the sunset instead of 10:00 p.m.

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  • Curb Extensions Don't Work
    Op Ed
    Jul 23 2019 12:22 PM
    46 Comments
    5764

    Curb Extensions Don't Work

    A local resident feels curb extensions do not increase pedestrian safety but instead impede traffic.

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  • Santa Barbara's Financial Reports Don't Add Up
    Op Ed
    Jul 22 2019 12:16 PM
    45 Comments
    7124

    Santa Barbara's Financial Reports Don't Add Up

    A local resident investigates the City of Santa Barbara's Outdoor Patio Dining Program and feels the financial records don't add up.

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  • Parking Wars at Hotel Californian
    Op Ed
    Jul 14 2019 12:40 PM
    66 Comments
    15285

    Parking Wars at Hotel Californian

    A local resident is asking the Santa Barbara City Council to take action against Hotel Californian preventing parking in their public structure.

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  • Cannabis Activist Group Proposes Ordinance Corrections to Supervisors
    Op Ed
    Jul 07 2019 12:08 PM
    44 Comments
    5480

    Cannabis Activist Group Proposes Ordinance Corrections to Supervisors

    The Santa Barbara County Coalition for Responsible Cannabis presented the Board of Supervisors with draft urgency ordinances to correct cannabis operations.

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  • Hidden Valley Property Should Be Restored, Not Developed
    Op Ed
    Jul 05 2019 04:19 PM
    Anne Burdette
    16 Comments
    3543

    Hidden Valley Property Should Be Restored, Not Developed

    A local resident argues nature education would be a better fit for Hidden Valley than the proposed educational farm by the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

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  • School District to Re-Hire ICE Collaborating Corporation?
    Op Ed
    Jun 28 2019 11:20 AM
    Supersea75
    28 Comments
    5023

    School District to Re-Hire ICE Collaborating Corporation?

    A local resident urges the Santa Barbara Unified School District to cut ties with a corporation that has a criminal background and is involved with ICE.

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  • AHA! Deserves Support from the School District
    Op Ed
    Jun 27 2019 02:41 PM
    7 Comments
    2440

    AHA! Deserves Support from the School District

    An edhat reader advocates for a local nonprofit that was discussed at a recent school board meeting.

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  • Who's Up, Down & Out in Pot Wars
    Op Ed
    Jun 25 2019 11:06 AM
    Jerry Roberts
    26 Comments
    6252

    Who's Up, Down & Out in Pot Wars

    Journalist Jerry Roberts breaks down the local marijuana debate following the scathing Los Angeles Times article.

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  • The Ambassador Program for the Tobacco Tax Should Change
    Op Ed
    Jun 17 2019 02:00 PM
    12 Comments
    2561

    The Ambassador Program for the Tobacco Tax Should Change

    A local resident proposes changes to the Ambassador Program, dealing with the Tobacco Tax, and mentions a new grant to be accepted Tuesday, June 18.

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  • Flawed Ordinance Changes for State Street Patio Dining
    Op Ed
    Jun 11 2019 10:58 AM
    31 Comments
    5244

    Flawed Ordinance Changes for State Street Patio Dining

    A local resident writes an open letter to the Santa Barbara City Council on issues of ordinance changes for patio dining on State Street 

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  • City Gives Away Public Sidewalks
    Op Ed
    Jun 02 2019 11:12 AM
    85 Comments
    10053

    City Gives Away Public Sidewalks

    [Update]: An edhat reader is frustrated the City of Santa Barbara is allowing a fee reduction for restaurants and bars to take up city sidewalks.

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  • More Needs to be Done to Save the Monarch Butterfly
    Op Ed
    May 13 2019 09:30 AM
    12 Comments
    3442

    More Needs to be Done to Save the Monarch Butterfly

    The western US population of monarch butterflies crashed this year and one expert feels more needs to be done.

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  • The Harm of Oil Drilling
    Op Ed
    May 06 2019 10:55 AM
    6 Comments
    1859

    The Harm of Oil Drilling

    A Los Alamos resident writes an open letter to local politicians expressing the harm of opening new drilling in Cat Canyon.

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  • Plains Pipeline Gets Away With It
    Op Ed
    May 01 2019 09:40 AM
    10 Comments
    4325

    Plains Pipeline Gets Away With It

    A local resident is frustrated with the recent ruling against Plains All American Pipeline for the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill.

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  • Earth Day Urgency
    Op Ed
    Apr 25 2019 03:49 PM
    77 Comments
    6462

    Earth Day Urgency

    An edhat reader wonders when the Central Coast will really start protecting our climate.

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  • Funk Zone Changes
    Op Ed
    Apr 23 2019 09:52 AM
    SBCountyLocal
    28 Comments
    4971

    Funk Zone Changes

    A local resident questions if the City of Santa Barbara violated the Brown Act.

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  • Whose County is it Anyway?
    Op Ed
    Mar 31 2019 02:20 PM
    20 Comments
    3975

    Whose County is it Anyway?

    An edhat reader is troubled after reading the final Environmental Impact Report on oil development in Cat Canyon

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  • Milpas Development to Affect Pedestrian Safety
    Op Ed
    Mar 24 2019 11:14 AM
    23 Comments
    4663

    Milpas Development to Affect Pedestrian Safety

    An edhat reader feels the new development proposal for 711 N. Milpas will decrease access and safety for pedestrians and bicyclists.

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  • Reviewing Oversized Building Proposed on Milpas
    Op Ed
    Mar 19 2019 12:11 PM
    41 Comments
    5822

    Reviewing Oversized Building Proposed on Milpas

    A local resident is opposing a four-story, modern apartment complex proposed for 711 N. Milpas Street.

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  • ERG Versus Our Community
    Op Ed
    Mar 18 2019 01:40 PM
    10 Comments
    2372

    ERG Versus Our Community

    A donnybrook took place Wednesday at the County Planning Commission meeting in Santa Maria over whether to approve a large expansion of ERG oil and gas drilling in Cat Canyon.

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  • Immaculate Inspections
    Op Ed
    Mar 13 2019 12:28 PM
    4 Comments
    2100

    Immaculate Inspections

    An edhat reader shares their opinions Santa Barbara County's inspections, or lack thereof, of local oil company operations.

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  • The Goals of Camp 4
    Op Ed
    Feb 28 2019 08:03 AM
    7 Comments
    2287

    The Goals of Camp 4

    A local resident shares their opinion on the Camp 4 land in Santa Ynez Valley and its recent lawsuits. 

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