Op Ed

An edhat reader feels dining on the sidewalks points out some problems for ADA access and proper distancing.

The Environmental Defense Center is challenging the State Water Board to choose between oily and dirty water or clean water.

An edhat reader feels Santa Barbara politicians have sat on their hands and now businesses pay the ultimate price.

A Santa Barbara resident is urging community members to say no to a new rate hike for the city's trash and recycling. 

The top ten Santa Barbara City Managers should lead by example and take a pay cut to help the local economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An edhat reader is frustrated with local banks refusing small businesses and closing applications for federal funding.

A local resident feels Santa Barbara County and the Public Health Department is failing citizens in their response to the coronavirus.

An edhat reader advocates for pet fostering during the coronavirus pandemic.

A UC Santa Barbara student is joining other students in asking the university to adjust their spring quarter tuition due to the coronavirus.

An edhat reader is frustrated with the Santa Barbara County Public Health's lack of transparency and COVID-19 testing.

An edhat reader feels the Santa Barbara Unified School District made a mistake by canceling the GATE program for 3rd graders at Washington Elementary.

Cox Communications and the Board of Supervisors are collaborating in an attempt to take a $1 million endowment away from a Santa Barbara nonprofit.

A local business owner is frustrated with the local First Thursday being presented by Amazon.

A local resident speaks out against Maxim Healthcare Services being contracted with the Santa Barbara Unified School District. 

A local resident is urging Earl Warren Showgrounds to retain its mission statement including equine facilities.

A local resident argues the need for bigger vehicles instead of electric cars. 

"When will the City take the lead and help the homeless get off the streets and away from our children and family neighborhoods?"

An edhat reader writes an open letter to local representatives asking for change on Highway 154.  

This matter concerns an attempt to foist on us oil leasing and hydraulic fracturing in 1.6 million acres of our federally-protected public lands here on the Central Coast.

Federal lands in Santa Barbara County are soon up for lease to oil companies for dangerous drilling and extraction processes.

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

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?"

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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