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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
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
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
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
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
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
A local resident advocates for clean energy development in Santa Barbara County.
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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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
An edhat reader wonders when the Central Coast will really start protecting our climate.
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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?
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
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
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
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
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
A local resident shares their opinion on the Camp 4 land in Santa Ynez Valley and its recent lawsuits.