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    Op Ed

  • Opinion: Failure in Vaccination Rollout
    Op Ed
    Jan 05 2021 12:16 PM
    49 Comments
    5846

    Opinion: Failure in Vaccination Rollout

    A local medical provider explains their frustration with the county's rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations.

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  • Drawing of Santa Barbara in the mid-1830s (image courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum)
    Op Ed
    Jan 04 2021 03:28 AM
    71 Comments
    9589

    Santa Barbara and Its Trees

    Former Santa Barbara Mayor Sheila Lodge defends the city's reaction to the unpermitted cutting down of trees on Paterna Road.

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  • Students and Educators Share Hopes for 2021
    Op Ed
    Jan 01 2021 02:04 PM
    35 Comments
    2907

    Students and Educators Share Hopes for 2021

    Santa Barbara County's superintendent of schools shares some silver linings and hopes for students and educators in 2021.

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  • Do Not Remove Anisq’Oyo Park’s Houseless Encampments
    Op Ed
    Dec 21 2020 11:00 AM
    catrinasada
    79 Comments
    6926

    Do Not Remove Anisq’Oyo Park’s Houseless Encampments

    A community member is urging the Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District to not remove the homeless encampments at Anisq’Oyo Park

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  • Opinion: Defy Grinch Newsom
    Op Ed
    Dec 14 2020 04:10 PM
    105 Comments
    9061

    Opinion: Defy Grinch Newsom

    A local resident writes an open letter to the Board of Supervisors regarding the Governor's stay at home order.

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  • A Tale of a Town
    Op Ed
    Nov 16 2020 11:30 AM
    4 Comments
    1305

    A Tale of a Town

    A Los Alamos resident opposes the increased traffic a new development project would bring to a quiet neighborhood.

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  • Why the Vintners Wine BID Imploded
    Op Ed
    Nov 09 2020 12:32 PM
    3 Comments
    2201

    Why the Vintners Wine BID Imploded

    A local vintner breaks down the reason why the Wine Business Improvement District (BID) failed in Santa Barbara County.

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  • Truth in Advertising for the San Marcos Foothills West Estates
    Op Ed
    Nov 03 2020 09:36 AM
    Julia Laraway
    20 Comments
    3805

    Truth in Advertising for the San Marcos Foothills West Estates

    A local resident shares information on the environment surrounding the San Marcos Foothills that's slated for a "West Estates" development project.

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  • On November 4, Our Children Will Be Watching
    Op Ed
    Oct 29 2020 02:49 PM
    13 Comments
    2681

    On November 4, Our Children Will Be Watching

    The Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools urges parents to have thoughtful and considerate actions following the upcoming election results.

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  • Opinion: Sex-Ed is Needed in School
    Op Ed
    Oct 24 2020 09:12 AM
    49 Comments
    7181

    Opinion: Sex-Ed is Needed in School

    A local resident and parent voices their support for the Sex Education Program at SB Unified Schools.

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  • Opinion: Education and Performance
    Op Ed
    Oct 22 2020 07:14 AM
    51 Comments
    5839

    Opinion: Education and Performance

    A local resident feels the three most important words in education are performance, performance, performance.

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  • Professors Discuss Propositions
    Op Ed
    Oct 21 2020 09:26 AM
    57 Comments
    7524

    Professors Discuss Propositions

    Three local professors share their insights on the California Propositions on the ballot.

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  • Cold Spring School District Bond Measure L2020
    Op Ed
    Oct 18 2020 11:50 AM
    8 Comments
    2465

    Cold Spring School District Bond Measure L2020

    A local resident shares their views on Bond Measure L affecting the Cold Spring School District.

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  • Vista Del Mar's Bold New Vision
    Op Ed
    Oct 11 2020 03:18 PM
    0 Comments
    1367

    Vista Del Mar's Bold New Vision

    The Superintendent of Vista del Mar Union School District on building upon the district's foundation of history.

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  • The Importance of Access to Public Lands
    Op Ed
    Oct 09 2020 10:48 AM
    11 Comments
    3028

    The Importance of Access to Public Lands

    A local wilderness instructor discusses the importance of having access to public lands like the Los Padres National Forest.

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  • High Risk Crosswalk Near Hendry's Beach
    Op Ed
    Oct 02 2020 09:14 AM
    40 Comments
    6212

    High Risk Crosswalk Near Hendry's Beach

    A group of residents near Hendry's Beach is concerned about a high-risk crosswalk where a pedestrian's dog was killed earlier this month.

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  • Ballots Arrive Before Candidate's Statements and Voter Materials
    Op Ed
    Oct 01 2020 01:39 PM
    47 Comments
    4057

    Ballots Arrive Before Candidate's Statements and Voter Materials

    A candidate running for the Santa Barbara Unified School Board is frustrated that election ballots were sent before voter information guides.

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  • One Day Zoom Boycott of GUSD
    Op Ed
    Sep 30 2020 11:14 AM
    218 Comments
    20317

    One Day Zoom Boycott of GUSD

    One local parent will boycott Goleta Union School District's virtual classes this coming Monday in protest of the district not applying for a waiver to re-open.

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  • How Santa Barbara Failed its Older Adults and Small Businesses
    Op Ed
    Sep 25 2020 10:24 AM
    33 Comments
    5635

    How Santa Barbara Failed its Older Adults and Small Businesses

    A reader agues Santa Barbara officials have refused to take part in a state program that would directly support older adults and small businesses. 

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  • Op-Ed: School Board Incumbents Earn an "F"
    Op Ed
    Sep 21 2020 02:13 PM
    65 Comments
    7336

    Op-Ed: School Board Incumbents Earn an "F"

    A local resident shares their opinions on the recent school board election race.

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  • Santa Barbara News-Press newsroom employees and Teamster organizers celebrate the newsroom's vote to join the union in September, 2006. Fourteen years later, News-Press owner Wendy McCaw still has not agreed to a union contract. A federal ruling this month from orders McCaw to pay $2 million in restitution to the Teamsters and nearly 50 past and present employees for “broad and numerous” violations of federal labor law and “aggravated misconduct” at the bargaining table.
    Op Ed
    Sep 17 2020 12:00 PM
    Melinda Burns
    62 Comments
    9538

    Op-Ed: Wendy McCaw and the Abuse of Power

    Feds order McCaw to pay Teamsters and newsroom employees $2 million, but will they ever see a penny?

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  • Against AB 3088
    Op Ed
    Sep 14 2020 10:42 AM
    62 Comments
    7842

    Against AB 3088

    A local resident is against AB 3088, the recent anti-eviction bill during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • The Development of San Marcos Foothills
    Op Ed
    Sep 11 2020 11:48 AM
    68 Comments
    8328

    The Development of San Marcos Foothills

    A local resident shares an open letter to County Supervisors opposing the development of the west side of the San Marcos Foothills.

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  • Advocating for Schools in Downtown Santa Barbara
    Op Ed
    Sep 10 2020 04:24 PM
    26 Comments
    4538

    Advocating for Schools in Downtown Santa Barbara

    A local resident is advocating for the reintegration of public schools in downtown Santa Barbara. 

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  • Vintner's 3rd Wine BID Fails
    Op Ed
    Sep 06 2020 01:36 PM
    1 Comments
    1901

    Vintner's 3rd Wine BID Fails

    A local vintner provides and update and analysis of the Wine Business Improvement District.

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  • Save Local Performers and the Arts!
    Op Ed
    Sep 04 2020 11:12 AM
    5 Comments
    1934

    Save Local Performers and the Arts!

    A Santa Barbara resident proposes a committee to reincorporate live performers and art in the community.

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  • Sex Education Instruction Must be Accurate and Inclusive
    Op Ed
    Sep 02 2020 01:54 PM
    45 Comments
    6698

    Sex Education Instruction Must be Accurate and Inclusive

    A Santa Barbara resident argues feels the current 7th-grade curriculum for sex education is not accurate or inclusive.

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  • Save the Press Room from Demolition
    Op Ed
    Sep 01 2020 09:00 AM
    26 Comments
    4410

    Save the Press Room from Demolition

    A local resident urges community members to voice their support for The Press Room as a proposed development project threatens to destroy a beloved bar.

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  • Wine BID Not Ready for Harvest
    Op Ed
    Aug 20 2020 09:30 AM
    9 Comments
    2368

    Wine BID Not Ready for Harvest

    A local vintner opposes the first Wine Business Improvement District in California, a 1.5% tax on “all tasting room sales.”

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  • Op-Ed: Andrés Pico was Very Rich and Definitely Not a Saint
    Op Ed
    Aug 15 2020 03:30 PM
    39 Comments
    4409

    Op-Ed: Andrés Pico was Very Rich and Definitely Not a Saint

    The leaders of the Dolores Huerta Street Renaming Project speak out on why San Andres Street should be renamed.

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