Opinion
The Challenge for Advocates
Serving with Respect
Social justice requires that those who suffer injustices be empowered to change the structures that serve or dis-serve them. Read story.
When Canines Collide
A blue-blood law firm is in legal hot water over leaking-reservoir litigation. Read story.
Living La Vida Perro
February 6 is Ronald Reagan's birthday. Do you know where your kids are? Read story.
Car 2GFZ180, Where Are You?
Somewhere, there’s a 1971 Volvo, or maybe just its bones, sitting around rusting. Read story.
What Was Bacara’s Dworman Thinking?
It cost him $220 million to build it, who knows how much to keep it afloat, and he unloaded ... Read story.
The Challenge for Advocates
Serving with Respect
Social justice requires that those who suffer injustices be empowered to change the structures that serve or dis-serve them. Read story.
Outside Interference
Trampling Community in Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan
Apparently, the way the county officials calculated density, which is completely legal, did not yield the tenement-like feel that Towbes, the California Rural Assistance League, and others, seek, even though a stunning 650 new units are being proposed. Read story.
Letter from Michael Moore
A 75th Anniversary for the American Dream, A 25-Year Anniversary for Me
The middle class and the American Dream were born 75 years ago today, on February 11, 1937, the day the Flint workers won their struggle. And for the next 44 years, working people everywhere got to own their own homes, send their kids to college, and never worry about going broke if they got sick. Read story.
Santa Maria Police Standards’ Slippery Slope
When we changed the office of City Administrator to City Manager, authorizing the manager to hire and fire department heads, we compromised the integrity of our city's government. Read story.
Green and Neat
It's Safe to Send Your Clothes to the Dry Cleaners Again
Clothes have been tumbling around with petroleum-based chemical solvents and detergent for over a hundred years, the result being that the items were cleansed and the environment dirtied or, worse, toxified. Fortunately, alternative methods of dry cleaning have been springing up — what a relief! Read story.
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