Posted on May 28 at 9:21 a.m.

Nice article Nick. But I think the blame goes more to the ACLU than the Protestants. Even well into the 20th century “Protestant” Santa Barbara had religious Christmas and Easter displays in and on City Property!

A few years back a group proposed putting up (and fully funding) a statue of Saint Barbara with some text about her life so locals and tourists might have some idea about who she was. The selected location was in Storke Placita where an earlier group had failed in its attempt to place The Cow, which at that time had been banned from its perch at Milpas and Canon Perdido, to the pedestal vacated by King Carlos.

Unfortunately a paranoid City Council feared that rampant Catholicism would result from simply gazing upon the statue and hid behind “separation of church and state.” The fact that they sign stationary marked “City of Santa Barbara”, live in a town called “Santa Barbara”,” and drive on a street named “Santa Barbara” was lost on them. Perhaps they were unaware that “Saint Barbara” and “Santa Barbara” mean the same thing?

Isn’t it odd though, they have no problem promoting the New Religion of Blue Lines and Global Warming, forcing Worship to the Oak upon farmers, ranchers and homeowners, and placing “mystic” and “sacred” Chumash symbols on City Property.

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Posted on April 18 at 8:39 a.m.

Ditto - get this on the ballot. Santa Barbara USED to be a model of Planning and Preservation. Now the idea is to cram as many people as you can into a building (especially if they are low income) and the mountain and ocean views once reserved for all to enjoy now belong to the elite who enjoy it from the roof top condos of the monstrosities the council and their “Smart Growth” planners encourage.

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