Formal Statement of Support and Endorsement
We, the direct lineal descendants of the Chumash villages of Mikiw and Kuyamu, write in strong support of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council’s effort to acquire and protect Dos Pueblos Ranch.
Year: 2025
False Claims of Chumash Heritage
Readers of “Santa Barbara’s Dos Pueblos Ranch Is Sold, Almost” may be forgiven if they accept the article’s false premise that this is a story about Indigenous Chumash on the cusp of re-acquiring their lands.
ON the Beat | A Music Temple, Hang, and Local Landmark Passes
The landmark Jensen Guitar & Music sadly strums its final chord, at 52; Russian piano great Daniil Trifonov returns to town.
Chemist Grace Han Named Moore Inventor Fellow
The UC Santa Barbara associate professor’s research centers on solar fuels that capture sunlight and convert it into usable heat.
ON Culture | FALL-ing Into a Busy Season of Arts and Culture
This edition of On Culture was originally emailed to subscribers on September 26, 2025. To receive Leslie Dinaberg’s arts newsletter
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Longhaired cuddly kitty needs a home!
Santa Barbara Emergency Animal Clinic Shuts Its Doors (For Now)
Animal clinics in Santa Barbara face higher workloads while the 24-hour animal ER on Haley Street remains closed.
When Care Becomes Conditional, Everyone Pays
Protecting health-care access is not charity; it is common sense. Healthy families keep businesses running, children in school, and emergency systems from becoming overwhelmed.
Say ‘No!’ to Crazy Development Projects
Please comment to the city about two massive housing projects that will significantly and permanently cause negative impacts to all of us.
‘Arms and the Man’ Brings Contemporary Relevance to 1885 Setting
SBCC Theatre Group’s fall play is an atypical romantic comedy by George Bernard Shaw.
