The USA Is Neither a Theocracy Nor a ‘Christian’ Nation
We are not a “Biblical Republic” as Speaker Johnson and others want us to think.
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County to Rezone Ag Lands Heavily in Eastern Goleta Valley
The formal rezones themselves will take place in 2024, but adoption of the HEU on December 5 will include the adoption of the “potential rezone” sites list.
Jogging Can Be Bad for Your Health!
“Come with me, John,” my roommate said. “I’m just gonna do a couple of lengths of the beach to blow away the cobwebs.”
Peace for Palestinian and Jew
November sun peeking under heavy clouds / a reluctant cook checking the pot
A Sad End to a Good Day
About a half hour into a presentation highlighting Walter Capps’s insistence that “democracy starts with conversations,” the panel was interrupted by loud shouts.
A Dangerous Professor
As unrest ruled in Isla Vista, Dick and Mickey Flacks started the Thursday Club in their living room, a crucible that formed modern Santa Barbara, successful because they recognized that social change happens at the speed of relationships.
When Anti-Zionism Is Indeed Anti-Semitic
The Jewish Federation flags downtown had nothing to do with Israel. JVP’s request simply targeted a local Jewish organization.
An Ecological Framework for Revitalizing the City Core
Revitalizing steps need to build resilience to climate change while fostering a vibrant city that provides for the economic livelihood, health, personal fulfillment, and happiness of its citizens.
The Normalizing of Donald J. Trump
There is nothing funny about a presidential candidate who wants to do away with our democracy.
Why I Stand with Israel
A tiny speck of a country has been fighting for the right to exist since the United Nations voted statehood for Israel in 1947.