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Letters By Maxine Levinson, S.B. | Wed Dec 31, 2025 | 2:10pm

Santa Barbara Renters Need the ‘Full Picture’ on Stabilization

We shouldn’t have to choose between displacement today and decay tomorrow.

Letters By Roberta Silsbury, Goleta | Wed Dec 24, 2025 | 8:07pm

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best of health, happiness with time to enjoy in the new year!

Letters By Thomas Paine, S.B. | Tue Dec 23, 2025 | 8:14pm

Take a breath. This town is 15 minutes wide.

Letters By Gale McNeeley, Santa Maria | Tue Dec 23, 2025 | 11:31am

Far ‘way in an old tent a baby is born, / The little boy, Omar, one cold Christmas morn.

Letters By Mark Mattingly, S.B. | Mon Dec 22, 2025 | 8:52pm

The inescapable irony of the juxtaposition of the lead articles in last week’s Independent, page 7, can no longer be ignored.

Letters By Greg Ortiz, Isla Vista | Mon Dec 22, 2025 | 8:50pm

At last, a homelessness “solution” so bold it required a federal judge to stop it.

Letters By Supervisor Laura Capps, S.B. | Sun Dec 21, 2025 | 11:17pm

Santa Barbara County is facing an undeniable reality: we need more affordable housing, and we need to build it faster.

Letters By Andrew Condrell, Isla Vista | Sat Dec 20, 2025 | 11:54pm

There are sustainable, cost-effective, and comfortable ways for Californians to heat their homes through the winter.

Letters By Anne French, S.B. | Sat Dec 20, 2025 | 11:16pm

I’m going to reiterate the question that while there is more housing construction going on, just where are the additional vehicles to park?

Letters By Erika Endrijonas, PhD, Superintendent/President SBCC | Sat Dec 20, 2025 | 11:14pm

Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) does not tolerate sexual misconduct in any form.