West Papua and Its Quest for Freedom
Geologists call Papua “elephant country,” a term for terrain with extra rich deposits.
Year: 2025
Oil Tankers and Paper Tigers
Sable’s Offshore Storage and Treatment Facility (OSTF) option is a fantasy and always has been.
Protect the Roadless Rule to Keep Water Clean in Santa Barbara and Across the Country
The water from our kitchen taps begins high in the peaks of the Santa Ynez Mountains, where a healthy forest keeps the water and rivers our community depends on flowing clean.
The Chargers’ Fourth-Quarter Comeback Falls Short in 55-50 Loss to Villa Park
The Chargers will travel to Oxnard Monday for their Channel League opener.
Look Forward
The economy of our world has undergone a radical transformation in the last 20 years, and that looking to the past for solutions will prevent the growth that adaptation can bring.
Gifts
The intro to the holiday gift guide was extremely well written.
Colm Tóibín Discusses Home, Solitude, and Craft at UCSB
Acclaimed Irish novelist joins writer Pico Iyer for an enchanting conversation.
Something Not So Wicked This Way Comes
SBIFF’s Kirk Douglas Award Gala at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara spotlights veteran “rising star” Cynthia Erivo, of ‘Wicked’ fame.
Motorcyclist Ejected into Truck Bed in Highway 101 Crash
A 27-year-old man was thrown into a truck bed after colliding with a work vehicle while lane-splitting on Highway 101 Friday morning.
$382 Million in Ratepayer Costs for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power
The $382 million rubberstamp approval on December 4 by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), added to last December’s $723 million, mean this Commission has now signed off on $1.1 billion in above-market costs to run Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in 2025 and 2026.
