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Thanks, Chief

I would like to share my deep appreciation for the City of Santa Barbara’s Interim Chief of Police, Barney Melekian.

Traffic Double Standards

Why is it that no one is complaining about traffic backing out onto Calle Real and Turnpike at the Starbucks drive-thru like they’re complaining about Chick-fil-A?

Thank You, Gail

Thank you, Gail, for the comprehensive, accurate, and well-written article about CARE4Paws’ “Happy Tails” event.

Save the Eucalyptus Curtain

We thought that UC Santa Barbara had to go before the California Coastal Commission again before they could kill more trees.

Blueberry Hotcakes?

All we want to know is, “Where can we get blueberry hotcakes now?

Gun Control Solutions

One can only wonder how repeating talking points seen or heard on Fox Entertainment or Newsmax solves anything.

Keep the Parklets

I can see no reason to eliminate the current parklets on State Street while the city decides on long-term rules other than to eliminate the competition to the owners of businesses not having such parklets.

Press Secretary as Barometer

For the majority of Americans, who are not brain dead, Donald Trump provided daily reminders of just how profoundly unfit he was to be our president.

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