Consider the Long-Term Consequences of a Rent Cap
A permanent cap that fails to keep pace with the actual cost of owning and maintaining rental housing will create an ever-widening gap between rental income and operating expenses.
Author: Indy Staff
This Housing Decision Will Affect Every Santa Barbaran
This isn’t a landlord issue or tenant issue. It’s about what kind of community we’ll all be living in 10 years from now.
This Is a SB Issue. Not a Landlord Issue. Not a Tenant Issue.
The proposed Rent Stabilization Ordinance, with its mandatory Rental Registry, could trigger the very displacement it seeks to prevent.
A Journey to Mexico City, to the World Cup, and to My Culture
How one man stood in the rain with his family to watch his national team make history.
Price Controls Don’t Create Housing
Price controls don’t create housing. They discourage investment, reduce supply, and shift costs onto new renters. I lived this.
What an Icon
Thanks for the story of Sheila Lodge.
Admiration for Sheila Lodge
Sheila was the first mayor I knew as a child, so I simply assumed all mayors were women.
Tyler Traverses the Downtown Paper Route
Why is this man smiling? Maybe it’s the crispy 5 a.m. air, or the lavender sunrise. Maybe it’s the sound
George Carlin Knew Us Better Than We Know Us
Growing up to George Carlin, I remember that he predicted this Trump cult decades ago.
Sheila Lodge 1929-2026
Mayor Lodge composed her obituary before her death, here in her own words. Sheila Lodge, mother, housewife, gardener, cook, and
