Indy Staff, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Letters By Paasha Mahdavi, S.B. | Sat Dec 06, 2025 | 3:28pm

Oil Tankers and Paper Tigers

Sable’s Offshore Storage and Treatment Facility (OSTF) option is a fantasy and always has been.

Opinion By Bella Astin | Sat Dec 06, 2025 | 3:02pm

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.

State Street By Steven Fields, S.B. | Sat Dec 06, 2025 | 6:31am

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.

Letters By Walter Sumner, S.B. | Fri Dec 05, 2025 | 5:26pm

Gifts

The intro to the holiday gift guide was extremely well written.

Books By Alice Dehghanzadeh | Fri Dec 05, 2025 | 4:27pm

Colm Tóibín Discusses Home, Solitude, and Craft at UCSB

Acclaimed Irish novelist joins writer Pico Iyer for an enchanting conversation.

Letters By David Weisman, SLO | Fri Dec 05, 2025 | 3:24pm

$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.