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Catching Up with Summercamp

Alt-rock band from the ‘90s is at the Santa Barbara Lobero with Nerf Herder and Ridel High on April 18.

Fear Not

Fire hazard maps have changed a great deal, especially if you live in Carpinteria.

Santa Barbara Needs a Workforce Housing Strategy

A Workforce Housing Stabilization Program would be a coordinated strategy that pairs housing access tools with wage standards, uses existing housing stock more effectively, and distributes the responsibility for solutions across employers, property owners, and government — rather than placing it entirely on one party.

Does Nothing Change?

In the Independent on March 26, 2026, I read an obituary that transported me back to an 18-year-old in 1963.

A Happier Ending

In its effort to get rid of the “happy ending” massage in the city, the police are proposing an ordinance revision that will unfairly impact long time local massage therapists and kill off valuable local businesses.

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden at 100

This centennial is a milestone birthday but also a reaffirmation of hope, action, and the power of native plants.

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