Recent Stories

Art Censorship

I visited the Santa Barbara Museum of Art yesterday to see the new photographic exhibition and had the surreal experience of walking through empty, white-walled rooms where the show Three American Artists was meant to be hung.

Inapt Message from Mike Stoker

Lately I’ve been inundated once again with junk email. This time it’s coming from a self-proclaimed Central Coast favorite “SANTA BARBARA CURRECT.”

About West Camino Cielo’s Fuel Break

During the meeting we noted that fuel breaks alone aren’t designed or expected to stop a wildfire — they require firefighters and suppression equipment to be effective.

There Used to Be Ethics

Barry Maher’s story “Meghan, Harry, and Barry” is very funny, but it also emphasizes why we need professional, responsible journalists and news outlets.

Personal Political Courage

It takes courage to run for elected office and put yourself in the public eye. My friend and neighbor, Krishna Flores, put her hat in the ring for Supervisor of the 4th District of Santa Barbara County.

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