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The Joy of Outdoor Showers

Believe me, I was shaking in my two piece at 8 a.m. But I walked down to the water between two of those swimmers and admitted my fears.

A Champion for Goleta

Most of Goleta gets to have Joan as supervisor, and we are fortunate to have her!

The Power of Parklets

A thought experiment examines the relative income production of parklets, bike pods, and vehicle parking spots.

Housing Shapes a Community

A staggering 59 percent of units in the City of Santa Barbara are occupied by renters, emphasizing the pivotal role landlords play in countless lives.

Politics at the Speed of TikTok

An ‘Old Millennial’ cracks the code of TikTok, discovering ludicrous concepts — like “Give Israel to Hamas” — with no adults in the room, but trying to ignore the online chatter is a non-starter because then the mainstream loses any legitimacy.

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