Ripping the Heart Out of Solvang
A shopping mall where the Veteran’s Memorial Hall and surrounding area is located is not the solution to the revenue problem.
Author: Jean Yamamura
Have They Ever Met Children?
Children, especially the youngest, cannot and will not social distance. They want to play! Only fear will prevent that, and only with the anxious ones. What happens to their mental health?
Water in the West
The desalination plant is the solution for thirsty arid regions like Santa Barbara.
Much More Than the Mask
The election will be about whether America survives as a Democratic Republic or is transformed into a Socialist country.
A Little Like Home
For me, growing up in Argentina in the ’70s and ’80s meant buying bread at the bakery, meat at the butchers, and produce at a small hole in the wall.
Pay to Play Is So Not Okay
The cost of running for Santa Barbara’s school board is too high.
Help Our Students Return to School
Our schools will be shuttered until we — as a community — begin to get this virus back under control.
COVID Should Not Be Cover for Fracking Permits
Governor Gavin Newsom leads in the COVID fight and in allowing fracking in California.
Not a Bathroom Stop
Solvang is family owned and operated businesses which include bakeries, restaurants, gift shops, candy stores, historic trolly rides, cultural museums, the Santa Inez Mission, and small town holiday parades.
