Early Results Go for Rowse in Santa Barbara City Election
Incumbent councilmembers Kristen Sneddon and Meagan Harmon are in the lead in their races
Recent Stories
St. Barbara and Windows
When reading about the windowless Munger dorm proposal at UCSB, I am reminded of Saint Barbara, the namesake of the school and your fair city.
Avoid the Slim Vote Margin
Voting in this year’s city election has been an exercise in pure frustration.
Mail-In Drawback
After much back-and-forthing, I decided to cast my vote for Kristen Snedden.
Munger ‘Prison Dorm’
I won’t repeat the litany of horrors attached to this new prison for students, except to remind the reader that 94 percent of the 4,500 planned occupants will have no window, no natural light, no visual connection to their environment.
Where’s the Water?
You can modify height and density requirements to fit in more housing, and you can wish away the inherent parking and traffic problems, but you cannot tell renters they can’t use water.
A Gun Law that Makes a Difference
San Jose has become the first city in the nation to require gun owners to carry liability insurance.
Munger Dorm a Recipe for Disaster
As a public health nurse, a survivor of mental illness, and an alumni of the University of California, Santa Barbara, I am stunned to hear that Chancellor Yang and the Regents of the University of California are considering the seriously flawed dormitory design of amateur architect Charlie Munger.
Downtown’s Future
“…new buildings with high rents squeeze out the marginal activities, the small-business man just getting a start, the colorful shop with strange and exotic wares, the little restaurants and bars, almost everything deviant, bohemian, intellectual or bizarre…”
Rank the Vote on a Point System
Each voter would select two or three candidates and list them as first, second, or third choice.
