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Brian Goebel & Jeff Giordano: Santa Barbara’s Housing Problem Isn’t a Mystery — It’s a Choice

Brian Goebel & Jeff Giordano: Santa Barbara’s Housing Problem Isn’t a Mystery — It’s a Choice

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Dan Walters: It’s Supposed to be a Race for Governor, But Candidates and Voters Seem Disengaged

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Wayne Mellinger: What the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge Reveals About Visibility and Power

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Brandy Zender: The Reality of Living Next to Short-Term Rentals

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Rick Closson: Restoring Santa Barbara’s Stone Pines a Small Victory for History, Community
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Rick Closson: Restoring Santa Barbara’s Stone Pines a Small Victory for History, Community

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Dan Walters: California’s $20 Fast Food Wage Yields Higher Prices, Fewer Jobs, More Automation

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Jay Casbon: Japantown’s Shimmering Shadow
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Jim Langley: Preparing for the Day at Hand

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Kirk Greene: Stagflation’s Shadow Returns — and Cure May Be Worse Than the Disease

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Dan Walters: Lawmakers Weigh Statewide Plan to be Accountable for Closing Student Achievement Gaps
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Dan Walters: Lawmakers Weigh Statewide Plan to be Accountable for Closing Student Achievement Gaps

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D.C. Collier: How Your Daily Walk with God Starts Out

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Mark James Miller: The Legend of Salomón Pico, Outlaw of El Camino Real

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Dan Walters: Billionaires Bolt from Blue States Amid Tax Fears, Mirroring Rebellion in ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Novel
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Dan Walters: Billionaires Bolt from Blue States Amid Tax Fears, Mirroring Rebellion in ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Novel

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist March 18, 2026 | 12:00 amMarch 18, 2026 | 2:48 am
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Wayne Mellinger: On the Streets of Santa Barbara, Style Can Be Armor

by Wayne Mellinger March 16, 2026 | 1:00 pm
Jeff Giordano: Smell of Influence Hangs Over County’s Cannabis Odor Crackdown
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Jeff Giordano: Smell of Influence Hangs Over County’s Cannabis Odor Crackdown

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Dan Walters: As Gas Prices Soar, California’s New Carbon Emission Rules Prompt War of Words
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Dan Walters: As Gas Prices Soar, California’s New Carbon Emission Rules Prompt War of Words

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Jay Casbon: The Grace of Later Things

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Jim Langley: How’s Your Comfort Level?

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