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Kevin Boss: State Street’s Missing Circulation Study and the Questions City Hall Still Won’t Answer

To Santa Barbara City Administrator Kelly McAdoo, State Street master planner Tess Harris and the City Council: Just wondering when City of Santa Barbara staff intends to complete the “Circulation Study” related to the State Street Master Plan promised to us in the early days of the State Street Advisory Committee? Or, if it is completed,…

by Kevin Boss May 9, 2026 | 1:30 pm
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Jay Casbon: A Mother’s Day Commemoration (for Sarah Bush Lincoln)

by Jay Casbon May 9, 2026 | 12:30 pm
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Jim Langley: This Christian’s View on War

by Jim Langley May 9, 2026 | 10:30 am
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From Our Inbox: Letters to the Editor for the Week Ending May 8, 2026

by Noozhawk Editors May 8, 2026 | 9:00 pm
Dan Walters: Coastal Commission Gets Wings Clipped in 2 Key Lawsuit Losses, Including a SpaceX Settlement
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Dan Walters: Coastal Commission Gets Wings Clipped in 2 Key Lawsuit Losses, Including a SpaceX Settlement

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist May 8, 2026 | 2:00 pmMay 8, 2026 | 2:26 pm
Kirk Greene: A Window on the World from Santa Barbara’s Channel City Club
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Kirk Greene: A Window on the World from Santa Barbara’s Channel City Club

by Kirk Greene May 8, 2026 | 1:00 pm
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Mark James Miller: The Nights That Panicked California All Started In Goleta with a Bang

by Mark James Miller May 7, 2026 | 12:00 pm
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D.C. Collier: No. 1 Guaranteed Way to Insult God to His Face

by D.C. Collier May 7, 2026 | 11:30 am
Dan Walters: Candidates for Governor Target Ascending Xavier Becerra on National Stage
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Dan Walters: Candidates for Governor Target Ascending Xavier Becerra on National Stage

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist May 6, 2026 | 9:30 amMay 6, 2026 | 10:20 pm
Dan Walters: Legislature’s Adviser Tries Budget Tough Love to Get California Politicians to Close Huge Deficits
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Dan Walters: Legislature’s Adviser Tries Budget Tough Love to Get California Politicians to Close Huge Deficits

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist May 4, 2026 | 9:30 am
Dan Walters: How Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Ruling Could Affect California’s Gerrymandered Districts
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Dan Walters: How Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Ruling Could Affect California’s Gerrymandered Districts

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist May 2, 2026 | 2:30 pm
Nick Sebastian: Santa Barbara Insists on Fixing What Was Never Broken
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Nick Sebastian: Santa Barbara Insists on Fixing What Was Never Broken

by Nick Sebastian May 2, 2026 | 1:30 pm
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Jay Casbon: A Brief History of Vanishing Businesses

by Jay Casbon May 2, 2026 | 12:30 pm
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Jim Langley: Living Our Lives Gracefully

by Jim Langley May 2, 2026 | 10:30 am
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From Our Inbox: Letters to the Editor for the Week Ending May 1, 2026

by Noozhawk Editors May 1, 2026 | 9:00 pmMay 1, 2026 | 11:45 pm
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Kirk Greene: Warren Buffett’s Simple Math Skips the Bets, Owns Great Businesses and Sits Tight

by Kirk Greene May 1, 2026 | 1:00 pmMay 1, 2026 | 3:35 pm
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Peter Rupert: Why the UCSB Economic Forecast Project Supports the State Street Master Plan

by Peter Rupert May 1, 2026 | 7:00 am
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Loy Beardsmore: In Fire Season, Seconds Matter — Why Watch Duty Belongs on Your Phone

by Loy Beardsmore April 30, 2026 | 3:30 pmApril 30, 2026 | 3:41 pm
Dan Walters: Another Televised Debate, Another Missed Chance to Clear Up Unsettled Governor’s Race
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Dan Walters: Another Televised Debate, Another Missed Chance to Clear Up Unsettled Governor’s Race

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist April 30, 2026 | 1:30 pmApril 30, 2026 | 3:55 pm
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D.C. Collier: The Place of ‘Works’ in a Christian’s Life

by D.C. Collier April 30, 2026 | 11:30 am
Dan Walters: Frozen Lasagna Dispute Shows How Arbitrary California Tax Law Can Be
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Dan Walters: Frozen Lasagna Dispute Shows How Arbitrary California Tax Law Can Be

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist April 29, 2026 | 9:30 am

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