Regarding the March 27 article, “Plan for Downtown Santa Barbara Intersection Blends Art, Traffic Safety,” I enjoy seeing the design for the intersection of State and Carrillo streets but am wondering why Chumash culture was not represented.
I understand how farm workers are recognized in the area used for our farmers markets twice a week, but the design lies on what was once Chumash land. They should recognized and honored before anyone else.
John Bair
Santa Barbara
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I am by way of my grandfather, Dominic Jordano, a fourth-generation Santa Barbara resident. My mother, Madeline “Dolly” Jordano, married, and I grew up in San Luis Obispo.
I came to Santa Barbara in 1963 to work in the family business. At that time, State Street was four lanes with business up and down and street parking.
No one has considered that fact that when they’re trying to figure out how to get State Street viable again.
They need to consider that none of the big box stores were in Goleta at that time. They’re arrival changed big picture shopping to Home Depot, Costco and many other stores that now exist and are direct competitors of downtown Santa Barbara.
Just a thought.
John Sween
Santa Barbara
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Regarding the March 30 article, “SpaceX Mission Sends Magnetic Field Mapping Finalists Into Orbit,” SpaceX could have instead launched two months from now at 8 a.m., instead of 4 a.m. and woken up 30,000 people, and still gotten in the same orbit.
Instead they coldly decided to harm the health of 30,000 people, possibly leading to earlier death.
Timothy Brummer
Lompoc
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Regarding the April 3 article, “Police Arrest L.A. County Man after Stabbing at Santa Barbara Harbor,” how is it possible that Santa Barbara prosecutors and judges allow an alleged violent felon to be released into the public, and just hours after the crime, probably with blood literally on his hands?
Maybe it’s being normalized, but it definitely is wrong, on all counts. Maybe releasing a drunk, but a guy who allegedly just left another with multiple stab wounds? It’s just not right.
Do investigative reporters like Noozhawk’s ever look deeper into trends like these that endanger the public?
I dare you, and I dare you to publish my letter to the editor, with one caveat: Ask readers to respond with their preferences.
Is it just politics over safety? Let’s find out.
Brian Massey
Sonoita, Arizona, and formerly Santa Barbara
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Regarding the March 31 article, “Man Pursued by ICE After Jail Release Had Served Misdemeanor Sentence,” I know it’s likely common practice for Noozhawk to request comment from Immigration and Customs Enforcement for such occurrences, but did you really need to?
We already know that California, especially Santa Barbara, is actively interfering with federal law enforcement unjustly. The act itself is an abomination and blatant attempt to obstruct justice and federal law.
Due to recent and current increased efforts by many California sanctuary cities to obstruct the enforcement of immigration laws, why would ICE even bother to file the ridiculous requests or to even acknowledge that unlawful act? Especially given that state law doesn’t have any authority whatsoever to obstruct federal law enforcement.
That is why ICE doesn’t bother to respond to Noozhawk’s requests. It’s a waste of their time and resources.
Bottom line: These people are in the country illegally or have violated the terms of their visas. Federal law dictates they be deported.
The ridiculous efforts of leftists to subvert, interfere and obstruct is appalling. As if it were not already appalling enough to give plea deals like what occurred in this case.
Dropping charges for an individual actively facilitating the poisoning of citizens, include a very real possibility of children, is a heinous act! Yet California repeatedly refuses to prosecute these acts and instead opts to return these criminals to our streets even having served less than a third of their plea deal sentences!
This is throwing public safety in the trash and a slap in the face to law-abiding citizens and taxpayers.
Charles Logan
Santa Barbara
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I want to say how much I appreciated Tom Modugno’s Feb. 15 column, “Two Powerful Women Rule History of Campbell Ranch,” about Nancy Campbell and my grandmother, Mary McLaughlin Craig.
I am the co-author with Robert Sweeney of Spanish Colonial Style: Santa Barbara and the Architecture of James Osborne Craig and Mary McLaughlin Craig. The Campbell story is a rare and special connection between two women, and Modugno captured it as well as anyone could.
What is most important is that he has brought to the attention of the general public the fragility of the Campbell property, which is being threatened by a sale by UC Santa Barbara to a developer.
All of these unique structures — the house, the barn and the dovecote — are worthy of preservation. Once in the hands of the wrong developer, these buildings do not stand a chance to remain standing.
Thank you, Tom, for keeping their importance alive and current.
Pamela Skewes-Cox
Sudbury, Massachusetts
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Thank you to Noozhawk for publishing Dan Walters’ columns from CalMatters; it is much appreciated.
Keep up the good work.
Elizabeth Ross
Carpinteria
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