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Wayne Mellinger: Santa Barbara County Must Enforce Denial of Sable’s Oil Restart

On Dec. 16, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors made one of the most consequential environmental decisions in recent years: the board denied Sable Offshore Corp.’s application to restart the processing, pipeline and storage facilities associated with the Santa Ynez Unit oil operations. It was the right decision — grounded in safety concerns, environmental…

Bill MacfadyenWayne Mellinger by William M. Macfadyen, Noozhawk Publisher and Wayne Mellinger January 7, 2026 | 1:00 pm
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Randy Rowse: Rent Control Turns a Housing Problem Into a Class War We Don’t Need

by Randy Rowse January 5, 2026 | 1:00 pm
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Lily Karofsky: Antisemitism Hides Behind Activism at UC Santa Barbara

by Lily Karofsky January 4, 2026 | 2:30 pm
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Jay Casbon: A State Street Good Samaritan

by Jay Casbon January 3, 2026 | 12:30 pm
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Jim Langley: When All Else Fails

by Jim Langley January 3, 2026 | 10:30 am
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Kirk Greene: This New Year, Resolve to Fix Your Finances Because Hope Isn’t a Plan

by Kirk Greene January 2, 2026 | 1:00 pm
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D.C. Collier: A ‘Litmus Test’ for Spiritual Salvation

by D.C. Collier January 1, 2026 | 11:30 am
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Jay Casbon: The Grave Digger’s Hope

by Jay Casbon December 27, 2025 | 12:30 pm
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Jim Langley: Testifying for a Departed Soul

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Kirk Greene: A Familiar Parable for Tax Season — and a Cautionary Tale for Voters

by Kirk Greene December 26, 2025 | 1:00 pm
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Wayne Mellinger: I Saw the Best Souls of My City — and We Must Not Look Away

by Wayne Mellinger December 25, 2025 | 1:00 pm
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D.C. Collier: Christmas, the Loneliest Day of the Year for Many

by D.C. Collier December 25, 2025 | 11:30 am
Peter Rupert: Chicken Over Rice Economics Should Stir Up Santa Barbara’s Rental Debate
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Peter Rupert: Chicken Over Rice Economics Should Stir Up Santa Barbara’s Rental Debate

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Laura Capps: Affordable Housing Can’t Wait — Counties Need the Tools to Build It Now

by Laura Capps December 22, 2025 | 1:00 pm
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Salud Carbajal & Sigrid Wright: A Warning and a Way Forward on Climate Action

by Sigrid Wright and Salud Carbajal December 21, 2025 | 1:00 pmDecember 26, 2025 | 1:38 pm
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Jay Casbon: Scrooge Reboots Christmas Carol Redemption in Age of Apps

by Jay Casbon December 20, 2025 | 12:30 pm
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by Jim Langley December 20, 2025 | 10:30 am
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