A humanitarian crisis is underway. For months, residents of our county have appealed to the Board of Supervisors and local city councils to agendize and support a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. They refused, saying that it is not a local issue. The bombs and bullets raining down on Gaza are stamped “Made in […]
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Dana Reserve is all wrong
I am very upset that the huge Dana Reserve project has been approved. This is bad for Nipomo and the entire county of SLO. It is far too large. Alyx Michell Nipomo
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Return to the bright future
Hello voters. Do you remember how much better the U.S. and the world were during the four years Donald Trump was president? Nationally and worldwide, they were much better than they are now. After only three years of Biden/Kamala Harris, things are out of control, and chaos breeds everywhere with their weak leadership. Nov. 5, […]
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Speak up against genocide in Gaza
“Israel right or wrong” is the approach America takes in its support of Israel against the Palestinians. Israel has a right to defend itself against attack. Israel has no right to commit indiscriminate crimes against the Palestinian people. Pope Francis recently said this, “I continue to receive very serious and painful news from Gaza. Unarmed […]
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Political Watch: September 5, 2024
• State Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) announced that Assembly Bill 1866 passed the Legislature and was on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for his signature, according to an Aug. 29 statement from Hart’s office. The legislation addresses the urgent climate and public health crisis posed by idle oil wells by mandating that companies meet ambitious […]
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Political Watch: August 29, 2024
• U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) joined a bipartisan group of 20 senators in calling on President Joe Biden to establish a White House Task Force on Global Sporting Events in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (which will include matches held in California), the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2031 […]
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Everyone deserves access to clean, affordable energy
As the country and the rest of the world experience another year of scorching heat waves, private for-profit utility companies—which we rely upon for our basic necessities, like heating, cooling, and electricity—are keeping us reliant on climate-wrecking fossil fuels while reporting record profits. When they work well, utilities exist in the background of our lives: […]
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Be wary of initiatives
It seems like on all our election ballots, we are presented with initiatives to vote on. That is because in California, citizens have the power through ballot initiatives to directly propose and enact laws, make or change local ordinances, and even make amendments to the state Constitution. Usually individuals or groups resort to the initiative […]
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Best of NSBC 2024
You Voted for ’Em, and We’ve Got the Winners
Are you ready to catch all the top dogs and cool cats as they fly by into the winners’ circle? You better hold on, because there are a lot in Northern Santa Barbara County! With more than 160 restaurants, bars, businesses, and community members in this formation, we barely had room in this issue for […]
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Political Watch: August 22, 2024
• Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) announced that Assembly Bill 1866, which addresses idle oil wells, has made it to the California Senate floor, according to an Aug. 15 statement from Hart’s office. The legislation specifically mandates that oil companies plug an estimated 40,000 idle wells in California and prioritize plugging wells within 3,200 feet […]
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Democrats are the victims of their own infatuation with DEI
A preordained, carefully scripted coronation, or a food fight at a cannibal’s banquet? To the surprise of no one, Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid following his disastrous debate performance and the failure of subsequent “soft ball” interviews with pre-cleared questions to reassure the public of his mental soundness. Biden then endorsed Vice President Kamala […]
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Political Watch: August 15, 2024
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) applauded the Biden-Harris administration for announcing a change in housing policy to benefit veterans, a policy that he proposed as part of the recently adopted Home for the Brave Act, according to an Aug. 8 statement from Carbajal’s office. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) […]
