Letters To The Editor

Why does it matter who is the 3rd District county supervisor? If you have a city council, what’s left for county government to do? The answer is that the county covers a much broader range of services than city government, including health care services for children, seniors, and the disabled; services for alcohol, mental health, […]

I recently received a mailer exhorting me to “vote against Joan Hartmann.” I wasn’t advised who I was supposed to vote for. However, in tiny letters I found the source: “Paid for by Porter for Supervisor.” Perhaps Bruce Porter was reluctant to ask people to vote for him because of his misleading statements. Porter’s mailer […]

Our 3d District County Supervisor, Joan Hartmann, is a highly responsive representative for local interests. When the Vandenberg Village Community Services District asked if she could get county permission for us to drill some test water wells on county property, she helped us out. We asked and she delivered. As a veteran, I suggested to […]

I support Bruce Porter for Santa Barbara County supervisor. I’ve known Bruce for a number of years. He has an amazing passion for our community and its citizens and has dedicated countless hours in volunteer time to work hard for the benefit of others. As chairman of the Santa Barbara County Chapter of the American […]

The Strauss Wind Energy farm would never be allowed in its home country of Germany. It does way too much environmental damage. It will kill more than 200 ancient oak trees. It puts 500-foot-tall windmills on top of a mountain so they’re visible all over, when anyone who’s building a house must keep their roofs […]

As we approach the unusually early March 3 election, I want to express my support for Bruce Porter in his bid to become the next county supervisor for the 3rd District. I’ve known Bruce for several years through his involvement in a number of local nonprofit organizations. In that time, I’ve come to know him […]

During Bruce Porter’s previous attempt to become a Santa Barbara County supervisor, I attended some of his public events. They were tightly controlled appearances where his credentials were recited but he took few questions. His campaign office does not return phone calls. And just last week, Mr. Porter was the only candidate who chose not […]

I am enthusiastically endorsing Bruce Porter for 3rd District supervisor. Bruce has a wealth of important experience from his years as colonel in the Army Corps of Engineers. This includes road construction, bridge building, water conservation, oil spill cleanup (think Kuwaiti oil disaster), and all aspects of practical infrastructure that are so important to the […]

Environmental justice is one of those things most readily understood, and keenly felt, in its absence. If you’re unsure as to the meaning of “environmental justice” and have never felt it, you could also ask the residents of Oceano who can’t afford to live anywhere else, can’t safely use their beach, and face a future […]

I was very sorry to read you voted for impeachment, but not surprised. You have handed the Republicans a major victory in November 2020. The president is not going to be removed from office via impeachment. The Senate will never vote to impeach him. In 11 months, the American voters will decide Donald Trump’s fate, […]

Ron Fink’s lament about a disinterested public (“Time for an overhaul,” Jan. 2) isn’t so much about civic disinterest as it is about the changing methods of attracting attention. Most of it has evolved to the # awareness, but even that has morphed to, “OK I passed on a #, so I’m good, did my […]

It is with sadness that I feel the need to respond to the letter “Dear Adam Shiff and all Democrats” (Dec. 26). The writer seems to be a big Trump fan and disagrees with impeachment, but he also appears to not be prepared to admit that perhaps the Dems (and many citizens) feel that Trump […]