After submitting my letter (“An open letter to the secretary of state,” Aug. 31), I discovered that I had included a quote I attributed to Donald Trump that was in error. My bad, “to err is human.” Subsequently, this error was pointed out to me, first by the editor, and again by Mr. Clive Pinder […]
The quote was an error but the point is the same
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It’s time to do something about climate change
When I read “the sea is boiling hot” in Lewis Carroll’s famous poem “The Walrus and The Carpenter,” I imagined a hot tub near the ocean. I never thought it literally would be our ocean or our beloved Maui burning to the ground. I wonder whether Carroll was thinking about climate change when he wrote […]
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Doing what’s right
After all else failed, Santa Barbara County stepped up for Guadalupe in a way that moved 5th District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino to tears for the resilient community he represents and the board on which he serves. “Today you were public servants,” Lavagnino told fellow supervisors after they unanimously voted on Sept. 12 to allocate $8 […]
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SYV Pride members reflect on their trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the European city’s Pride celebrations
Walking in Copenhagen’s Pride parade and attending its weeklong celebration felt surreal, said Santa Ynez Valley Pride President Lauren Lastra. “I think in many ways we’re still digesting the trip because there were so many takeaways, so many perspectives—life-changing moments that you still need to digest and be intentional and mindful for what that means […]
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Political Watch: September 14, 2023
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping the Central Coast curb the threat of forever chemicals in communities near regional airports, according to a Sept. 8 statement from the congressman’s office. Carbajal’s Clean Airport Agenda, which he unveiled at San Luis Obispo Regional Airport on Sept. 7, includes […]
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Santa Barbara County seeks input on its Recreation Master Plan
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission is asking the public for insight on the county’s Recreation Master Plan at its Sept. 27 hearing. The plan is a collaborative effort between county Parks and the Planning and Development Department to make changes to the county’s general plan policies and land use zoning codes to support recreation […]
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Santa Maria Planning Commission green-lights Alvin Newton Apartments
A local developer’s plan to construct 82 new apartments in downtown Santa Maria recently gained unanimous support from the city’s Planning Commission, and backlash from a multi-state labor union. More than a dozen members of the Southwest Mountain States Carpenters attended the Planning Commission’s Sept. 6 meeting to protest the Vernon Group’s proposed six-story, mixed-use […]
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R&D Local Kitchen holds dinner pop-up at Brekkies in Solvang
Once, twice, three times a week Follow R&D Local Kitchen on Instagram, @rxd_localkitchen, to find out more about the pop-up comfort food eatery, which currently operates Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Brekkies, located at 1655 Mission Drive, Solvang. While working at the same restaurant about a decade ago, two […]
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BINGEABLE: Who Is Erin Carter?
Who Is Erin Carter? What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix Erin Carter (Evin Ahmad), a British substitute teacher living in Spain, has a quiet life. Her Spanish husband, Jordi (Sean Teale), treats Erin’s young daughter, Harper (Indica Watson), like she is his own. Erin’s hoping to get hired at the school […]
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BINGEABLE: Live To 100: Screts Of The Blue Zones
Live To 100: Screts Of The Blue Zones What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix Certain areas of the world are known as “Blue Zones,” regions where residents live longer than average. Netflix’s new series Live to 100 takes us around the world to explore what it is about these areas that […]
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Temple for the people
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the Temple of the People in Halcyon. The first, “Halcyon’s homily,” ran on Sept. 7. Halcyon resident Damian Rollison knew the Temple of the People as his sole faith growing up. Flip through the Images of America book about the tiny community between Oceano […]
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Board of Supervisors invests in Santa Maria River realignment
Andy Guiterrez has seen the Santa Maria riverbed flood time and time again since calling Guadalupe his home in 1957. Most recently, he watched the church where his mother’s funeral was held flood and an entire neighborhood get destroyed when a river levee breached during the January storms, he told the Santa Barbara County Board […]