The American people have a political party problem. We the people can still have a functioning government if we simply follow the advice of our first president. In his farewell address to the nation, President George Washington warned against becoming involved in foreign entanglements. We have clearly failed as a nation to heed this sage […]
A political party problem
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The climate keeps changing no matter how many billions of dollars we spend on stopping it
Changing “climate change” that’s been around for the last 4 billion years is a tough job, but in California, which has only been around for 173 years, our politicians think they have the answer. There have been many misfires along the road to saving the Earth. First it was to stop drilling for oil and […]
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Pipeline pickle
Who’s happy that ExxonMobil pulled the plug on plans to replace its aging oil pipelines? I can tell you who! The Environmental Defense Center (EDC), for one, and lots of other nonprofit organizations dedicated to Get Oil Out. Exxon, aka Pacific Pipeline, no longer has plans to put brand new oil pipelines in where lines […]
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Mitch Torina shares his priorities and goals as interim principal for Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Five years after retiring from the Santa Barbara Unified School District, Mitch Torina got a call from the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District asking for a few extra hands on campus, he recalled. During the turmoil the school district faced last spring semester, the district superintendent reached out to local administrators for administrative […]
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Political Watch: November 2, 2023
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) called on the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan government agency, to complete an independent assessment of the successes and potential improvements available for the nation’s 211 public information system and the services it provides to families across the U.S., according to an Oct. 26 statement from the congressman’s […]
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SBCAN calls for infill instead of annexation in Santa Maria
The Santa Maria Planning Commission is recommending the City Council approve a land-use alternative during its Nov. 7 meeting that would include annexing 1,000 acres of agricultural land to be used for development in the city’s general plan, said Ken Hough, executive director for the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN). The city’s general plan […]
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Buellton approves grant funding for Fall Fest’s free concerts
A local organizer’s request for city funding on a battle of the bands contest and other music festivities in Buellton was met with success, but not without some resistance in regard to the vendor’s desired amount. En Fuego Events applied for a $20,000 grant from the Buellton Arts and Culture Committee to combat costs of […]
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ExxonMobil withdraws pipeline replacement application
After finding that the potential impacts associated with constructing a new pipeline were “unnecessary,” Pacific Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, withdrew its application to replace lines 901 and 903, Julie King, an ExxonMobil Corporation spokesperson told the Sun in an email. “The company is focused on safely restarting the pipeline and is working with […]
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Close to home
Alcohol slowly progressed into a necessity for Samantha Bloomer, she said. “My sister died in June 2021 from the same disease, and that still—even in my head I didn’t want to drink—but that compulsion and the obsessive behavior continued with it, and I drank to avoid the pain,” Bloomer said. The Orcutt native spent 10 […]
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Humdinger Brewing and the Five Cities firefighters union pour a new beer to help local homeless agency
A good cause Grab pints of Boots and Hose at Humdinger Brewing’s Arroyo Grande flagship bar on 116 West Branch St. from noon to 9 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. Boots and Hose is also available in its San Luis Obispo taproom at 855 Capitolio Way. The taproom is […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London What’s it rated? R When? 1981 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre on Friday, Oct. 27 (9:15 p.m.) Five words: The dream within the dream. Absolutely shocked the heck out of me. If you’ve never seen it, what are you waiting for? If you have, you know how absolutely amazing […]
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NEW FLICKS: Love at First Sight
Love at First Sight What’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix Based on the novel The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, this Netflix rom-com follows two fated young people on a journey from New York to London. Hadley (Haley Lu Richardson) is on her way to her dad’s second wedding, […]
