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Wayne Mellinger: Students Without Rooms in Paradise

In Santa Barbara County, we often speak about housing through the language of economics: vacancy rates, zoning battles, development plans, affordability indexes and market pressures. But sometimes the real meaning of a housing crisis becomes visible through something smaller and more intimate — where a student sleeps at night before taking an exam the next…

Wayne Mellinger by Wayne Mellinger June 1, 2026 | 1:00 pm
Jay Casbon: Pope Leo XIV, Artificial Intelligence and Santa Barbara’s Future
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Jay Casbon: Pope Leo XIV, Artificial Intelligence and Santa Barbara’s Future

by Jay Casbon May 30, 2026 | 12:30 pm
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Jim Langley: Doing Business the Right Way

by Jim Langley May 30, 2026 | 10:30 am
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From Our Inbox: Letters to the Editor for the Week Ending May 29, 2026

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Kirk Greene: Santa Barbara’s Smartest Minds Say AI Is a Tool, Not the Apocalypse

by Kirk Greene May 29, 2026 | 1:00 pm
Dan Walters: Will Lawmakers Back Gavin Newsom’s Spending Cuts?
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Dan Walters: Will Lawmakers Back Gavin Newsom’s Spending Cuts?

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist May 29, 2026 | 9:30 am
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D.C. Collier: Childhood Fears That Persist Throughout Life

by D.C. Collier May 28, 2026 | 11:30 am
Dan Walters: 18 Years After Voters Approved the Bullet Train, Progress and Finances Are Still Stalled
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Dan Walters: 18 Years After Voters Approved the Bullet Train, Progress and Finances Are Still Stalled

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist May 27, 2026 | 9:30 am
Genevieve Taft-Vazquez: What Will It Take for Santa Barbara to Name a Downtown Street After a Woman?
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Genevieve Taft-Vazquez: What Will It Take for Santa Barbara to Name a Downtown Street After a Woman?

by Genevieve Taft-Vazquez May 25, 2026 | 1:15 pm
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Wayne Mellinger: The City Stepped Around Him

by Wayne Mellinger May 25, 2026 | 1:00 pm
Dan Walters: Education Is Vital and Costs California Billions, So Why Aren’t Candidates for Governor Talking About It?
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Dan Walters: Education Is Vital and Costs California Billions, So Why Aren’t Candidates for Governor Talking About It?

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist May 25, 2026 | 9:30 am
Michael Rattray: If a Major El Niño Hits, Goleta Beach Park Could Pay the Price — Again
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Michael Rattray: If a Major El Niño Hits, Goleta Beach Park Could Pay the Price — Again

by Michael Rattray May 24, 2026 | 2:30 pm
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Mark James Miller: Gold Fever Once Swept the Central Coast — and Never Really Left

by Mark James Miller May 23, 2026 | 2:30 pm
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Jay Casbon: The Ridge Above Limon

by Jay Casbon May 23, 2026 | 12:30 pm
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Jim Langley: Finding That Inner Strength

by Jim Langley May 23, 2026 | 10:30 am
Dan Walters: Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra Lead in New Governor Poll, But Tom Steyer Isn’t Out
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Dan Walters: Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra Lead in New Governor Poll, But Tom Steyer Isn’t Out

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist May 23, 2026 | 9:30 am
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From Our Inbox: Letters to the Editor for the Week Ending May 22, 2026

by Noozhawk Editors May 22, 2026 | 9:00 pm
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Kirk Greene: How Tax-Loss Harvesting May Be Closest Thing to a Wall Street ‘Free Lunch’

by Kirk Greene May 22, 2026 | 1:00 pm
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D.C. Collier: The Character Quality God Values the Most

by D.C. Collier May 21, 2026 | 11:30 am
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John Savrnoch: Families Deserve Accountability for Drunken Driving Deaths

by John Savrnoch May 20, 2026 | 12:05 pm
Dan Walters: Gavin Newsom’s Last Budget Still Would Leave California’s Finances Wobbly
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Dan Walters: Gavin Newsom’s Last Budget Still Would Leave California’s Finances Wobbly

by Dan Walters, CalMatters Columnist May 20, 2026 | 9:30 am

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