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Paul Levine: The Common Sense Guide to the Messy Business of Writing
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (820+ words) Harlan Coben, one of our most accomplished spinners of suspense yarns, makes no promise that his hybrid writing manual and memoir will turn you into a bestselling novelist. His message: Writing isn’t one-size-fits-all. My take: Plot Twist is smart, useful…...
Dan Walters: Will Gavin Newsom Raise Public Safety Pensions? It May Hinge on His Presidential Hopes
4+ day, 44+ min ago (702+ words) [Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] The Legislature has a bad habit of enacting high-profile measures in the moment, responding to trendy issues or…...
Future of Parades on Santa Barbara’s State Street Uncertain Under Master Plan
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (705+ words) Can the redesigned State Street support the return of parades? Santa Barbara’s police chief isn’t sure. While the Santa Barbara Holiday Parade will be held on State Street this year, Police Chief Kelly Gordon couldn’t guarantee whether the future reconfigured…...
Santa Barbara Planning Commission Gives Thumbs-Up to Lobero Theatre Project
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (644+ words) Construction plans at the Lobero Theatre are moving forward after the Santa Barbara Planning Commission gave its approval last Thursday. Marianne Clark, executive director of the Lobero Theatre Foundation, said it’s the most transformative project the theater has undertaken since…...
Dan Walters: California’s Political Hopefuls Remain Silent on State’s Job Losses, Unemployment
6+ day, 44+ min ago (693+ words) [Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] In two months California voters will elect a governor, fill several other statewide offices and choose a new…...
Dan Walters: California’s Budget So Convoluted Even Experts Are Perplexed at What It Contains
1+ week, 5+ day ago (678+ words) [Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] There was a time, not too many years ago, when drafting and enacting California’s budgets was a fairly…...
Dan McCaslin: Searching for ‘Savage Landscapes’ in Local Wilderness Areas
1+ week, 5+ day ago (884+ words) Living as we do in this troubled time of climate whiplash and political chaos, more of us look outward in search of relief, alternate realities and enticing landscapes where we can abandon our tiny screens and omnipresent “news of the…...
After Years of Debate, Santa Barbara Adopts Final State Street Master Plan
1+ week, 5+ day ago (984+ words) The next chapter in the story of State Street in Santa Barbara is beginning. The Santa Barbara City Council adopted the State Street Master Plan on Tuesday night, but a few questions remain about vehicle access and how the city…...
Santa Barbara County Earns Pro-Housing Designation, $1.25 Million in Funding
1+ week, 6+ day ago (530+ words) The state granted Santa Barbara County a pro-housing designation along with $1.25 million in funding for its efforts to build new housing, streamline development processes and support affordable housing. The designation is part of a state program to benefit communities that…...