Is military action the most effective way to help American drug users?
December 6, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: President Trump threatens to attack Venezuela and apparently considers the…
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Contributor: The true cost of Warner Bros. selling its soul to Netflix
With Hollywood's rapid technological takeover, traditional movie studios now face an existential crisis. Paramount was absorbed by Skydance during an…
Letters to the editor: China dominates the electric vehicle market, but that doesn't mean we should give up
December 5, 2025 6 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: California set the standard for efficiency when electric vehicles were…
Santa Barbara's Housing Need Should Not Override Proper Procedure
December 4, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The aerial view of the Old Santa Barbara Mission that…
Contributor: The American experiment is not what is failing
Spend five minutes listening to the most theatrical tribunes of the American left—Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren or Rep.…
A person with the power to approve a city? Wow, what could go wrong?
December 4, 2025 6 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The printed subtitle makes the problem clear: empowering an official…
Letters to the editor: a recognition to those who work in the field and keep us fed
December 3, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: In this season of harvest, feasting, and thankfulness, I want…
A gas pipeline would benefit most California drivers
December 3, 2025 10:24 am (Pacific Time) to the editor: Should California get its first gas pipeline (“California could have…
Pickleball is not the only source of noise pollution filling our streets
December 2, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Staff writer Hannah Fry's article about Carmel-by-the-Sea banning pickleball on…
Column: You can't hide from war crimes by calling them “fake news”
Since September, the US military has been blowing up ships supposedly smuggling drugs in the Caribbean. Whether these attacks are…