Supreme Court opinion on new Texas maps is 'blatant sophistry'
December 9, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Contributor Erwin Chemerinsky's recent op-ed should be required reading for…
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Letters to the Editor: A More Personal Remembrance of Frank Gehry's Kindness and Warmth
December 9, 2025 6:30 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Many well-deserved tributes were written about Frank Gehry in the…
Joan Didion's words after the 1988 writers' strike still ring true
December 7, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Since none of your literary commentators on Joan Didion mentioned…
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…
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…
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…