Endorsements 2020: March 3 Election
From the Board of Supervisors to State Assembly, the ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ presents its picks.
Opinion
Showing 15 results for cannabis
The Das v. Laura Debate: Politically Blunt or Naïve?
Supervisor Das Williams’s advocates want to talk about everything but the “giant spliff” in the room and to regard Laura Capps as a newcomer without experience who might not even be a serious candidate.
The Politics of Ethics
It’s a lot harder to get (re)elected if you “tell voters what they need to hear, not what they want to hear,” but I would far rather be told the truth than what a candidate thinks will get my vote.
We Need a County Climate Safety Plan
Santa Barbara County is warming faster than virtually anywhere else in the United States; we as a community have yet to respond.
Das Is ‘Sin Verguenza’
Carpinteria nurseries adjacent to residential communities and public school facilities have converted from fragrant flower farms to pungent marijuana farming operations.
