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How the Grinch(D) Stole Christmas

By Justin Shores

Dec 10, 2025
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“Human Shields” Used Again in Santa Barbara

They told us the Milpas parade had to die so that Latino families could live.

That was the official line from Santa Barbara’s Eastside Society this week: after 71 consecutive Decembers of marching bands, bikes wrapped in Christmas lights, and half the town crammed onto one street, the whole tradition is suddenly…

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