Council reps are underworked, overpaid, fiscally illiterate, inept, inexperienced, and many say just plain stupid. Might the good news be law suits naming individual reps and bureaucrats responsible for creating multiple hazards destroying Santa Barbara?
Regarding CKirk Congressional vote: Salud was part of the voting block of caucuses representing only people of color. As instructed, he did vote to represent 40%+ of his Congressional District based on ethnicity/race; and the voting priorities of ‘uncolored’ — whatever that means — who elected Salud. Further local explanation has not been offered.
It’s time to actively unite behind Congressional Candidate Bob Smith! Common sense, informed, responsive representation of ALL. We need qualified reps for all elected positions which requires voter commitment.
Excellent, Bonnie! And so happy to see how many people are writing in with such intelligent observations. UCSB should hire you to teach a course on “How Real Politics Work - In Practice, Pensions and Pay Raises - not Marxist Theory.” ❤️
Bonnie’s column reminded me that I had not read the text of the Congressional Resolution; or looked at cast votes of individual reps including the number absent from the vote (avoidance). Joe Manchin’s interviews have been interesting to me.
Text - H.Res.719 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
I know of no one favoring a 8 story building behind the SB Mission. It would be an obvious mistake and clearly inappropriate for this historic neighborhood. I know this firsthand being a native of San Antonio. Perhaps the most famous mission, the Alamo is surrounded by huge multi level buildings, which coexists with this historic site.
What I object to more than a behemoth building behind our SB Mission, is the sleazy, underhanded way Monique Limon manipulated her Senate Bill in order to exempt this project from housing mandates by evoking CEQA requirements. No doubt wealthy, lefty donors got to her to put the kibosh on this housing project.
Her Senate Bill, conveniently only apples to city populations between 85,000-95,000, so I guess this doesn’t apply to Goleta? What a surprise.
Salud has been a tool for the left from the onset. Don’t expect change, it’s all part of their takeover agenda. Incrementalism…
Council reps are underworked, overpaid, fiscally illiterate, inept, inexperienced, and many say just plain stupid. Might the good news be law suits naming individual reps and bureaucrats responsible for creating multiple hazards destroying Santa Barbara?
Regarding CKirk Congressional vote: Salud was part of the voting block of caucuses representing only people of color. As instructed, he did vote to represent 40%+ of his Congressional District based on ethnicity/race; and the voting priorities of ‘uncolored’ — whatever that means — who elected Salud. Further local explanation has not been offered.
It’s time to actively unite behind Congressional Candidate Bob Smith! Common sense, informed, responsive representation of ALL. We need qualified reps for all elected positions which requires voter commitment.
Excellent, Bonnie! And so happy to see how many people are writing in with such intelligent observations. UCSB should hire you to teach a course on “How Real Politics Work - In Practice, Pensions and Pay Raises - not Marxist Theory.” ❤️
Bonnie’s column reminded me that I had not read the text of the Congressional Resolution; or looked at cast votes of individual reps including the number absent from the vote (avoidance). Joe Manchin’s interviews have been interesting to me.
Text - H.Res.719 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/719/text
I know of no one favoring a 8 story building behind the SB Mission. It would be an obvious mistake and clearly inappropriate for this historic neighborhood. I know this firsthand being a native of San Antonio. Perhaps the most famous mission, the Alamo is surrounded by huge multi level buildings, which coexists with this historic site.
What I object to more than a behemoth building behind our SB Mission, is the sleazy, underhanded way Monique Limon manipulated her Senate Bill in order to exempt this project from housing mandates by evoking CEQA requirements. No doubt wealthy, lefty donors got to her to put the kibosh on this housing project.
Her Senate Bill, conveniently only apples to city populations between 85,000-95,000, so I guess this doesn’t apply to Goleta? What a surprise.
https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/09/budget-bill-santa-barbara-housing-project/