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Regarding the Feb. 12 article, “Santa Barbara Looks to Build $32.5 Million Bridge Over Highway 101 to Enhance Mobility for Eastside,” why is our City

On Oct. 30, a special Goleta City Council meeting will consider a five-year plan for capital improvement projects. City staff recommends that the council

It is time for Goleta officials to tell the truth. Tell the citizens of Goleta that their roads are not going to get fixed. In fact, they are getting

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By Noozhawk Editors | 9:00 p.m. Regarding Noozhawk’s Feb. 2 story, “With Council Approval, Santa Barbara Ready to Power Up Electric Bike Program at Waterfront,” if it were not for the Shazam password “bike,” the program to install commercial for-profit, intrusive infrastructure on public streets and places in this town would be laughed off stage. The fact that the Ebike vendor, BCycle, has managed to convince our managers and City Council that their opportunity to make a buck is...

I find it hard to believe that restaurants are the source of COVID-19 infections. As a result of the December restrictions on all but takeout service, I was recently let go from the restaurant job that was paying my way through school. We were given daily temperature checks when we arrived for work, sanitized all surfaces throughout our shifts, were kept out of the kitchen and food prep areas, and wore masks and gloves — as did our customers. All year long, our restaurant had no COVID-19 infe...