OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL You probably don’t know that you got signed up, without your permission to have your electricity delivered from an energy parasite. Central Coast Community Energy, also known as 3CE, which is the largest of these local... (Continue reading)
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Apparently, I owe an apology to Santa Barbara County 2nd District Supervisor Laura Capps and 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson. I assumed they didn’t deserve a $56,000 raise because being a county supervisor is only a... (Continue reading)
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL On Tuesday, Santa Barbara County Supervisors Steve Lavagnino, Bob Nelson, Joan Hartmann, Laura Capps, and Roy Lee will consider giving themselves a 48% raise worth $56,000 per year, for an annual salary of $171,000. The justification... (Continue reading)
OPINION BY ANDY CALDWELL “Atlas Shrugged” came to life in the chambers of the Santa Barbara County supervisors on Aug. 21, a day that will long live in infamy for the people who produce our food, build our communities, and... (Continue reading)
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Santa Barbara County supervisors recently congratulated themselves for putting a dent in the homeless population, albeit they were forced to admit that, after spending some $130 million over the last couple of years, the homeless population... (Continue reading)
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Family farms are disappearing across America including here on the Central Coast. That is because farming is subject to more risk than virtually any other sector of our economy. Nonetheless, two organizations have published a “study,”... (Continue reading)