Commentaries

We should not shrug off Trump’s potential to be a dictator

Affordable housing is wishful thinking in this state

We need to transition away from fossil fuels, and wind is part of the solution

Has your family’s standard of living improved in the last four years?

We’ve come close to an actual dictator in the Oval Office

Santa Maria High teacher and coach Bill Yanez deserves to be inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame

City clarifies that it won’t implement the grand jury’s recommendations for Visit Lompoc Inc.

Using an electric vehicle will make driving cheaper for everyone

We cannot achieve greenhouse gas reduction if the goals are continually changing

Peaceful student demonstrations shouldn’t be disrupted by the university or police

The electric vehicle mandate will cost more and cause more problems—for everyone—than it solves

A fuller look at history reveals that the intrepid ‘pathfinder of the West’ has a complicated reputation

Fast food workers’ new $20 an hour minimum wage is proving to be too good to be true

We must end our addiction to fossil fuels

Lompoc’s street and alley conditions are measurably bad

Lawmakers should have been listening to sound conservative policies all along

Eliminating perceived environmental injustices in Lompoc would cost several million dollars

If you’re a badass who wants to effect change, run for local elected office

Are the steelhead back in the Santa Ynez River yet?

Does ‘social justice’ really require that poor people be given the same bragging rights as the wealthy?

There is only one promising, nonpartisan candidate for 3rd District supervisor