A New Wrinkle in the Gun Control Debate

Ari L. NoonanLetters

By Mike Adriansen [Editor’s Note: With the pace of nationwide gun buybacks roaring like a blaze in an early winter fireplace, City Councilman Jim B. Clarke forwards this provocative letter to the editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press by a resident of Buellton.] I would like to introduce an idea into the gun debate — one which has a simplicity … Read More

An Article That Should Not Have Been Printed

Jay HandalLetters

Re “Guess Which Mayor’s Partying Has Landed Him in a Tight Spot?”   Having read the “news” story about the mayor of Los Angeles, I am shocked that you would print such crap. I am certainly not known for being Tony's fan. But even I am repulsed by such bologna being printed in your newspaper. Sorry, but this time John … Read More

Now Bloom Can Celebrate His Win Over Butler

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[Editor’s Note: More than three weeks after Election Day, Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom has prevailed over incumbent and fellow Democrat Betsy Butler in the 50th Assembly District, by 1,246 votes. He drew 91,498, 50.34 percent, to Ms. Butler’s 90,252, 49.66 percent.]

Never Too Late to be Correct

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[Editor’s Note: After a slight delay of five years and 10 months, a reader who prefers anonymity corrects errors in a story about the historic closing of a Sepulveda Boulevard camera store.]