Opinion: A better way to pay for carbon emissions
By Marcus Thomson The recent extreme heat in the Western United States and Canada is remarkable. But events like these are made more likely, and more severe, because of the contribution of greenhouse gas emissions to climate change. We should expect the consequences to be far-reaching, with mainly negative impacts on land and ocean ecosystems, Read More →
Santa Barbara City College president steps down
Note: This article was updated to include information about Goswami’s severance pay. Utpal Goswami resigned as superintendent and president of Santa Barbara City College on July 12, just over a year and a half into his term. SBCC announced Goswami’s resignation after a special Board of Trustees meeting on July 12, during which the board Read More →
Opinion: CRT in schools debate generates more heat than light
By Steven Mintz The teaching of critical race theory in public schools is a hot topic and raises the question of whether it should be taught in our schools. What is it trying to accomplish? Supporters say it teaches K-12 students about equality and inequities in society. Critics claim it is teaching students that America Read More →
Opinion: We can equip ourselves with the tools to save our kids
By Danielle De Smeth Last year the Thacher School in Ojai turned to a team of lawyers at Munger, Tolles & Olson to document what many already knew: The school failed to properly protect its students and alumni — including by failing to follow up in some instances on students’ concerns about or reports of Read More →
Our View: Thacher takes a step toward repairing the pain of the past
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Startups take center stage at Cal Poly’s AngelCon
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CSUCI, SBCC get multimillion-dollar gifts from MacKenzie Scott
Amazon billionaire MacKenzie Scott gave away another $2.7 billion on June 15, including $20 million for Santa Barbara City College and $15 million for CSU Channel Islands near Camarillo. Scott announced the new round of gifts with a blog post that lists all 286 recipients, most of them public institutions and private nonprofits in higher Read More →
