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Three Insufferable Talking Heads Bring On $8 Per Gallon Gasoline!

May 28, 2025 2:55 amMay 28, 2025 10:34 am

The phrase “talking head” has become slang for a person whose talk is empty and pretentious. Accordingly, allow me to introduce you to three talking heads who are doing their part to ensure gas prices on the Central Coast and...

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Are Planning to Give Themselves a 48% Raise

February 12, 2025 5:15 pmFebruary 12, 2025 5:15 pm

On February 25, 2025, the Santa Barbara County Supervisors are planning to give themselves a 48% raise. You read that right. According to Andy Caldwell, Executive Director of the government watchdog COLAB (coalition of labor, agriculture and business), that means...

California Coastal Commission Faces Growing Backlash for Denying SpaceX Launches

October 25, 2024 2:45 amOctober 25, 2024 2:46 am

The California Coastal Commission faced growing backlash this week for their decision earlier this month to deny SpaceX more rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base because of commissioners disagreeing with comments made by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Earlier in...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Sues California Coastal Commission

October 16, 2024 7:59 amOctober 16, 2024 4:36 pm

The California Coastal Commission is living up to its dodgy reputation, and is now getting sued by the world’s richest entrepreneur for it. Last week, the CCC voted to deny more launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara...

Elon Musk Vows To Sue California Over SpaceX Launch Permissions

October 15, 2024 2:45 amOctober 15, 2024 2:46 am

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday that he is threatening legal action against the California Coastal Commission for rejecting a request for more launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County partially on the basis...

Former LA City Councilman Jose Huizar Begins 13 Year Federal Prison Sentence

October 8, 2024 1:29 pmOctober 8, 2024 1:30 pm

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar surrendered to U.S. Bureau of Prisons officials at Federal Correction Institution Lompoc II (FCI Lompoc II) on Monday, beginning his 13 year prison sentence for racketeering and tax evasion crimes. Between 2013 and...

Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Future Threatened by a ‘Black Hole’ of Red Tape

July 25, 2024 4:00 pmJuly 25, 2024 4:01 pm

Decades ago, Motorola was trying to launch satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base and the company was about to give up doing business here because of the risks associated with what they called “the black hole of environmental review that...