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Streaming Networks Disney, Hulu, and ESPN Sue City of Santa Barbara Over User Tax
The city of SB will lose this fight. As everything these days is streamed across thousands of different service providers, YouTube, all the major networks (cnn, msnbc, cbs, pbs, etc) by not going after all of them and single handedly targeting Disney, they’ve selectively discriminated and targeted with prejudice a single provider. This will 100% be thrown out and they will lose based on that alone. You can’t go after taxation on an entire industry and selectively only bill/target a single entity. It’s an all or nothing. Again idiots running the city, stop messing it up for everyone else.
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
"absentee Police Chief"? Are you referring to EX-police chief Lori Luhnow? Are you saying our current police chief does not live in Santa Barbara? I'd sincerely like to hear about that. On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the City Council appointed Kelly Ann Gordon as Chief of Police for the Santa Barbara Police Department. Her new role is effective September 19. https://santabarbaraca.gov/press-releases/city-council-appoints-kelly-ann-gordon-santa-barbara-police-chief Also, Mayor Rowse's name is spelled R-O-W-S-E.
Is there an Increase in Landscaping Theft?
My sympathies to your poor palm tree. Nastiness/vandalism seems quite possible.
Biz News: Wendy Foster Closes State Street Location, Isla Vista Co-Op Takes Over Cantwell’s and More
I wish Maker House and the Crafter's Library could get together, would give Clay Studio a downtown footprint.
Op-Ed: After Losing Population in Recent Years, California is Starting to Grow Again. Is that a Good Thing?
Once again Sac, you’re wrong. We (you too, kid) are absolutely paying a ton of taxpayer money out here in the west to cover these folks who continually show up in our ED’s with major illnesses. Cottage ED gets it all day long. Don’t even try to talk about this. You’re out of your league spouting about healthcare policy on Edhat.
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
That’s pretty old school. I like it.
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
Really disingenuous, or maybe just ignorant and naive, to think that anyone who owns a parcel along State Street has it as a sole source of income, don't you think?
Op-Ed: After Losing Population in Recent Years, California is Starting to Grow Again. Is that a Good Thing?
RUBY - Yes, in CA, OR, WA and CO, they do get free healthcare (just like we ALL are eligible for through Medical), thank goodness. That keeps our tax payer costs down, unlike in moronic states like Texas where people seem to rather pay more money for uninsured immigrants using the ER and Urgent Care for illnesses. Lies from the GOP don't help anyone, especially not the lower class tax payers who end up footing the bill with the middle class. It's truly baffling how bad our collective critical thinking is.
Is there an Increase in Landscaping Theft?
Is there anybody that could be angry with you? This all seems so odd - and sorry.
Op-Ed: After Losing Population in Recent Years, California is Starting to Grow Again. Is that a Good Thing?
Illegals don’t get free medical care? Do they just die on the street?
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
SB city council should not be making decisions about State Street. They keep on monkeying with it, throwing money around like the Fed, without being really involved. Go away city council and let State street be a street. How many of the city council persons have ever been small business owners? Open State Street to vehicle traffic and see what organically occurs.
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
Tell me how to write iff something if there isn’t first an income to actually write it off against. This should be fun
Former Insurance Agent who Scammed Elderly Faces 24 Years in Prison
Why didn’t Adam get 20 years?
California Republicans want to Take Financial Aid from Protesters if they were Violent
DOULIE.... snicker, snicker.... ok so tell us why Trump was one of the best to "lead American's? (sic)" You gave us less than a second to respond about Biden, not even that, with your ridiculous "question," so now, tell us.... what your guy did that was so great for our country? And no, not just what he did for rich, white men.
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
As a long time returning tourist, I have stated these exact concerns over and over to no avail. I have e-mailed Mayor Rouse and sent letters to the editor in Noozhawk. The Mayor and William McFadden have both sent me e-mails in agreement and voiced their frustration with the current State of State Street. I have myself witnessed the Violent mentally ill and drug addicts bothering families and the lack of any police presence. You need to vote out your current councilmen and get rid of your absentee Police Chief. What is happening to your downtown and State Street, and the poor shop owners is a travesty. If you say this in the Edhat commentary, the usual suspects turn up to call you non compassionate or hateful toward the vagrant community. It is sheer insanity. it is civil society suicide and they don't mind it. It is beyond me, maybe you could explain it. Then this trend toward non shopping or restaurant eating crowd of Bike riders, being more important than money spending locals and tourist is another head scratcher.
California Republicans want to Take Financial Aid from Protesters if they were Violent
RUBAIYAT - how do you honestly think someone who encouraged and then stood by as thousands of his followers attacked the cornerstone of our democracy (free and fair election and peaceful transfer of power) would employ anything close to an "improved democracy?" Do you really believe that the people's choice should be ignored? That outright and verified lies should give rise to overthrowing our government? It's downright TERRIFYING that some many seem to think like you. Should Trump win, it will surely be the downfall of a legitimate United States.
Streaming Networks Disney, Hulu, and ESPN Sue City of Santa Barbara Over User Tax
There will likely be consequences, and if the city is wrong, it will screw the deficit they’re backhandedly trying to fix with what seems like a clap trap scheme. A good reason to get back to a Mayor run rather than administrator run city. Is this the tip of an iceberg? What about the other streaming services? Also how do they go years without assessing the tax then try to impose penalties? If you’re right, and reading the tea leaves, I tend to think you are, the consequence is likely to be local taxpayers getting hosed and the employees responsible given raises and promotions and more PTO. Companies like Disney think hard about this kind of stuff, they didn’t want to have to file this action.
Is there an Increase in Landscaping Theft?
OP: I'm probably way off on this, but I noticed that your palm tree is near a corner. Any chance it was blocking drivers' views, to their right, as they pulled up to the intersection? Maybe someone got upset about this? ------------ It's a shame about your flagstones. Theft such as this is so petty and mean. -------- Recently we had someone take several items out of our driveway, some work tools we had stashed in our flowerbed and not at all easy to spot. The things were only there for an hour and we live on an extremely low foot-traffic street. ----------- The thief left us a crazy note. Turns out she has been patrolling an area at least a couple square miles, milding terrorizing homeowners/renters by helping herself to things she thinks are left there for her. How sad is it that anyone has to worry about having nice things (plants, flagstone, whatever) out in their front yard.
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
And how long did that little bit of frivolity showcasing bad behavior last?
The state of State: What Would it Take to Rescue Santa Barbara’s State Street?
Truly, if you want LA in SB, listen to Caruso.