From Our Inbox: Letters to the Editor for the Week Ending June 5, 2026

From Our Inbox: Letters to the Editor for the Week Ending June 5, 2026

Regarding the June 1 article, “Santa Barbara Proposes Wildfire Suppression Fee in High-Hazard Areas,” a fire suppression service is certainly a desirable and beneficial initiative, especially in this era of year-round fire season. And any such service must of course be paid for, preferably by those whom it would benefit most. But I do take issue with the proposed assessment structure, which places an outsized burden on single-family homes in the…