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MyspaceThe Daily Sound, Santa Barbara’s six-year-old, five-times-a-week free newspaper, appears to be hitting the hardest of times: an email sent out today by the founder and publisher, Jeramy Gordon, to some of those associated with the publication and its sister paper, the Montecito Messenger, said that it had ceased publishing as of this week due to cash flow problems.
Jeramy Gordon
The news does not come as a total shock, as there were numerous reports over the years of an outstanding business loan to Montecito Bank & Trust. More recently, some of the paper’s employees have reported trouble getting paid, others have left abruptly, and the publisher has been soliciting donations from the general public to keep it afloat.
When contacted, however, Gordon denied that the paper had published its last issue. “Due to unforeseen circumstances we will not be publishing either the Daily Sound or the Montecito Messenger for the remainder of this week,” said Gordon in an email to The Independent. “The company is not going out of business. All employees will stay on staff and we will continue to update our website on a regular basis. The Daily Sound is still alive, it just will not be in print for the next couple of days.”
Gordon said that the staff’s work will be published on the website, and promised, “We will be back in print sometime next week. We are working very hard to get this situation resolved as soon as possible.”
And early this evening, on the Daily Sound website, Gordon reiterated some of those same lines, explaining in a “Note to Print Edition Readers”: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, The Daily Sound and Montecito Messenger will temporarily halt their print versions. In the meantime, we will continue to provide the best news possible on both our websites and will have this situation resolved quickly. Our print products will return soon with a vibrant redesign and relaunch. We appreciate your patience.”
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That's too bad. I like the Daily Sound. Not many small cities are lucky enough to have as many news outlets as SB does.
banjo (anonymous profile)
June 27, 2012 at 9:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Define "will return soon"
The print editions already were difficult to find.
John_Adams (anonymous profile)
June 28, 2012 at 11:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I pick up the Daily Sound's print edition at the kiosk next to the downtown Wells Fargo.
Hope the Daily Sound can hang on ... I often don't share his views but columnist Randy Alcorn is an interesting mix of traditional conservative (not Tea Party) and Libertarian thought who communicates his ideas logicaly and intelligently.
EastBeach (anonymous profile)
June 28, 2012 at 2:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Yeah. I also find the frequency of their editions both keeps one up to date, as well as providing something fresh to read on the go.
Ken_Volok (anonymous profile)
June 28, 2012 at 3:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Last round for the Daily Sound.
Status: Drowned.
Draxor (anonymous profile)
June 29, 2012 at 12:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)