Tyler Hayden
News Editor
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News editor Tyler Hayden started at The Santa Barbara Independent as an intern in the spring of 2009 while studying English and editing at UCSB. He was hired as an associate editor that fall and became the newsroom majordomo soon after. Since then, he's spent his days editing and writing stories, wrangling interns, and helping manage independent.com.
Tyler regularly contributes to a number of Santa Barbara and national news organizations, and he and the Independent's other writers have received multiple awards from Editor & Publisher, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, and the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, most recently for their coverage of the 2014 Isla Vista murders and the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill.
Recent stories
Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ Is Easy and Uncluttered
April 12, 2018
An Art Revival on State Street
April 5, 2018
Four Westside Candidates Vie for City Council Seat
March 22, 2018
City Extends Permit Fast-Track Program
March 22, 2018
Forbidden Gun Owners Tracked by State Justice Department
March 22, 2018
Bellosguardo: A Legacy in Limbo
March 22, 2018
City Says Franceschi House Has Got to Go
March 15, 2018
The Working-Class Champions of the 93108 Fund
March 15, 2018
Memories Rescued from the Mud
March 15, 2018
Veterinarian Suicides Reflect Quiet Professional Crisis
March 8, 2018
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