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
In First Forum, Candidates Tackle Housing
September 21, 2017
Alcox Awarded $1.3 Million for Losing Half His Life
September 14, 2017
Martinez Relinquishes Deckers Chair to Focus on Mayoral Campaign
September 11, 2017
Downtown Office Tenants Flee as Rents Skyrocket
September 7, 2017
Conservative Frank Hotchkiss Has Path to Mayor's Seat
August 31, 2017
Meet Your 2017 City Council Candidates
August 24, 2017
Deckers' Investors Worry Over Martinez's Mayoral Run
August 24, 2017
VICE Captures Charlottesville
August 22, 2017
Swastika, "Trump" Graffitied Near Goleta
August 18, 2017
Council Caps High-Density Housing
August 17, 2017
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