Delaney Smith, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Coronavirus News By Delaney Smith | Mon Apr 27, 2020 | 3:43pm

Emergency Child Care Initiative Expands Affordable Services

Santa Barbara’s essential workers in grocery stores, farm and agriculture, nursing homes, sanitation, and more are now eligible.

News By Delaney Smith | Thu Apr 23, 2020 | 11:53pm

The school board gives high schoolers the choice between credit/no credit or letter grades.

Coronavirus News By Delaney Smith | Thu Apr 23, 2020 | 5:46pm

Cases from the Lompoc Prison continue to stay low.

News By Delaney Smith | Wed Apr 22, 2020 | 8:06pm

School board members will vote on COVID-19 grading policies.

News By Delaney Smith | Wed Apr 22, 2020 | 12:32pm

Santa Barbara County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato says that “senior homeless individuals are still a part of the project.”

Coronavirus News By Delaney Smith | Tue Apr 21, 2020 | 5:15pm

13 additional cases were also reported.

Coronavirus News By Delaney Smith | Tue Apr 21, 2020 | 5:12pm

The county’s first demographic breakdown reveals that the county’s Latino population has been disproportionately hit by COVID-19.

Coronavirus News By Delaney Smith | Tue Apr 21, 2020 | 9:19am

City officials tackle public safety issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus News By Delaney Smith | Mon Apr 20, 2020 | 7:02pm

Santa Barbara Public Health officials working to kill Lompoc prison outbreak.

Coronavirus News By Delaney Smith | Thu Apr 16, 2020 | 8:08pm

The county takes a hard financial hit from its COVID-19 response.