Wide Berth Unnecessary
Without fear of persecution, reprisals, or even prosecution, I can finally talk to myself.
Author: Jean Yamamura
Breaking the Trend
My fellow students, it is not too late for us. Fight for your right to a better education, work harder than your peers.
Brawl at Sola and San Andres Leads to Two Arrests
Two men stabbed during Friday-evening street fight in Santa Barbara.
From Cottage Health Emergency Doctors
If you are young, healthy, and fearless, don’t do it for you: Do it for your mother or father or grandparent. They are the ones who could die as the virus spreads.
Calmly Coping
I’m encouraged by the articles that emphasis helping people cope with the massive disruption that the virus outbreak has inflicted on everyone.
Pets and the Pandemic
Domestic animals have no link to coronavirus, and many need homes.
National Guard Steps Up to Distribute Food
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County clients swell in number; nonprofit increases programs in response.
Lax Screening at LAX
A passenger from Colombia had no temperature check and no questions asked.
A Good Cry
How is it that one can have a huge and deeply satisfying cry in seeing a fictional tragedy on film or in theatre?
No to Tanker Trucks
We can’t let the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approve ExxonMobil’s recent proposal to restart its dormant offshore drilling rigs and put an additional 70 tanker trucks a day on that highway.