Jean Yamamura, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Arts & Entertainment By Jean Yamamura | Mon Jun 01, 2020 | 2:25pm

Review | ‘Space Force’ Is Funny, Pointed

The topical meets the nonsensical in this Netflix series, starring Steve Carell.

Opinion By Andrew Rice | Mon Jun 01, 2020 | 12:15pm

A recent article in the Independent amplified only one side of the story.

Letters By Denice Spangler Adams, Montecito | Mon Jun 01, 2020 | 9:19am

What brilliant bureaucrat came up with last Tuesday’s county order on masks with $1,000 fine?

Letters By Robin Doerr, Carpinteria | Sun May 31, 2020 | 9:54am

We need a barter system for public education!

Letters By John Garnett, S.B. | Sun May 31, 2020 | 9:45am

Why do we even need cars on State Street?

Letters By Mark Mansfield, Los Olivos | Sun May 31, 2020 | 9:43am

“I don’t take responsibility at all.”

News By Jean Yamamura | Sat May 30, 2020 | 10:17am

Webinar and survey ask for opinions on design, bike lanes, trees, and more.

Letters By Meriwether Clarke, S.B. | Sat May 30, 2020 | 9:52am

To walk, brazenly mask-less, into the plazas and onto the sidewalks that business owners and their staff need to be safe is selfish and dangerous.

Letters By Sharon Fitzpatrick, S.B. | Sat May 30, 2020 | 9:05am

Los Baños has opened by appointment, but no showers are allowed.

Letters By Bella Niven, Ray Perez, Sophie Burgis, Seamus Morrison, Varun Iyer, I.V. | Sat May 30, 2020 | 9:03am

We need to think bigger; our global actions today should be inclusive with conservation.