Jean Yamamura, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Voices By Cassie Lancaster | Thu Apr 09, 2020 | 4:21pm

COVID-19 and College Admissions

Some, but not all, colleges are extending deadlines and holding virtual campus tours.

Briefs By Jean Yamamura | Thu Apr 09, 2020 | 8:57am

Public works director says material from San Antonio Creek Debris Basin is “ideal for beach deposits.”

Letters By Bill Werlin, S.B. | Wed Apr 08, 2020 | 4:43pm

In this pivotable moment in human history,civilization as we know it is on pause.

Opinion By Robert Sulnick | Wed Apr 08, 2020 | 3:02pm

Close contact among people at beaches, trails, piers, and parks are a deadly recipe for COVID-19 infection.

Coronavirus News By Jean Yamamura | Wed Apr 08, 2020 | 3:02pm

COVID-19 Payroll Protection Plan rolled out quickly and changes daily.

Letters By Robert M. Handy, Sanford D. Cook, Shawn Terris | Wed Apr 08, 2020 | 2:42pm

Acting Secretary Modly must have slept through his leadership classes at Annapolis.

In Memoriam By Deborah Barnes | Tue Apr 07, 2020 | 10:30pm

Leland ‘Hobo’ Goodsell died at age 66 on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Cottage Hospital after being ill for six weeks.

Letters By Rev. Julia Hamilton, S.B. | Tue Apr 07, 2020 | 4:08pm

I’ve already started spending that stimulus check in my mind, but many others in our town are struggling just to put food on the table.

Coronavirus News By Jean Yamamura | Tue Apr 07, 2020 | 12:46pm

Santa Maria company’s Chinese partner caught up in blanket prohibition.

Letters By Bob Ledner, S.B. | Tue Apr 07, 2020 | 3:12am

Right now, AB5 in California is literally killing the “gig economy” just as much as the virus.