Jean Yamamura, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Opinion By Terra O'Cain | Sun Apr 05, 2020 | 12:43am

The Waiting

A weekend in Orcutt after sending a COVID-19 test.

Letters By Christine Putinar, Goleta | Sat Apr 04, 2020 | 3:33pm

Continue the good reporting on the lack of transparency of Santa Barbara health officials concerning the spread of COVID-19.

Letters By Nancy Ellen Kapp, Los Alamos | Sat Apr 04, 2020 | 3:23pm

The $1,200, that the Federal government is sending out is only going to help make a partial rent payment for many Americans.

Opinion By Madeleine Nicks | Sat Apr 04, 2020 | 11:37am

Swap ‘period stigma’ for an understanding of menstruation in society.

Opinion By Maria Hernandez and Allison Pfeifer | Sat Apr 04, 2020 | 9:57am

Nearly 17,000 children living in Santa Barbara County face hunger.

News By Jean Yamamura | Fri Apr 03, 2020 | 4:58pm

The Strauss Wind Energy Project moves ahead after clearing the last hurdle at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.

Letters By Christina Eliason, S.B. | Fri Apr 03, 2020 | 3:32pm

Please keep asking these questions of our government and health officials.

Letters By Bernard Sandler, Montecito | Fri Apr 03, 2020 | 3:29pm

Three boys of about 14 years old rode right up to us and circled us coughing.

Letters By Richard Closson, S.B. | Fri Apr 03, 2020 | 3:21pm

The coronavirus must be stopped, and states are stepping up in the face of federal dithering.

Letters By Martha Donelan, Goleta | Fri Apr 03, 2020 | 3:18pm

COVID-19 is not a war, as some have called it.