Jean Yamamura, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Letters By Bob Keats, S.B. | Wed Sep 18, 2019 | 2:06pm

The Oldest Girl

Leaning over my sink this morning / to let the juice run down the drain / from the white peach in my hand 

News By Jean Yamamura | Wed Sep 18, 2019 | 12:00pm

With passage of her independent contractor bill, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez pushes back against Uber and Lyft.

Letters By Rob Salomon, Carpinteria | Mon Sep 16, 2019 | 5:00am

Regarding school administrators’ apparently giddy field trip to a marijuana cultivation site.

Letters By Katherine Holden, Ojai | Mon Sep 16, 2019 | 4:57am

The calm sea / cloudless day

Letters By Toni Wellen, Carpinteria | Sun Sep 15, 2019 | 4:51am

In the Independent’s article about suicide there is no mention of firearms. Why?

Letters By Matef Harmachis, Goleta | Sat Sep 14, 2019 | 5:06am

Ethnic studies programs are proven to be a positive for all students.

Letters By Sandy LeJeune, Montecito | Sat Sep 14, 2019 | 4:46am

The long overdue police station is a major challenge, as is the loss of farmland to cannabis and wine.

Letters By Heather McBride, S.B. | Fri Sep 13, 2019 | 5:08pm

I understand the uproar over President Trump’s denial of medical aid to immigrant children.

Letters By Rogelio Delgado, Carpinteria | Fri Sep 13, 2019 | 4:40pm

Two donations to Carpinteria schools involved cannabis profits, and I did not approve of either

Briefs By Jean Yamamura | Thu Sep 12, 2019 | 1:06pm

Safety bulletin also calls attention to power strips and extension cords, ahead of official ‘Conception’ report.