Jean Yamamura, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Letters By Greg Johnson, Goleta | Wed May 22, 2019 | 4:47pm

Swap Hi-Speed Train for Tesla?

Love Donald Trump, or hate him, he knows a boondoggle when he sees one.

Opinion By Renée O’Neill | Wed May 22, 2019 | 4:37pm

Besieged by Cannabis Cultivation

The Board of Supervisors must consider putting an immediate ban/freeze on cannabis activity until issues with residents, schools, existing agriculture, etc. are resolved.

Letters By Ernest Salomon, S.B. | Wed May 22, 2019 | 3:46pm

Chick-fil-A Traffic Snarl

Chick-fil-A traffic problem flares up on State Street in Santa Barbara.

Letters By Ann Louise Bardach, Carpinteria | Tue May 21, 2019 | 5:08pm

Correcting Some Cannabis Whoppers

County citizens and young people are suffering from overly liberal cannabis rules.

News By Jean Yamamura | Tue May 21, 2019 | 1:07pm

Rainy May, but No Record-Setter

Two official inches fell this past week, and warm sunshine lies ahead.

Letters By Justin M. Ruhge, Lompoc | Mon May 20, 2019 | 1:56pm

Strongly Disagree

We taxpayers have to foot the costs of Hannah-Beth Jackson’s bills now and in the future.

Letters By Rachel Altman, S.B. | Mon May 20, 2019 | 6:02am

Oil in the County

This is bigger than 70 trucks.

Letters By Lisa Carlos, S.B. | Sun May 19, 2019 | 7:51am

Sharpen That Pencil

Insisting developers build affordable housing as part of their project doesn’t slow down construction one bit.

Letters By Eloise Uranga, S.B. | Sun May 19, 2019 | 5:43am

Wasting Water

It seems that we are not addressing this issue in a logical conservationist way.

Letters By Barbara Wishingrad, S.B. | Sat May 18, 2019 | 7:16pm

Co-ops in the County

We have a several thriving worker cooperatives in Santa Barbara.

Author: Jean Yamamura