Jean Yamamura, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Jean Yamamura

News Reporter

Jean Yamamura is a news reporter and editor of the Opinions and In Memoriam sections of the Independent. She joined the paper in 1996 in the copy department

Recent Stories

Letters By Scott Wiscomb, S.B. | Thu Oct 07, 2021 | 2:01pm

Please Vote for Randy Rowse

My wife and I have walked for Randy Rowse since mid-August and repeatedly heard “we need change” at the mayoral level.

Letters By Gregg Hart, S.B. | Thu Oct 07, 2021 | 1:54pm

Harmon: A Problem Solver

City Councilmember Meagan Harmon is up there with the best of local elected officials.

Letters By William Kingsbury, S.B. | Thu Oct 07, 2021 | 1:49pm

Friend of the Devil, Revisited

I would like to offer another interpretation of the Grateful Dead’s song: Friend of the Devil.

Letters By Naomi Dewey, S.B. | Thu Oct 07, 2021 | 1:40pm

Johnson Walks the Walk

I am writing to express my support for Nina Johnson as a candidate for City Council.

Letters By Tim Brady, Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia and Hollister Ranch | Thu Oct 07, 2021 | 1:33pm

The Coastal Commission wants to open up the relatively untouched beaches so the public can experience healthy intertidal zones; as a consequence, the public will severely compromise the very reason they are being granted access.