‘Santa Barbara News-Press’ Editor and Owner Part Ways over COVID-19
Wendy McCaw likens Public Health restrictions to Nazi Germany; Editor-in-Chief Nick Masuda ditches paper.
Nick Welsh
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Santa Barbara’s Sansum Medical Clinic Facing a Financial Crisis
Fear of the COVID-19 virus keeps patients from visiting Sansum doctors.
Santa Barbara City Council Unwittingly Declares War on Irish Seaport
Somewhere outside the cow-mad town of Abilene, Kansas, the body of Dwight D. Eisenhower — buried in an $80 standard military-issue coffin — is
News Commentary | ‘Is It Safe?’
Trust but verify when getting into a dental chair during the coronavirus crisis.
Santa Barbara’s Head of ICU Battles COVID-19
Cottage Hospital’s Dr. Robert Wright and his ICU team stand on the front lines.
Santa Barbara City Council Slams George Buell and Welcomes the New Economic Czar
Economic Czar Jason Harris’s debut was overshadowed by very angry councilmembers and landlord.
Mickey Flacks, Longtime Housing Advocate, Dies at 80
The outspoken progressive activist testified hundreds of times before the Santa Barbara City Council and served on the county’s Housing Authority Board.
Father Jon Hedges Tests Negative for COVID, Positive for Pneumonia
Hedges’s daughter said he’s “in good spirits and cracking jokes” and receiving excellent care.
Santa Barbara Secures 68 Motel Rooms for Homeless People
An undisclosed South Coast motel will shelter those in fragile physical health during the COVID-19 crisis.
Santa Barbara Wonders When to Turn the Lights Back On
Has the war against COVID-19 really been won?
