Putting the Coronavirus Kibosh on Deltopia
Santa Barbara County authorities aim to make sure annual Isla Vista party does not occur.
Author: Nick Welsh
Cottage Gets Nearly 200,000 Face Masks
A million arrived for county use from state supplies.
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Our news keeps on coming, even when revenue dips due to COVID-19.
Santa Barbara’s City Hall Sends Out Hundreds of Layoff Notices
Hourly workers get pink-slipped in response to COVID-19.
Sansum Furloughs Hundreds of Employees
COVID-19 crisis costs Santa Barbara clinic millions.
Cottage CEO Confirms Three COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized
Another 23 Santa Barbara County patients have been tested, nine of whom are in critical condition.
Growing Pains for Santa Barbara’s New Public Health Czar
It’s not easy finding ways to talk to the public about the Apocalypse.
Wednesday Evening: 26 Coronavirus Cases, 1 Patient Hospitalized
Santa Barbara County health officials provide geographic details for the first time.
Santa Barbara’s Sansum Clinic Practices Zoom Medicine
Sansum Clinic’s new program allows patients to be seen by doctors remotely using Zoom.
United Boys & Girls Clubs Continue Free Meal Program
Food insecurity remains a very big problem for families in Santa Barbara County.
