Police Activities League Keeps Building Bridges Between Youth and Officers Virtually
Despite financial setbacks caused by COVID-19, PAL takes its programs online to continue to support students and bring police and young people together.
Year: 2020
Santa Barbara Police Files: An Arrest Goes Wrong
A homeless woman suffers a badly broken arm during her struggle with an officer.
A Love Letter to America
I owe it to myself not to stay silent any longer.
Can Santa Barbara County Hospitals Handle the Surge in COVID Patients?
Cottage’s Dr. Fitzgibbons explains how ER doctors determine who is admitted to hospital and who is sent home.
SBIFF Launches Film Talk
Movie screenings followed by live, virtual discussions with filmmakers and SBIFF programmers
A New Standard in Green Toilets
A new design in toilets uses hydraulic technology and is low maintenance.
Could COVID Permanently Cure Santa Barbara’s Overcrowded Jail?
The county supervisors will meet Thursday to examine whether to permanently reduce incarceration rates.
Racial Injustice at Westmont College
Black students and alumni speak out.
Westmont Responds to Racial Injustice Criticism
College hopes to build trust through new Black advisors and will offer implicit-bias training, and hire staff and add scholarships for diversity.
Charles Donelan, Arts Advocate
An editor at the Independent since 2004, Charles Donelan splits his time between covering a wide range of arts and
