Back to Normal – Is It the Best Goal?
The emission of climate-change inducing gases has significantly diminished due to the sidelining of our cars, airplanes and cruise ships as we hunker down to survive the pandemic.
Year: 2020
UCSB Molecular Biologists to the Rescue
The slow rate of COVID-19 testing, a continuing source of frustration in Santa Barbara County, would have been significantly slower
Santa Barbara Chinese School Donates Protective Equipment to Hospital
Santa Barbara Chinese School students raise $12,000 to buy protective equipment for Cottage Hospital workers.
Good News, Bad News for Homeless COVID-19 Response
Santa Maria High School shelter off to rocky start; Showers of Blessings now working five days aweek in Santa Barbara.
Enchanting French Regency Villa
This 1930s Montecito gem was designed by Lutah Maria Riggs.
My Social Distancing Diary
Starshine reports from weeks of Santa Barbara isolation with her quaranteens.
A Short History of Another Horrific Flu in Santa Barbara
Public health authorities find themselves forced to walk the razor’s edge between inducing panic and informing the public as they
First Person Dies of COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County
A male in his sixties with underlying health conditions succumbs to virus at Marian Medical.
Wide Berth Unnecessary
Without fear of persecution, reprisals, or even prosecution, I can finally talk to myself.
Cottage Gives First Data Report on COVID-19 Patients
Santa Barbara’s main healthcare provider had been reluctant to share information.
