Open Letter to Mayor Cathy Murillo:
COVID cases began their fearsome rise in Santa Barbara 14 days after Memorial Day weekend began — 14 days after State Street reopened for business and throngs of southlanders came here to celebrate.
Fast forward to July 1: Los Angeles is racked with infection, and we're holding out a big fat invitation to everyone to come to sunny Santa Barbara this weekend. The bars will be closed, but the beaches will be open!