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Our Journalists

The working journalists behind the Santa Barbara Times: the editors who assign and check every story, the beat reporters who cover the South Coast, and the photographer in the field.

MC
Editor
The Times newsroom
JC
Managing Editor
Newsroom operations, budgets and public money
JS
City Hall reporter
Santa Barbara City Council, elections, housing policy
NR
County Government reporter
Board of Supervisors, county land use, oil and energy
OT
Business & Money reporter
Airport, tourism, development, the local economy
SO
Coast & Environment reporter
Harbor, beaches, water, wildlife, the Channel
HL
Community reporter
Neighborhoods, arts, festivals, civic life
RA
Education reporter
Schools, UCSB, students and families
PN
Staff writer
General assignment
GP
Staff photographer
Visual journalism
DF
Opinion editor
Editorials, columns, letters
CB
Standards editor
Accuracy, corrections, style
MC
Deputy Editor
Newsroom management, assignment
WM
Investigations Editor
Public records, investigations
DC
Courts & Public Safety Reporter
Courts, police, fire
VA
Housing Reporter
Housing, development, affordability
PB
Health Reporter
Health, hospitals, public health
DF
Wine Country Reporter
Santa Ynez Valley, wine industry
TF
UCSB Reporter
UC Santa Barbara, campus and students
GL
Arts & Culture Critic
Arts, music, theater, books
EB
Outdoors Reporter
Trails, Los Padres National Forest, outdoor recreation
DR
Data & Records Reporter
Data, public records, analysis
CD
Staff Photographer
Visual journalism
OR
Opinion Columnist
Opinion columns
FB
Newsletter Editor
The Morning Tide newsletter
TB
Audience Engagement Editor
Audience, community engagement