Hillary Hauser, Santa Barbara News-Press
“Exactly one year ago my guest commentary, “Another day at the beach?” was published in the News-Press Sunday Perspective section, and from the community there came an immediate outcry of pain that was nothing less than chilling.
Radio announcers read the commentary over the air, there was a demonstration at the county building, with 200 people showing up with signs and placards that said things like “Ocean or Outhouse?” and my telephone rang off the hook, with sad and angry people wanting to know they could do.”