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James Corcoran
Managing Editor · Newsroom operations, budgets and public money
James Corcoran runs the Times newsroom day to day and covers public money: budgets, reserves, taxes and the city and county ledgers.
Stories by James
Santa Barbara County Opposes Federal Amendment Targeting Sable Pipeline Route
Supervisors voted 3-1 to send the Senate a letter opposing a House provision that would let the Pentagon acquire land along the Santa Ynez Pipeline System.
Sept. 28
County Votes 3-2 to Ban New Onshore Oil and Gas Wells
The Sept. 15 vote prohibits new drilling and re-entering abandoned wells. A study of phasing out existing operations comes next.
Sept. 28