Down to the wire for the candidates
By LESLIE DINABERG
South Coast Beacon

“Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then we elected them,” said Comedienne Lily Tomlin.

Tomlin certainly wasn’t referring to this year’s crop of Santa Barbara City Council candidates, who were nothing if not sincere about their affection for this community and their desire to make it “an even better place to live, work and play,” in Helene Schneider’s parlance.

To fill the three open slots, city voters have one incumbent (Babatunde Folayemi), and nine additional candidates to consider, including Brian Barnwell, Scott Burns, Robert Cawley, Bob Hansen, Michael Magne, Charles Quintero, Schneider, Das Williams and write-in candidate Bruce Rittenhouse.

Which of the contenders will best serve your neighborhood? Hopefully, The Beacon’s interviews help you decide.