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William M. Macfadyen, founder, publisher and partner Bill Macfadyen Bill Macfadyen is the founder and publisher of Noozhawk.com, Santa Barbara’s freshest news and information source — and its only 24/7 professional news site. Commanding a staff of seven full-time professional journalists, three full-time sales representatives and an army of community contributors, he’s on a quest to figure out how to make online local news viable and sustainable. He was the co-founder and editor and publisher of the South Coast Beacon, a weekly community newspaper that made its debut in 2002, won the California Newspaper Publishers Association General Excellence Award the following year and went bust in 2005. Not having the sense to get a real job, he turned his attention to the Internet, where the overhead is lower and the optimism knows no boundaries. Bill moonlights as inaugural board co-chairman of the new Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce and a board me ....
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Bill Macfadyen: Loma Fire Aftermath Puts Focus on Suspected Arsonist What else is news in NoozWeek’s Top 5? Standoff near Santa Barbara City College, Hal Conklin’s impacts, earthquake monitors, and a wildfire near Gibraltar Reservoir The Loma Fire on Santa Barbara’s TV Hill was declared fully contained on May 24, four days after it allegedly was started by an arsonist. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) May 28, 2021 | 8:30 a.m. COVID-19’s disproportionate and deadly impacts on senior citizens and skilled nursing facilities have been well-documented over the last 15 months. In line with the national trends, Santa Barbara County has had to confront many of the same disturbing circumstances. ....