I spent four years running a political organization in Santa Barbara County, and the most useful thing I learned was whose phone calls get returned. In 2020, the Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury, a group of regular citizens who investigate local government, looked into how the county’s cannabis ordinances were written and found something that should bother every […]
Suzanne Cohen
Suzanne Cohen is a Santa Barbara small-business owner and advocate for women and children. She raised her family in the city, where she and her husband run their business. Her community leadership includes serving as president of Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA), formerly the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center, and four years as president of Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County. The opinions expressed are her own.