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Brooke Holland
Staff writer
Brooke Holland joined Pacific Coast Business Times in August 2021 after working for five years as a general assignment reporter and photographer for Noozhawk, an online newspaper based in Santa Barbara County. She was a 2020 Center for Health Journalism Data Fellow. Before joining Noozhawk in 2016, she graduated from Cal State Northridge with a degree in journalism. She worked as editor in chief and managing editor of The Sundial student newspaper. Under her leadership as the managing editor, the Sundial won the first place award from the California College Media Association for best newspaper in the 2016 weekly division. A native of California, she got her start in journalism in 2013 by writing for The Channels, a Santa Barbara City College student publication. She worked as the features editor in 2014. She won first place in video journalism from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges in 2014.
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A reporter charts the devastating toll of novel coronavirus outbreaks in Santa Barbara County skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care facilities.
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Community groups in Santa Barbara County have prioritized outreach in multiple languages and addressed risks of shared working, transportation and living environments for workers.
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At least 64 agricultural workers have died of coronavirus in Santa Barbara County; 30 separate outbreaks reported among agricultural businesses.
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After months of isolation, residents start getting together again for meals and activities, including a symbolic tree planting.
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COVID-19 pandemic has had a deadly toll at residential care facilities for the elderly, and cases and deaths dropped dramatically after mass vaccinations
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County officials helped coordinate staffing resources and frequent testing for skilled nursing workers and residents.
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An investigation of Santa Barbara County COVID-19 outbreaks reveals the virus’ toll in long-term care homes.
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As coronavirus challenges mounted last year, officials scrambled to move resources around where needs were greatest.
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A new investigate series will examine the impact of COVID-19 prevention efforts on vulnerable groups in California's Santa Barbara County.