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Sheila Lodge Was a Hero
Sheila Lodge, the first woman mayor of Santa Barbara and its longest-serving, died on July 8 at age 97. She probably will always be Santa Barbara’s longest-serving mayor, since term limits now restrict her successors to two terms. She is less known all the way over in Montecito, which is not part of Santa Barbara […]
Remembering Mayor Lodge and More Letters
I have so much admiration for Mayor Sheila Lodge. I can’t imagine Santa Barbara without her. The impact she had was as deep as the love she shared for our community. In fact, the profound way she shaped our city, decade after decade, is unmatched. Sheila was the first mayor I knew as a child, […]
