Hadeel Eljarrari

Dec 7, 2024 | independent.com | Hadeel Eljarrari

“Free riders” can be considered to be the people who join a group dinner just for the free food or the neighbor who enjoys a community event but never helps organize it. In politics, a “rider” isn’t a person but a small, often hard-to-spot provision that hitchhikes on a bigger bill, quietly steering policy in a particular direction.

Dec 6, 2024 | independent.com | Hadeel Eljarrari

No Butterflies at the Butterfly Grove Ellwood Mesa Monarch Habitat Is Way Too Quiet Ellwood main monarch butterfly grove entrance sign / Credit: Hadeel Eljarrari Misty air, humming insects, rustling leaves, and chirping birds — it’s all part of the charm of Goleta’s Butterfly Grove.

Nov 20, 2024 | independent.com | Hadeel Eljarrari

Isla Vista Suspect Fleeing Police Jumps Off Bluffs and into Ocean The 19-Year-Old Was Trapped by Tide and Had to Be Rescued by Santa Barbara County Firefighters Santa Barbara County firefighters and an ocean rescue team deployed a 14-foot ladder to rescue an Isla Vista man who became trapped by the high tide after reportedly jumping off the bluffs in an attempt to evade police.

Nov 15, 2024 | independent.com | Hadeel Eljarrari

Blue Shield Will Drop Sansum Clinic from Medicare Advantage HMO List Patients Can Change Insurance Plans During Medicare Enrollment Period Through December 7 Credit: Jérôme Rommé - stock.adobe.com community as Blue Shield of California will no longer include Sansum Clinic in its Medicare Advantage HMO network starting January 1, 2025. Approximately 3,200 patients will be affected, and they now must navigate new coverage options if they wish to continue seeing their doctors at Sansum, one of...

Nov 7, 2024 | independent.com | Hadeel Eljarrari

Covered California’s 2025 Open Health-Insurance Enrollment Is Open to Most Everyone Record Numbers Have Access to State Health-Insurance Marketplace U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and former California Attorney General, praised Covered California’s open enrollment during the launch event in Sacramento on October 29. | Credit: Xavier Becerra via X “In California, we are maximizing the Affordable Care Act by providing greater access to coverage and quality care to more...