William M. Macfadyen

5 days ago | noozhawk.com | William M. Macfadyen |Noozhawk Publisher

As you’ve no doubt seen from our emails, Noozhawk is in the middle of our spring fundraising campaign. This week, we’ve been highlighting our support for Santa Barbara County’s vital nonprofit community, which has been a key part of our mission and identity right from our start in 2007. We pride ourselves on collaborating with nonprofits to share their stories, expand their visibility and connect them with the audiences they’re trying to reach.

1 week ago | noozhawk.com | William M. Macfadyen |Noozhawk Publisher

He did it again. Three weeks after Noozhawk South County editor Josh Molina reported each of the Top 5 stories in my weekly Best of Bill of column, he came right back with another perfect score. And it’s not like the rest of the team was coasting. This past week was an incredibly busy one for our staff, all of whom had very strong traffic on their stories, according to our Google Analytics.

2 weeks ago | noozhawk.com | William M. Macfadyen |Noozhawk Publisher

For nearly 18 years, Noozhawk has been Santa Barbara County’s reliable, independent source for professionally reported and edited local news — built by and for the community we serve. Noozhawk’s three owners — editor in chief Tom Bolton, business development vice president Kim Clark and me — have lived here for most of our lives. We’ve raised our families here. Two of us even have a third generation growing up here. You know we’re as local as you are.

3 weeks ago | noozhawk.com | William M. Macfadyen |Noozhawk Publisher

Happy Easter and a belated Happy Passover to my fellow faith-filled friends. Local journalism is Santa Barbara County’s civic lifeline. For nearly 18 years, Noozhawk has delivered unbiased, professional reporting where it matters most as an independent, locally owned news site. Our institutional knowledge and memory make the difference, providing crucial context on local issues, challenges, decisions and policies. This is our community, and you know we’re as local as you are.

1 month ago | noozhawk.com | William M. Macfadyen |Noozhawk Publisher

Local journalism is the lifeblood of Santa Barbara County’s civic health, which is why we’ve launched our 2025 spring fundraising campaign, “The Voice You Trust.”For nearly 18 years, Noozhawk has delivered professional journalism when and where it matters most. As an independent newsroom, we answer only to our readers — not to corporate owners, out-of-state institutions or distant funders unfamiliar with local concerns. Our institutional knowledge makes the difference.