PLAID PARTY: Indy contributor Brandon Fastman — PhD in English candidate at UCSB whose stellar writing gives our seasoned reporters a run for their money — is a news junkie, and his penchant for plaid ...

AIN’T NO THANG: Between reporting daily news, working on a dissertation, and raising his 9-month-old son, Santa Barbara Independent staff writer Brandon Fastman managed to craft this week’s cover ...