Santa Barbara Talks: Will Eric Friedman Challenge Randy Rowse or Roy Lee?

Santa Barbara Talks: Will Eric Friedman Challenge Randy Rowse or Roy Lee?

Santa Barbara City Councilman Eric Friedman was on a 15-mile paddle with the Santa Barbara Outrigger Canoe Club from Leadbetter Beach to More Mesa Beach, a ride he did countless times before. This time was different. “My heart just gave out,” he said. Friedman passed out on the canoe during that outing. Rather than calling Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol for rescue, Friedman’s coach Cory Simpson made the split-second decision to paddle Friedman in. …