If you haven’t followed the saga of Wendy McCaw, Jerry Roberts and the Santa Barbara News-Press, it’s a sad story for journalism, but it’s sadder still for Roberts, who has been faced with a cancer fight amidst McCaw taking legal action against Roberts.

E&P reports on a big fund raiser for Roberts, but it’s expensive and far away. You can help Roberts through the PayPal button on JerryRobertsandFriends.org.