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How Gregg's Assembly Move Scrambles SB Politics - Plus: Omicron Tests Schools, Jail & Supes
The news that Supervisor Gregg Hart is running for Santa Barbara's newly-drawn 37th state Assembly District sets off a cascade of...

Newsmakers with JR
Jan 15, 2022


Panel: Wallabies, Kangaroos and YouTubers, Oh My! Plus: Covid Strikes SB Schools
Starting 2022 on a decidedly strange note, the Newsmakers TV gang roamed to the furthest reaches of Santa Barbara's local news landscape...

Newsmakers with JR
Jan 8, 2022


County Schools Supe: Untangling the Confusion Over Covid Tests, Boosters and Safety for Kids
By Susan Salcido As schools across Santa Barbara County reopen following the winter break and prepare for a successful return, I wanted...

Newsmakers with JR
Jan 7, 2022


Op-Ed: Why California's New Law Reducing Organic Waste Is Crucial to Combatting Climate Change
By Pedro Nava January 1 wasn’t just the beginning of a new year. It was also the start of California’s ambitious new effort to combat...

Newsmakers with JR
Jan 6, 2022


Bye-Bye 2021: Randy, Barney and Meagan's New Kid Headline Newsmakers' Year-End Show
In a momentous homage to Dick Clark, the Newsmakers TV gang produced their own version of New Year's Rockin' Eve on Friday, as our...

Newsmakers with JR
Dec 31, 2021


Panel: From Barney's Plea for Cops to Das's Self-Own on Pot -- Plus Housing, Homeless, Pensions
Santa Barbara's biggest self-own of 2021 belongs to Das Williams and his pro-pot brethren on the Board of Supervisors, who heard bad news...

Newsmakers with JR
Dec 18, 2021


Op-Ed: Why Santa Barbara County Is in Store for Far-Reaching Political Transformation
By Lanny Ebenstein Santa Barbara County is in the midst of a political revolution. The all-but-certain approval of the recent redrawing...

Newsmakers with JR
Dec 13, 2021


Op-Ed: With His New Book, Governor Newsom Hits a Home Run as a Dyslexia Advocate
By Cheri Rae and Monie de Wit When it was announced back in 2019 that Governor Gavin Newsom was in negotiations to write a children's...

Newsmakers with JR
Dec 12, 2021


Panel: Cathy Throws a Hail Mary on Rent Control as Kristen Wins on Lot Splits & Tiny Homes Advance
In a new, mansplaining edition, the Newsmakers TV panel dissects all the latest developments in the city and county's efforts to address...

Newsmakers with JR
Dec 11, 2021


Panel: "Dormzilla" Vets Speak; Pickle Ball Wars Hit Goleta; SBTA Chief Lauds Hilda; Han Trial Wraps
With the city election in the rear view mirror, Newsmakers TV returns this week with a collection of only-in-Santa Barbara stories that...

Newsmakers with JR
Dec 4, 2021


"Santa Barbara and Beyond": Mike Eliason's Spectacular New Photography Book Has Landed
“I don’t have the patience to fish," says Mike Eliason, "but I can sit for 90 minutes waiting for the light to be right.” Eliason, one of...

Newsmakers with JR
Nov 27, 2021


Panel: State St. Committee Takes the Slow Road - Plus Kristen vs. Barrett, Teachers Union vs. Hilda
Fifty years ago this month, a first-term member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors named Dianne Feinstein suffered a humiliating...

Newsmakers with JR
Nov 20, 2021


Op-Ed: How and Why D.C. and Sacto District Maps Are Changing -- and What it Means Politically
By Lanny Ebenstein The 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission has just released preliminary maps for Congressional, State...

Newsmakers with JR
Nov 18, 2021


Press Clips: Tyler's Hot Streak of Scoops - Dormzilla, Bellosguardo, SBCSD's Vaccine Scofflaws
Joseph Pulitzer famously defined "news" as "that which is apt to be talked about." - and by that measure Tyler Hayden in recent weeks has...

Newsmakers with JR
Nov 12, 2021


Panel: Digging Through the Entrails of Tuesday's SB Election -- Best & Worst Among Political Players
In one last look at Santa Barbara's municipal election, this week's Newsmakers TV panel sees conflicts ahead between mayor-elect Randy...

Newsmakers with JR
Nov 6, 2021


Well, Thank God That's Over: Mr. Cranky Pants' Winners & Losers from SB City Election
The noted barrister Steve Amerikaner, aiming his comment at a notorious, local poison pen editorialist, once memorably said that, in...

Newsmakers with JR
Nov 5, 2021


SB's Next Mayor Randy Rowse: "When It Comes to Local Politics, We Need to Get Away from Politics"
Randy Rowse says his "message rang true" in the Santa Barbara mayor's race, crediting his apparent victory in the contest to his call to...

Newsmakers with JR
Nov 3, 2021


Zero Tuesdays to Go: Very Low Turnout Will Shape SB Results; Cathy's Last Stand; Matt Caught in Act
Voters are staying away in droves from Santa Barbara's historic city election, with a mere one-fourth of those registered having returned...

Newsmakers with JR
Nov 2, 2021


Panel: Election Predictions; A Unified Theory of Homelessness; Fight Over SRO at SMHS; Bellosguardo
The Newsmakers TV panel unfurls its crystal balls on Halloween Eve Eve for a close look at next Tuesday night's SB election results --...

Newsmakers with JR
Oct 29, 2021


1 Tuesday to Go: Deborah Says Das Pressed Her to Quit the Race - Calls Dem Party Tactics "Shameful"
In a private email, SB mayoral candidate Deborah Schwartz told key supporters over the weekend that Supervisor and local Democratic...

Newsmakers with JR
Oct 26, 2021
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