Five days before the vote, Newsmakers's all-star panel of sharp-witted, battle-scarred, national politics professionals convened for a...

On Saturday, Michelle Obama delivered one of the most powerful speeches of the 2024 campaign, a 40-minute polemic remarkable for its...

(Six days before the Nov. 5 election, Newsmakers presents a time-is-running-out guide to the 10 state ballot measures. As usual,...

For four decades in the news business, Robin Abcarian has reported, thought and written about the intersection of feminism, culture and...

By Dan Froomkin Press Watch The shocking decision by The Washington Post not to make an endorsement in the presidential election —...

By Lanny Ebenstein Human equality leading to democratic government is the essence of liberty. When America's founders wrote in that most...

L.A. billionaire heavyweight developer Rick Caruso is racing the clock, as he seeks county approval for a proposed, high-end retail souk...

By Amanda Carpenter Protect Democracy On election night four years ago, Donald Trump falsely proclaimed victory, over Joe Biden, a...

Measure P -- a proposed $198 million general obligation bond for building construction, facilities upgrades and infrastructure repairs on...

Rep. Salud Carbajal predicts that "looney tunes Donald Trump" will lose to Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, while insisting that traditional...

Two weeks before Election Day, the U.S. is a coin flip vote away from returning to the White House a former president who has clearly...

Less than three weeks before Election Day, the SB Independent this week published its final campaign endorsements, Santa Barbara's most...

( Editor's note:  Assembly member Gregg Hart scored the most significant victory of his first term on Monday, when Gov. Gavin Newsom...

On Sunday, George Whitesides stood smiling shyly at a crowd of 150 liberal boomers, one-percenters and political hacks in a Hope Ranch...

One year into the job, Santa Barbara City College's chief executive says she is installing fiscal and facilities management systems to...

(Today Newsmakers continues our series of commentaries on Measure P, the $198 million proposed bond issue for City College, with...

BLTs, kale salad and a coffee bar were on the menu, as über-developer Rick Caruso wooed SB County's planning commissioners this week,...

By Yue Stella Yu CalMatters The sparks started flying between U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and former L.A. Dodgers star Steve Garvey minutes...

(Editor's note : "Dyslexia Awareness Month," which falls in October, aims to raise awareness of the need for a more accessible and...

(Editor's note: This is the second opinion piece Newsmakers has published about Measure P, the Santa Barbara City College bond on the...