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At Sentencing of Golden State Killer, SB DA Joyce Dudley Spoke to Victims of Healing and Love
Santa Barbara's District Attorney Joyce Dudley was one of eight chief county prosecutors in California who worked together to send Joseph...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 29, 2020


Panel: Fewer Covid Cases but School Boards Balk at Waivers - Supes, State St., Carp & Montecito
Despite declining coronavirus infections in the county, Santa Barbara Unified and Goleta Union school districts are in no rush to seek...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 28, 2020


Hatch Act Outrage, Lies, Vicious Attacks & Blue State Bashing: A Very Good Week for Trump
Carla Marinucci, star California correspondent for Politico, brings her high energy chops and savvy insight to Newsmakers TV, for a...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 28, 2020


RNC Night Four: Trump's Gaslighting Convention Exemplifies Lifelong Embrace of the Long Con
At post time, as Donald Trump prepares to give his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, the Washington Post's Fact...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 27, 2020


SB Board of Education Candidate Virginia Alvarez: "I Live These Challenges Every Day"
A bilingual woman of color, Virginia Alvarez leads the field of eight candidates running for Santa Barbara school board in years of...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 27, 2020


The Trump Show, Day 2: LAT's Mark Barabak Deciphers "Whiplash" Messaging of GOP Convention
Midway through the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump has served up huge helpings of red meat for his devout followers, blended...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 26, 2020


10 Tuesdays 'til Election: The Legendary Lou Cannon Unpacks First Night of Trump's Convention
Lou Cannon, nationally acclaimed author, political reporter and Ronald Reagan biographer, thought the first night of the Republican...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 25, 2020


Calbuzz: Why Trump Only Has One Play at His Convention -- What Dems Did & Didn't Get Done at Theirs
On the cusp between the end of the Democratic National Convention and the start of the Party of Trump's, veteran political writer and...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 23, 2020


Talking with SB Board of Education Candidate Monie de Wit: "Literacy is a Human Right"
Photographer and education advocate Monie de Wit is clear about what she wants to achieve if elected to the Santa Barbara Unified School...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 23, 2020


SB School Board Race: Brian Campbell Talks Low Test Scores, Just Communities and Cost Overruns
Eight candidates are seeking three seats on the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education in the Nov. 3 election, amid an...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 22, 2020


Newsmakers Panel: Back-to-School Waivers, 711 Milpas, Postal Scandal, Stoners, Drunks & More
The Newsmakers TV All-Star Lineup of Santa Barbara's Top Journalists returns, after a week on Double Secret Special Assignment, with...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 21, 2020


ICYMI: Michelle Obama's Riveting Convention Address
Former First Lady Michelle Obama's Monday night speech was widely celebrated as the most engaging and effective of the Democratic...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 20, 2020


ICYMI: Obama Gave the Convention's Most Important Speech
Credit: C-Span.

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 20, 2020


ICYMI: Here's Joe Biden's Convention Acceptance Speech -- "Time to Make Hope and History Rhyme"
Credit: ABC7

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 20, 2020


Politico Star Reporter Talks Obama & Kamala's Big Speeches, Plus What Joe Biden Must Do
Politico senior writer Carla Marinucci, who has covered and known Kamala Harris since her long-ago first campaign for San Francisco...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 20, 2020


Convention Update: LAT Ace Talks Joe & Jill, AOC & Bill, Kamala, SB's Ary Barkan -- and more
Mark Z. Barabak, the exuberant, consummate pro political writer for the Los Angeles Times, connected with Newsmakers TV on Wednesday for...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 19, 2020


11 Tuesdays 'til Election: An A-List Campaign Media Strategist Critiques the Dem's Weird Convention
The Democratic Party and Joe Biden's campaign team made history last night, as they produced Opening Night of the world's first...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 18, 2020


As Time is Running Out, Monique Works to Cut a Sacto Deal on Renter & Homeowner Pandemic Relief
Tens of thousands of tenants on the Central Coast, struggling to pay rent amid the economic impact of the pandemic, face the threat of...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 14, 2020


Facing Down Pandemic, SB Council Decides Crucial Move is... Keeping the Bars Open Later?
In a special Angry Poodle episode of Newsmakers TV, Nick Welsh checks in for an irascible and irreverent romp through the latest...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 13, 2020


Memo to SB Denizens: Don't Make a Fool of Yourself if You Bump into Harry & Meghan at Gelson's
Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle, apparently informed that locals are singularly unimpressed by celebrity, have bought a home in Santa...

Newsmakers with JR
Aug 11, 2020
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