By Jerry Roberts and Hap FreundApr 15, 2018Social Whirl: The Pat, Lauren & Kelsey Show“Go very light on the vices,” the legendary Satchel Paige famously advised. “The social ramble ain’t restful.” Our admiration for the...
Newsmakers with JRApr 13, 2018TV: Melinda, Tyler, Nick & Dale on the NewsIn the latest installment of Newsmakers TV, Nick Welsh details City Attorney Ariel Callone’s righteous legal crusade against Dario Pini...
Newsmakers with JRApr 11, 2018Indy's Kelsey Brugger Is Off to Trump LandKelsey Brugger, a talented young journalist upon whose reporting Santa Barbara Independent readers have come to rely, is leaving town –...
Newsmakers with JRApr 10, 2018Cary in the Lion's Den: School Supe at SMHSSanta Barbara public schools chief Cary Matsuoka went to San Marcos High on Monday night to ask parents what qualities they want in their...
Newsmakers with JRApr 6, 2018A Quiet District Elections Push for SB SchoolsBehind-the-scenes, the grassroots group that ended citywide city council voting in Santa Barbara has met with superintendents throughout...
Newsmakers with JRApr 4, 2018New TV: Janet Urges Gregg "Listening Tour"In the first stop of her Farewell Road Trip, 2nd District Supervisor Janet Wolf sat down for a half-hour, one-on-one conversation on...
Newsmakers with JRMar 31, 2018New TV: Panel Talks Disaster, Recall, PoliticsLongtime Montecito resident Bill Macfadyen, publisher and founder of Noozhawk, joins the panel this week for some first-hand perspective...
By Melinda BurnsMar 29, 2018Why Post-Disaster Rebuilding Is on HoldLast week, the owners of a one-story home on Santa Elena Lane sought preliminary approval from the Montecito Board of Architectural...
Newsmakers with JRMar 27, 2018Capps: School Board Recall Wrong Way to GoLaura Capps, the only Santa Barbara school board member who opposed the unpopular demotion of San Marcos High School Principal Ed...
Newsmakers with JRMar 25, 2018School Board Leaders Shun Recall DebateIn their first public comments on the matter, the two top leaders of SB's school board sidestepped questions about an evolving campaign...
Newsmakers with JRMar 24, 2018School Board Scooplet: Kate's Out, Ismael's InKate Parker, the longest serving board member of the Santa Barbara Unified School District, confirmed to Newsmakers this week that she...
Newsmakers with JRMar 22, 2018Angry Parents Move to Replace School BoardMore than 150 parents pledged time and money Wednesday night to a campaign to unseat four members of Santa Barbara’s school board, as the...
By Melinda BurnsMar 19, 2018Slide Disaster Study Details New Storm RisksAs a powerful storm neared the South Coast on Monday, a new mandatory evacuation order for all residents below burn areas conveyed a...
Newsmakers with JRMar 19, 2018SB School Board Vote Sparks Recall ActionWhatever else four members of the Board of Education thought they'd accomplish last week, with their closed-door votes to dump San Marcos...
Newsmakers with JRMar 16, 2018Susan E. Speaks - "I Wish Gregg All the Best"In her first public comments on the matter, Susan Epstein said on Friday that neither Gregg Hart nor anyone in his campaign pushed her...
Newsmakers with JRMar 13, 2018Bizarre but True: Trump's Last California TripAir Force One is due to set down at LAX around 11:30 PDT on Tuesday, marking Donald Trump's first visit to California since becoming...
Newsmakers with JRMar 12, 2018Must Read: Bolton on Disaster's Fiscal ImpactNow that the initial emergency has passed, and the scope of the human tragedy of the Montecito disaster is clear, the community must cope...
Newsmakers with JRMar 11, 2018SBWPC Bash: The Woman Who Wasn't ThereA sold-out crowd of 200 turned up to celebrate the Santa Barbara Political Women’s Committee 30th anniversary on Friday - but the biggest...
Newsmakers with JRMar 9, 2018New TV: The Susan Epstein Mystery Deepens, Montecito, Guns at School & Election LatestNewsmakers TV is up with a new show, as Melinda Burns, Laura Capps, Dale Francisco and Josh Molina join Jerry for a roisterous review of...
Newsmakers with JRMar 8, 2018Gun Control Fervor a Key to DiFi Re-electIn her rookie year in the U.S. Senate, Dianne Feinstein labored to pass a federal ban on assault weapons, to chuckles and condescension...