Newsmakers with JR
Indy's Kelsey Brugger Is Off to Trump Land
Kelsey Brugger, a talented young journalist upon whose reporting Santa Barbara Independent readers have come to rely, is leaving town –...
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Newsmakers with JR
- Apr 10, 2018
Cary in the Lion's Den: School Supe at SMHS
Santa 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 JR
- Apr 6, 2018
A Quiet District Elections Push for SB Schools
Behind-the-scenes, the grassroots group that ended citywide city council voting in Santa Barbara has met with superintendents throughout...
Newsmakers with JR
- Apr 4, 2018
New 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 JR
- Mar 31, 2018
New TV: Panel Talks Disaster, Recall, Politics
Longtime Montecito resident Bill Macfadyen, publisher and founder of Noozhawk, joins the panel this week for some first-hand perspective...
By Melinda Burns
- Mar 29, 2018
Why Post-Disaster Rebuilding Is on Hold
Last week, the owners of a one-story home on Santa Elena Lane sought preliminary approval from the Montecito Board of Architectural...
Newsmakers with JR
- Mar 27, 2018
Capps: School Board Recall Wrong Way to Go
Laura Capps, the only Santa Barbara school board member who opposed the unpopular demotion of San Marcos High School Principal Ed...
Newsmakers with JR
- Mar 25, 2018
School Board Leaders Shun Recall Debate
In their first public comments on the matter, the two top leaders of SB's school board sidestepped questions about an evolving campaign...
Newsmakers with JR
- Mar 24, 2018
School Board Scooplet: Kate's Out, Ismael's In
Kate Parker, the longest serving board member of the Santa Barbara Unified School District, confirmed to Newsmakers this week that she...
Newsmakers with JR
- Mar 22, 2018
Angry Parents Move to Replace School Board
More 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 Burns
- Mar 19, 2018
Slide Disaster Study Details New Storm Risks
As a powerful storm neared the South Coast on Monday, a new mandatory evacuation order for all residents below burn areas conveyed a...
Newsmakers with JR
- Mar 19, 2018
SB School Board Vote Sparks Recall Action
Whatever 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 JR
- Mar 16, 2018
Susan 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 JR
- Mar 13, 2018
Bizarre but True: Trump's Last California Trip
Air 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 JR
- Mar 12, 2018
Must Read: Bolton on Disaster's Fiscal Impact
Now 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 JR
- Mar 11, 2018
SBWPC Bash: The Woman Who Wasn't There
A 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 JR
- Mar 9, 2018
New TV: The Susan Epstein Mystery Deepens, Montecito, Guns at School & Election Latest
Newsmakers 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 JR
- Mar 8, 2018
Gun Control Fervor a Key to DiFi Re-elect
In her rookie year in the U.S. Senate, Dianne Feinstein labored to pass a federal ban on assault weapons, to chuckles and condescension...
Newsmakers with JR
- Feb 28, 2018
WTF?!? What's Behind Epstein's Withdrawal?
Not since Iya Falcone failed to file enough signatures to qualify for the mayor’s race a decade ago has there been a local political...
Newsmakers with JR
- Feb 22, 2018
"A Real Mensch": Farewell to Allan Ghitterman
Four hundred of Allan Ghitterman’s closest friends, fans and family members celebrated his life with laughs and tears this week, honoring...
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