At 6:10 p.m. last Friday evening, a SBPD dispatcher sent two officers to 18 W. Victoria Street, responding to a telephone complaint about...

Less than a month before the Nov, 7 election, Angel Martinez draws the most interest among mayoral contenders from the “Newsmakers”...

Angel Martinez says his final decision to run for mayor of Santa Barbara followed a contentious private meeting with political consultant...

Not since Clint Eastwood famously spoke to an empty chair in backing Mitt Romney at the 2012 Republican National Convention has there...

Author, lecturer and spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson keynoted first night for the Lois & Walter Capps Project, a new Santa Barbara...

Cathy Murillo began her first TV advertising push on Saturday, with a straightforward 30-second spot titled "Difference," which seems...

Just posted: the Newsmakers' conversation with Warner McGrew and Eric Friedman, the two candidates running for Santa Barbara City Council...

Our Hacks and Flacks panel returns to the airwaves and internets this week with analysis, behind-the-scenes and inside stuff: Noozhawk...

On Wednesday night, the moderator at the big environmental mayoral forum framed one query to the candidates this way: “I’d like to move...

It was another SRO crowd on the mayor’s race campaign trail Wednesday night, but more than 200 tree huggers, energy geeks, birders and...

Off-year city elections can be desultory affairs, with little fervent debate, a shortage of intriguing characters and low-wattage media...

More than 250 people packed the First United Methodist Church up to the nosebleed seats on Monday night, as the five candidates for mayor...

On Monday night, you can catch the five candidates for mayor of Santa Barbara on the same stage, at the campaign’s second major public...

On Saturday, conservative council member Frank Hotchkiss won big props at a Republican anti-tax rally - and also managed to obtain...

Less than two weeks before ballots go out, Cathy Murillo and Angel Martinez are winning the critical race for cash in the campaign for...

City Attorney Ariel Calonne, the straightest arrow at City Hall, came into the office to catch up on Sunday and was shocked – not to...

Not since Abe Lincoln went nose-to-nose with Stephen Douglas has there been a political debate as dramatic and momentous as Tuesday’s...

On Sept. 14, four candidates for mayor were asked at a public forum to raise their hands if they thought there is a “housing crisis” in...

To the surprise of no one, ex-congress member Lois Capps, joined by daughter Laura, formally endorsed Hal Conklin for mayor Sunday,...

Weekly awards. Kudos to Jay Higgins, Jim Scafide and Kristen Sneddon, the trio of high-quality candidates competing for city council in...