Newsmakers with JR
Winners & Losers: Why Not a Run-Off in '21?
No knock on Mayor-elect Cathy, and mega-kudos to her for the win, but let’s be blunt: Murillo is now the one and only Santa Barbara...
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Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 8, 2017
The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat
Mega-kudos to the winners and mondo condolences to the losers in Tuesday's election which. at this rate, the city has at least a 50-50-...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 7, 2017
The Most Important Election Returns Number
A survey of strategists working on the Santa Barbara’s mayor’s race reveals near-unanimity of judgment about what it will take to win in...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 6, 2017
Why the Three Libs Didn't Cut a Deal
On the evening of Oct. 4, one of the 200 liberal environmentalists who packed the Santa Barbara Women’s Club to see the candidates for...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 5, 2017
Voter's Guide to Candidates' Thought Balloons
Since Labor Day, the five candidates for mayor have recited their sound bites and stock lines about the reasons they’re running a...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 4, 2017
New Show: Politics, Politics, Politics
Laura, Dale, Kelsey, Josh and Jerry chop it up over sneak attack ads, out of town consultants, dark money, the horse race, endorsements,...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 4, 2017
Inside New Citywide & District Ballot Returns
If not another ballot is received, voter turnout in the Nov. 7 election would be 27 percent, Sarah Gorman, City Clerk Services Manager,...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 2, 2017
Mystery TV Spot Whacks Murillo
The cheesiest-looking attack ad in the history of the world debuted during the 7th inning stretch of World Series Game 5 Tuesday night,...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 1, 2017
Why It Matters Who's Elected SB's Next Mayor
(Editor's note: We first ran this story back in September, at the beginning of the campaign. In the ensuing six weeks, we've expended 87...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 31, 2017
Round Four: Winners and Losers
At your convenience, between now and the Nov. 7 election, you can watch the only debate of the Santa Barbara mayor’s race produced for...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 29, 2017
Updated: World Series or Mayoral Debate? Hmm...
Update. Well it’s finally settled: in the debate over whether to watch World Series Game 5 or the Santa Barbara mayor’s race debate,...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 27, 2017
New Reports: Cathy, Angel, Bendy Hold Cash
Retired CEO Angel Martinez has raised more than $300,000 for his bid for mayor, as he and council member Cathy Murillo each have more...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 26, 2017
Gregg Hart Won't Pledge Full Term on Council
Aaron Solis was at Wrigley Field, watching the Dodgers clinch the National League pennant. Jack Ucciferri had a family emergency. And so,...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 26, 2017
A Day of Dueling Endorsements for Mayor: Monique Joins Salud in Declaring for Cathy
In a day of whirlwind, punch-and-counter punch endorsements, Democratic Assemblymember Monique Limon hours ago changed political course,...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 25, 2017
Breaking: Salud Endorses Cathy
Updated update. This post has been changed severl times to reflect the latest developments. Apologies to subscribers who may have...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 25, 2017
Indy Gives the Nod to Hal Conklin
The Independent just posted its much-anticipated endorsement for mayor on the newspaper's website, declaring that after much...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 25, 2017
The Newsmakers Book Club Selection: "Playing with Fire" By Frank Hotchkiss
Now that Frank Hotchkiss has become the front-runner in the mayor’s race, Santa Barbara voters who are newly in search of insight into...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 24, 2017
Dems Scramble in Wake of Mayor's Race Poll
Democratic insiders, startled to learn that Republican Frank Hotchkiss is the nominal leader in the mayor’s race, grappled on Monday with...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 22, 2017
Newsmakers Poll: Frank and Cathy Lead Pack But Huge Number Unsure in Mayor's Race
Just over two weeks before the election, City Council members Frank Hotchkiss and Cathy Murillo are statistically tied for the lead in...
Newsmakers with JR
- Oct 22, 2017
Next Up: Newsmakers Mayor's Race Poll
On Sunday morning, we’ll post the results of the Newsmakers Poll, the first independent, professionally produced, statistical survey of...