Newsmakers with JR
Press Clips: How the Post Stung a Stinger
The Oxford dictionary defines a “newsmaker” as a “newsworthy person or event.” At "Newsmakers," however, especially on our TV show, that...
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Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 28, 2017
By the Numbers: Fast Updates on Key Stories
For those still emerging from holiday-related Tryptophan Stupor Syndrome, here is the latest Newsmakers Index of all you need to know...
By Jerry Roberts
- Nov 26, 2017
The Annals of Journalism: A Remarkable Tale In Commemoration of the JFK Assassination
Editor's note: Amid much iconic, on-scene journalism covering the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and its murderous aftermath...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 23, 2017
Holiday Thanks from Newsmakers' Turkeys
The record will show that it is a 19th century magazine editor named Sarah Josepha Hale who deserves the preponderance of credit for...
By Melinda Burns
- Nov 22, 2017
In SB, Trump's Harsh Immigration Crackdown Fuels a Surprising New Citizenship Drive
Josefina Valdez and her late husband emigrated to the Santa Ynez Valley from Mexico in the 1980s. For more than two decades, they worked...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 21, 2017
Three Takeaways on District 2 State of Play
Gadzooks - There are fewer than 200 shopping days left before the June 5, 2018 primary, and Newsmakers has a vast political landscape to...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 16, 2017
Janet Calling It Quits - Kudos New Grandma
It’s a strange but true feature of the political beat that reporters tend to get on hot streaks, just like ballplayers, and right now...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 11, 2017
Shock Video: IV Landlord's Homophobic Rant
ICYMI: Over at independent.com, Kelsey Brugger has posted a stunning, and sickening, story recounting how IV landlord James Gelb unloosed...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 11, 2017
Newsmakers panel dissects election results
The post election post mortem show is now ready on our youtube channel and below. Jerry and the gang get into the weeds on the mayoral...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 10, 2017
New Stats, New Turnout, New Show
Sarah Gorman, City Clerk Services Manager, has just released new numbers in the vote count (Friday, Nov. 10) and, although the numbers...
Newsmakers with JR
- Nov 8, 2017
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...
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...
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