Newsmakers with JR
Round 1: Campaign Winners and Losers
Willie Brown, California’s iconic guru of gut-punch politics, always drills candidates on the first rule of campaigning: Never forget to...
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Newsmakers with JR
- Sep 14, 2017
Dem Hal Conklin: My National Chairmanship of Anti-Choice Church Should Be "Irrelevant"
A few weeks ago, Hal Conklin’s mayoral campaign heralded endorsements from several dozen Christian “faith leaders and members.” The press...
Newsmakers with JR
- Sep 13, 2017
Salud Ranks #10 on House Race Watch List
The coolest online tool of political reporting to appear, in at least the last two or three days: an L.A. Times feature launched this...
Newsmakers with JR
- Sep 13, 2017
Humanity for Habitat: 10 Candidates Trekking To First Campaign Forum on Housing
Bendy White noted a key political fact the other day that’s crucial to remember amid Santa Barbara’s roiling debate over housing. “This...
Newsmakers with JR
- Sep 12, 2017
Mayoral Issues: The Fab Five on Immigration
Kelsey Brugger, burgeoning star reporter and national affairs correspondent for the Independent, has a new post up on their website...
Newsmakers with JR
- Sep 10, 2017
Panel Talks Politics, Immigration and Pot -- Newsmakers Gabfest Returns to the Air
Josh thinks Cathy is a clear front-runner in the mayor’s race, while Tyler says Angel is rising and Jerry warns not to overlook the old...
Newsmakers with JR
- Sep 7, 2017
Martinez Steps Down as Deckers Corp. Chair After Investor Criticizes Mayoral Run
Mayoral candidate Angel Martinez has given up his post as Chairman of the Board of Goleta-based Deckers Outdoor Corp., the candidate...
Newsmakers with JR
- Sep 6, 2017
Five Takeaways from Trump's Axing of DACA: Cathy and Salud Squarely in Spotlight
Politicians, educators and decent people in Santa Barbara, throughout California and the nation are scrambling to craft political and...
Newsmakers with JR
- Sep 5, 2017
Angel Martinez Steals a March on TV Ads: Promises "I
Angel Martinez, whose biggest political problem is letting voters know he exists, is first off the line with 30-second spots in the...
Newsmakers with JR
- Sep 4, 2017
Can a Republican Be Elected SB's Mayor?
At first glance, a Republican has exactly two chances of capturing the top job at Santa Barbara City Hall: minuscule and microscopic. The...
Jerry Roberts
- Sep 3, 2017
Excloo: SB Wannabe Mayors Talk in Depth
As Santa Barbara voters in 2017 confront the most wide-open and consequential mayor’s race in years, there’s just one big hitch: “Two...
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