Newsmakers with JR
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...
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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...
Newsmakers with JR
Feb 16, 2018
New TV: The Incident at San Marcos High
Santa Barbara School Board member Laura Capps leads off a new edition of "Newsmakers TV," with her perspective on the shocking episode...
Newsmakers with JR
Feb 14, 2018
Our Interview with Supe Candidate Gregg Hart: I'll Quit SBCAG Job "When I'm Sworn In&qu
Beginning his campaign for 2nd District Supervisor, SB council member Gregg Hart says he will resign his lucrative job at the regional...
By Melinda Burns
Feb 12, 2018
Fear of Rains: "The Mountains Are Loaded"
County Office of Emergency Management officials have rolled out a sweeping change in protocol for evacuations, saying it would better...
Newsmakers with JR
Feb 11, 2018
TV Panel: Mayor Cathy's Reign of Error?
"Unlike any meeting I've seen in 15 years of covering the council," is how Josh Molina characterizes the latest spectacle at City Hall,...
Newsmakers with JR
Feb 9, 2018
TV: Eyewitness Images Tell Disaster Story
When the Thomas Fire broke out last Dec. 4, Mike Eliason was teaching a community class on disaster preparedness. By the afternoon of...
Newsmakers with JR
Feb 7, 2018
Why Snub of Susan is a Bad Look for Dems
Days after Gregg Hart won the Democrat’s endorsement for 2nd District Supervisor, some women activists remain perturbed by the process,...
Newsmakers with JR
Feb 3, 2018
Inside Baseball: How Dem Deal Went Down
Special to political junkies, here are five takeaways on Gregg Hart winning the key Democratic Party endorsement Thursday night over...
Newsmakers with JR
Feb 2, 2018
Breaking: Hart Bags Key Dem Endorsement
Gail Teton-Landis just confirmed that Gregg Hart won the Santa Barbara County Democratic Party’s endorsement over Susan Epstein in the...
By Melinda Burns
Feb 1, 2018
Disease Worries Prompt DNA Tests of Mud
UPDATE Feb. 9: Initial DNA testing of bacteria in the mud and the surf zone at Goleta Beach, where the county is dumping mud from the...
Newsmakers with JR
Jan 31, 2018
Undeclared (Wink, Wink) Hart Seeks Dem Nod
Extra, Extra! Councilman Gregg Hart hasn’t publicly announced he’s running for 2nd District supervisor yet, but just set up a campaign...
Newsmakers with JR
Jan 31, 2018
The Most Astute State of the Union Analyses Were Written Before Trump Gave the Speech
Newsmakers will return to regular (local) programming shortly, but having raised the subject of the State of the Union, we first feel...
Newsmakers with JR
Jan 30, 2018
State of the Union: Alternative Viewers' Guide
In a few hours, the 46 percent 45th President of the United States is scheduled to deliver the (heaven help us) State of the Union...
By Jana Zimmer
Jan 29, 2018
SB Authors: Jana Z. on Coastal Protection
(Editor's note: Environmental advocate and attorney Jana Zimmer is out with a well-timed new book that breaks down the complex legal,...
Newsmakers with JR
Jan 26, 2018
New TV: Were Evac Warnings Miscalculated?
A new edition of Newsmakers TV is now online, highlighting the work of two reporters who are making news with their coverage of the...
By Melinda Burns
Jan 25, 2018
Inside the Montecito Catastrophe Cleanup: "It's Indescribable What Happened Out There"
A whiff of charred wood comes off the black mud that is being dumped daily into the ocean at Goleta Beach County Park, part of the...
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