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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Oct 21, 2017
New Show Posted: Dale, Josh, Kelsey & Nick
Ex-councilman Dale Francisco enlivens the latest episode of "Newsmakers," featuring local journalists Kelsey Brugger, Josh Molina and...
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Oct 21, 2017
Cathy Leaves the Door Ajar for Rent Control
Cathy Murillo said at a mayoral debate Friday that “rent control is coming” to Santa Barbara in the form of a future ballot measure,...
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Oct 20, 2017
KEYT Will Host Campaign Capper TV Debate
Save the date: Nine days before the election, KEYT-TV will host the one and only, live televised debate among the five candidates for...
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Oct 18, 2017
Round 3: Campaign Winners and Losers
It’s a basic rule in the Old Guys Official Handbook of Political Reporting: In assessing the debate performance of any candidate, always...
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Oct 17, 2017
Live Tweeting the Indy/KCRW Mayoral Debate
Update 10:15 p.m. Full Winners and Losers report card piece will post on Wednesday. Meanwhile a couple of quick takeaways from the...
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Oct 16, 2017
Indy/KCRW/SBCC Debate Keys Big Week
Three weeks before the election, the five candidates for mayor face an enervating gauntlet of public forums and debates this week, with...
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Oct 15, 2017
Breaking: HBJ Backs Feinstein Foe in Primary
Hannah Beth Jackson, Santa Barbara's state senator, told Newsmakers Sunday that she supports state Senate President Kevin de Leon in his...
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Oct 13, 2017
Why Marge C. Called the Cops on Scafide
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...
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Oct 12, 2017
Most Viewed: Angel, Bendy, Cathy Rank 1,2,3
Less than a month before the Nov, 7 election, Angel Martinez draws the most interest among mayoral contenders from the “Newsmakers”...
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Oct 10, 2017
Angel: Key Bendy Backer Told Me to Stay Out
Angel Martinez says his final decision to run for mayor of Santa Barbara followed a contentious private meeting with political consultant...
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Oct 9, 2017
Snarky Monday: In the 4th, It's All About Das
Not since Clint Eastwood famously spoke to an empty chair in backing Mitt Romney at the 2012 Republican National Convention has there...
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Oct 9, 2017
New Video: Marianne Williamson Introduces Capps Non-Profit at Private Reception
Author, lecturer and spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson keynoted first night for the Lois & Walter Capps Project, a new Santa Barbara...
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