Newsmakers with JRSep 13, 2017Salud Ranks #10 on House Race Watch ListThe 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 JRSep 13, 2017Humanity for Habitat: 10 Candidates Trekking To First Campaign Forum on HousingBendy 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 JRSep 12, 2017Mayoral Issues: The Fab Five on ImmigrationKelsey Brugger, burgeoning star reporter and national affairs correspondent for the Independent, has a new post up on their website...
Newsmakers with JRSep 10, 2017Panel Talks Politics, Immigration and Pot -- Newsmakers Gabfest Returns to the AirJosh 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 JRSep 7, 2017Martinez Steps Down as Deckers Corp. Chair After Investor Criticizes Mayoral RunMayoral candidate Angel Martinez has given up his post as Chairman of the Board of Goleta-based Deckers Outdoor Corp., the candidate...
Newsmakers with JRSep 6, 2017Five Takeaways from Trump's Axing of DACA: Cathy and Salud Squarely in SpotlightPoliticians, educators and decent people in Santa Barbara, throughout California and the nation are scrambling to craft political and...
Newsmakers with JRSep 5, 2017Angel Martinez Steals a March on TV Ads: Promises "IAngel Martinez, whose biggest political problem is letting voters know he exists, is first off the line with 30-second spots in the...
Newsmakers with JRSep 4, 2017Can 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 RobertsSep 3, 2017Excloo: SB Wannabe Mayors Talk in DepthAs Santa Barbara voters in 2017 confront the most wide-open and consequential mayor’s race in years, there’s just one big hitch: “Two...