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Newsmakers with JR
Jan 6, 2024
Election '24: Roy Lee Comes Out Swinging at Das in Supe Race -- "Two-Faced... Career Politician," "Time for a Change"
Roy Lee assailed Das Williams as "the worst kind of career politician" on Friday, as the Carpinteria City Council member opened his long...

Newsmakers with JR
Dec 30, 2023
Newsmakers' New Year's Team Tackles SB's Top Stories of 2023, Amid Best Wishes for a Healthy, Happy 2024
An extra-special gaggle of guests, representing Santa Barbara's politics-media ecosystem, gathers on the cusp of 2024 for Newsmakers'...

Newsmakers with JR
Dec 23, 2023
Supes Smacked Down on Big Contract as CCC Blindsides UCSB on Ball Field; Goleta Roads, Longest Night
Mark Patton, venerable sports journalist and Noozhawk columnist, makes a star turn on this week's edition of Newsmakers TV, to decipher...


Newsmakers with JR
Dec 15, 2023
SBUSD Drama: Pro-Teacher H.S. Protests Spread, $25 Million Verdict in Sex Abuse Case; Supes Races
Hundreds of students at Santa Barbara and San Marcos high schools poured out of classrooms and into the streets this week, the latest...

Newsmakers with JR
Dec 14, 2023
Forget the Stench, Now Noise Arises as Nagging Problem for Carp Neighbor of Big Cannabis Grow
By Melinda Burns The owners of one of the largest cannabis operations in the Carpinteria Valley, leaders in the effort to prevent the...

Newsmakers with JR
Dec 13, 2023
Dem Women Honor Gwyn Lurie: "It's Time to Dust Off Our Pussy Hats"
The Democratic Women of Santa Barbara political organization on Sunday presented its Woman of the Year award to Montecito Journal editor...


Newsmakers with JR
Dec 9, 2023
The Fix Is In: How Politics, Not Policy, Shaped Housing Element; Oil Scandal, Evictions, Jail Deaths
Behind-the-scenes scheming and manuevering -- including secret development consultations with land owners, special treatment for cannabis...


Newsmakers with JR
Dec 2, 2023
H.S. Kids vs. Hilda in Teacher Pay Fight; Behind Supes' Surprise Vote on Pot Odor; City Taxes Slump
Hundreds of Dos Pueblos High School students marched out of school on Friday morning, protesting on behalf on their teachers, who are...


Newsmakers with JR
Nov 30, 2023
Fed-Up Carp Neighbors Sue on Odor as New Majority of Sensible Supes Move on Carbon Scrubbers
By Melinda Burns It’s been more than two years since the Santa Barbara Coalition for Responsible Cannabis signed a peace treaty with a...


Newsmakers with JR
Nov 24, 2023
As Trump Overtakes Biden in Polls, Political Ace Mark Barabak Tries to Talk Us Down from the Ledge
Donald Trump isn't making any secret about what he'll do if he wins next year's presidential election: Install an authoritarian...


Newsmakers with JR
Nov 18, 2023
How Tea Fire Terror Changed Emergency Strategies; SBUSD Conflict, SBPD, Ring Nets; Sojourner RIP
Lily Dallow was in fourth grade when the disastrous Tea Fire broke out 15 years ago this week, destroying her family's home, along with...


Newsmakers with JR
Nov 10, 2023
Will SBUSD Feud Lead to Teacher Strike? Eric-Oscar UFC; Boat Capt. Guilty; Hilda Loves Flag Football
Hilda Maldonado has been treated to fierce criticism almost since her first day as Superintendent of the Santa Barbara Unified School...

Newsmakers with JR
Nov 7, 2023
Local Authors: Amid Struggles Over SB's Future, Cheri Rae Pens a Must-Read Biography of Pearl Chase
At the peak of her power, journalists described Pearl Chase as "the presiding genius of Santa Barbara" and the city's "Guardian Angel,"...


Newsmakers with JR
Nov 3, 2023
Dick Flacks: SB Needs "Social Housing" Policy Financed by New Tax Stream; Bearish on Trump Chances
Private sector solutions cannot meet the demand for workforce housing, says Dick Flacks, progressive warhorse and Santa Barbara's leading...


Newsmakers with JR
Oct 31, 2023
TVSB and Newsmakers Present "The Future of Local News" - Plus "End of an Era Tour" Media Special
On September 27, more than 600 people concerned about the state of local news packed into the Marjorie Luke Theatre for a two-track...


Newsmakers with JR
Oct 27, 2023
State St. Flags Caught in Mideast Crosswind; Big Change in Public Works Bids; Update from the Harbor
Public dramas and behind-the-scenes intrigue at City Hall take center stage on this week's edition of Newsmakers TV, as the genial host...


Newsmakers with JR
Oct 21, 2023
Hamas Massacre of Jews Begets Grief and Anger in SB; Housing, Shock Video, Flag Football, Parklets
Global shock and horror over the massacre of more than 1,300 Israeli civilians by Hamas echoed in Santa Barbara this week, in mass...

Newsmakers with JR
Oct 14, 2023
Ask the Mayor: Randy Dissects Housing/Hotels Clash, Decodes Parklet Mess, Decries State St. Quagmire
On Friday, Mayor Randy Rowse noted two pertinent Actual Facts about Santa Barbara’s supply and demand of rental housing: 1) Fervent...


Newsmakers with JR
Oct 12, 2023
Salud: Israel, Ukraine Aid is Safe Despite "Likely Continued Chaos" in House amid GOP Internal Brawl
On Wednesday, Republicans narrowly nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, but GOP leaders...


Newsmakers with JR
Oct 7, 2023
"Trump! Trump! Trump!" - LAT Politics Ace Seema Mehta Decodes His Menacing Rant in California Stop
Amid the seismic news of recent days - the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein, Prince Gavin's pick to replace her, and the defenestration...
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