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Watch: LAT Ace Barabak Says Dems Need a "Thumping" Midterm Vote to Overcome Trump's Election Chicanery
The veteran political columnist returns to the show with an update on the races to control the House and Senate, plus the latest on Gavin Newsom's…
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Sheila Lodge: 1929-2026.
The former mayor's indefatigable vitality, unquenchable spirit and bottomless supply of caring about her adopted hometown made her a singular historic…
Jul 8
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Campaign 1-on-1: In Council Comeback Bid, Jason Dominguez Backs Election Reform, Knocks Rent Control, Critiques Budget Plan
A chippy maverick who was ousted from council after one term, the candidate says that fatherhood has mellowed him, and that his independent policy views…
Jul 6
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A New Start for Santa Barbara News-Press
Jan 22, 2025
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Scenes from the Opposition...
Jun 15, 2025
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The 3 Biggest Lies in Trump's Speech
Jan 21, 2025
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Call It By Its Name: A Coup
Feb 2, 2025
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"The Fear Quotient Definitely Has Ratcheted Up"
Jan 24, 2025
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SB's MAGA Outlet Smears Salud with Through-the-Looking Glass "Illegal" Charge
Feb 25, 2025
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Santa Barbara Smackdown: 20 Years after the News-Press Meltdown, Susan Paterno's Report Remains the Best Telling of the Tale
A behind-the-scenes look at the turmoil that engulfed the Santa Barbara News-Press after owner Wendy McCaw and her top lieutenants flattened the wall…
Jul 5
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Watch: Frederick Douglass Delivered History's Most Powerful 4th of July Speech - James Earl Jones Declaimed It.
As a bitterly divided U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, the great abolitionist's fierce critique of a nation's failure to fulfill its stated ideals and…
Jul 4
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Watch: SB's Longest-Running Civic Opera's Not Over Yet; Trump Goon Comes for CCC, Sable, Political Gossip
Nick Welsh and Josh Molina join the Town Grouch to break down City Council's vote on State St. - and forecast what comes next in the endless fight over…
Jul 3
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