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Watch: Mission Tower Plan Linked to “Ghost Project” Scam; Kristen Bests Eric in Mayor’s Race - What’s Next; Macy’s Update
Our All-Star Panel of Top Local Journalists is here for one final robust round of punditry on SB Mayor and Council races and a look behind the…
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Kristen’s Win in Mayor’s Race Caps SB Dems’ “Bluenami”: Three Takeaways from Decisive City Election
Across the county, the Democratic Party engineered their own wave election, to match the national “blue” landslide. Nowhere was this more evident than…
Nov 12
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Scott Colom’s Upset Win of a Senate Seat in Mississippi Unburies Centuries of History, for the South, and for the Nation
The third Black man elected to the post, he follows one who took office two days after Mississippi was readmitted to the Union, and another who served…
Nov 12
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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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“Progressive Populist” Jane Kim is State’s New Insurance Commissioner - What It Could Mean for Rates and Coverage
The head of the Working Families Party in California, San Francisco lefty Kim has promised radical change in the insurance market, including a public…
Nov 10
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Op-Ed: “No Kings” Was Crucial to the Anti-Trump Election Results. So Why Did Media Coverage Erase the Protests?
When Trump returned to power, elites immediately capitulated - while millions of people took to the streets in popular protest. Then elite media failed…
Nov 8
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Watch: As SB Mayor’s Race Hangs in the Balance, a Big Generational Shift at City Hall and Valencia Gains in No. County
In a new episode of Newsmakers TV, our All-Star Panel of Top Local Journalists sifts through the entrails of Tuesday’s election, and argues loudly about…
Nov 6
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