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Watch: Here’s the Scoop on Indy’s Surprise Mayor’s Race Endorsement; D4 Drama; Referenda Efforts Advance
All politics is local on a new episode of Newsmakers TV, as the three amigos of Santa Barbara journalism break down the heated races for mayor and city…
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Three Weeks to Go: The City of Santa Barbara’s Political Landscape, Explained in Three Charts.
As 15 candidates for Santa Barbara Mayor and City Council hawk their wares, a look under the hood at the fundamentals of campaigning for office in the…
Oct 14
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A Guide to the Five Complex, Conflicting, Confusing State Ballot Tax Measures
Breaking down the overlapping, intersecting and sometimes contradictory policies proposed in Props. 3, 40, 41, 42 and 43, amid the 14 items California…
Oct 11
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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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Watch: LAT Star Mark Barabak Breaks Down Midterms State of Play - Dems Look Solid to Win House, Puncher’s Chance to Take Senate
California’s top political columnist returns to Newsmakers TV for in-depth and detailed analysis of how Iran war and Trump’s unpopularity triggered a…
Oct 9
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Ballot Measure to Roll Back Approval for State St. Plan Roils SB Election Campaign; New Power Rankings
Foes of referendum effort raise the stakes with aggressive confrontations with those hired by the campaign to gather signatures to put measure on the…
Oct 8
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This Just In: Indivisible SB Releases Details on Pre-Election Rally for Election Integrity
With Trump’s polling numbers collapsing, and Democratic chances of winning the House and Senate growing, pro-democracy forces are organizing against the…
Oct 8
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