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Watch: A City Hall Brawl Between Allies Over Rent Control Heats Up Races for SB Mayor, Council
Newsmakers TV’s All-Star Panel of Top Local Journalists unpacks the latest fight over rent stabilization - and analyzes how it impacts the contests to…
11 hrs ago
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Watch: SB Council D6 Candidates Debate in a Race Shaped as Gabe vs. The Pack; Power Rankings!
With rent control a defining issue, Escobedo is the only wannabe favoring more regulation of rents, as a trio of rivals clog the political lane of those…
Sep 24
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Watch: Here’s TVSB’s Video Production of the “Newsmakers-SB Talks” D5 Debate; Power Rankings
The three-way race to fill the seat representing the Upper State and San Roque neighborhoods revealed critical differences between the candidates, both…
Sep 23
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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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With Two of Five Seats on SBUSD Board on the Ballot, Candidates to Face Off Thursday
The Santa Barbara Reading Coalition, a volunteer literacy advocacy group, is sponsoring the first major forum in the low-key but crucial race for school…
Sep 22
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Emergency Episode: Nick Reveals that Sable Oil Is Excavating Disputed Pipeline to Probe Defects -- 6 Months after Restart
In his latest in a long series of scoops about the rogue oil company, the Independent’s star columnist discloses that federal tests showed 12…
Sep 21
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Op-Ed: How Trump Lost the Plot
Two political scientists, one liberal and one conservative, assess the damage the autocratic president has done so far, offering a hopeful view of where…
Sep 20
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