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Famed Editor Marty Baron Finds Five Reasons for Optimism, amid Trump's Sinister Attacks on First Amendment Freedoms
The former Washington Post editor offers a grim diagnosis of the state of U.S. democracy - but maps out a pathway for the preservation of our…
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Boom to Bust: Two Contentious Cannabis Operations Bite the Dust, Latest Evidence of Utter Failure for SB County Pot Policy
Bitterly and long opposed by neighbors, an embattled Carpinteria Valley growing operation and a planned dispensary on Santa Claus Lane both now belong…
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Watch: Fearless Forecasts on City Hall's Big Paseo Vote; "Threat is Real" on New Offshore Drilling; SBHS, UCSB, Carp, Massage Scandal
Our all-star panel of top local journalists breaks down the week's biggest stories in Santa Barbara, from City Council's showdown over downtown…
Nov 29
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A New Start for Santa Barbara News-Press
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Scenes from the Opposition...
Jun 15
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The 3 Biggest Lies in Trump's Speech
Jan 21
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Call It By Its Name: A Coup
Feb 2
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"The Fear Quotient Definitely Has Ratcheted Up"
Jan 24
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SB's MAGA Outlet Smears Salud with Through-the-Looking Glass "Illegal" Charge
Feb 25
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Turkeys at Newsmakers - with Gratitude for the Pro-Democracy Movement
Ten months into the authoritarian regime of the mob boss president, he's hitting record lows in polling, and men finally have joined women in seeing…
Nov 27
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Bassin: Trump Seeks to Roll Back 1,000 Years of Progress with His Abuse of the Powers of Prosecution
"A head of state using prosecutorial powers to target their enemies is not a new idea. It is one of the oldest abuses in human government."
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Watch: "There Is No Plan B" for Paseo Nuevo, SB City Hall Chief Says, as Key Council Vote Looms
Santa Barbara City Administrator Kelly McAdoo and members of her team take a deep and detailed dive into the plan for the downtown mall, defending its…
Nov 21
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