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Protect Democracy: A Look Inside ICE's Vast New Surveillance Apparatus - and How to Challenge It
ICE has become the most well-funded law enforcement agency in the nation. Now it's using AI and other technologies to build a data collection machine to…
What Animates the Racism that Motivates and Fuels Trump
Setting politics aside, a prominent Times columnist argues, the reality show president's brand of hateful white supremacy emerged from an entitled nepo…
Watch: Anti-ICE Protests Grow in SB; New Details Emerge in Liz Hamel Mystery; IV Politics, Sable Oil, Mountain Lion Shocker
On a new Newsmakers TV episode, the gang delves into the growing visibility of young people in anti-Trump demonstrations, new evidence in a UCSB woman's…
 • Jerry Roberts
Here's the Eloquent and Enduring Judge's Order that Freed the Five-Year Old Boy in the Fluffy Blue Hat
The little boy became a vivid symbol of the barbarism of Trump's deportation crusade. In setting him free, a federal judge schooled the Administration…
 • Jerry Roberts
Cohn: As Measles Outbreak Rages, RFK Doubles Down on Reckless Quackery
Twenty-five years ago, the U.S. effectively eliminated measles in the country. Now rates are spiking, fueled by Kennedy's anti-vaccine, anti-science…
Why Trump's Sinister Raid on Georgia Elections Office Portends Threat and Menace to Mid-Terms
Prominent voting rights lawyer asks: Has Trump worn so many people down that there just isn’t the energy to muster the necessary level of outrage and…

January 2026

Watch: The (Masked) Face of Tyranny on the Streets of Santa Barbara; Laura vs. Sheriff; Rent Freeze; Homeless Center
A cowardly pepper spray attack on a woman exercising her First Amendment rights on the Eastside prompts community pushback in SB, as Trump's fascist…
 • Jerry Roberts
ICYMI: Here's "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen's New Pro-Democracy Protest Song
The rock superstar, who consistently has been critical of Trump's authoritarian project, released the song to honor Renee Good and Alex Pretti and the…
 • Jerry Roberts
Egan: How the Government's Killing of Alex Pretti Put Democracy Back on the Ballot
The response of civil society to the Trump attack on Minneapolis has convinced Democrats that the mid-term election can't just be about affordability.
Op-Ed: A Modest Proposal to Address SB's Crucial Need for Workforce House through New Rent Law
Business consultant Ben Romo suggests that any new rent stabilization ordinance should be carefully tailored to address the "missing middle" level of…
SB Vigil for Victims of ICE Violence Set for Monday Evening, 5:30 p.m., at Stearns Wharf
Candlelight vigil will honor Alex Pretti and Renee Good, shot dead while protesting the federal invasion of Minneapolis, plus all those brutalized by…
 • Jerry Roberts
Yes, It's Fascism
Over Trump’s past year, what originally looked like an effort to make the government his personal plaything has drifted distinctly toward doctrinal and…
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