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Op-Ed: Laura and Roy Detail their Plan to Limit ICE Incursions in SB County
Two key members of the Board of Supervisors introduce legislation to "protect community, democracy and local control" from federal immigration agents.
Apr 17
Watch: Attacking Trump's "Illegal War," Salud Calls Out GOP Colleagues for "Abdication" of Congressional Power
In wide-ranging interview, the five-term SB Democrat distances himself from Swalwell, forecasts a mid-term wave election, and waffles on debating…
Apr 16 • Jerry Roberts
Watch (or Listen!): Editors of Annual SB "Green Guide" Offer Inside Look at What's New for Earth Day LVI
Blue Dot Living and Indy team up to publish a magazine that celebrates local, practical and effective community efforts to nurture climate resilience…
Apr 16 • Jerry Roberts
Watch: Renaissance Woman Leslie Zemeckis Plans First Santa Barbara Literary Fest as a "Celebration of Storytellers"
First look at an upcoming downtown event honoring books, writers and the struggles of the latter to produce the former.
Apr 15 • Jerry Roberts
Watch: Here's the Full Newsmakers TV Interview with Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse about Dropping His Re-election Bid
The mayor announced on Monday he would not seek a second term.
Apr 14 • Jerry Roberts
Randy Explains His Shock Decision Not to Seek Another Term as SB Mayor
In previously saying he'd run again, Mayor Rowse stated he still "still has the passion" for leading the city. Monday, he suddenly announced he's…
Apr 14 • Jerry Roberts
Applebaum: Viktor Orbán's Staggering Defeat in Hungary Proves that Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable
If the autocratic prime minister who served as a model for MAGA can lose, then his American and Russian admirers can too.
Apr 13
Watch: Supes Talk, Don't Act on ICE Arrest Report; Feds Bigfoot State on Diablo; How Rent Vote Shapes SB Mayor, Council Races
On a new episode of Newsmakers TV, the gang talks fallout from that big investigation of deportation busts, conflicts over state's last nuke plant, and…
Apr 11 • Jerry Roberts
Rampell: In Trump’s Economy, You’re Either an Insider or a Chump
A detailed breakdown of the ways and means by which the gangster president is enriching friends, pardoning criminals, and impoverishing everyone else.
Apr 10
Joyce Vance: What the Law of War Says about Trump's Threat to Commit Genocide
His words blatantly express a willingness to turn the U.S. into a rogue state like Iran and Russia, rejecting the fundamental legal restraints that…
Apr 8
Press Clips: News-Press ICE Blockbuster; Indy Must-See Retrospective; MAGA Mouthpiece Watch
Media and news industry commentary and criticism for Santa Barbara and beyond.
Apr 7 • Jerry Roberts
Hubbell: Trump Is Unfit for Office. He Should Be Removed ASAP.
We should normalize through repetition the proposition that he can and should be removed as president, even though it's unlikely, just as he has…
Apr 6
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