Archive - SB Newsmakers

Supes Make History: Rolling Back Industry Sweetheart Law, SB Board Adopts Tough Pot Odor Controls

Seven years after the Board of Supervisors passed a Wild West pot law to make SB County the cannabis capital of California, a reform board finally…

13 hrs ago

With California's Insurance Industry "In Shambles," Sacto Reaches for Solutions

By Levi Sumagaysay CalMatters

Mar 19

The Assault on the 1st Amendment: "Greatest Crisis Since McCarthy Era"

Two attorneys for Protect Democracy dissect Trump's 10-part strategy for attacking free speech and other fundamental Constituional rights

Mar 18

Standing Up to Trump: A Reader's Guide to the Pro-Democracy Movement

Amid the march of Trump’s authoritarian project, it’s easy to fall into defeatism and despair. Here’s a list of writers who analyze what’s happening to…

Mar 17

"Change is Coming": County Finally Gives Carp Neighbors Some Respect over Cannabis

With pot industry's grip on SB government broken, three members of Board of Supervisors come to Weed Wars Ground Zero to hear suggestions for tougher…

Mar 16

Watch: SB TV Gang Breaks Down Latest on Pipeline, Teacher Pink Slips, Evictions, Library Payoff, Trump Impacts

Big crowd demands school board halt teacher layoffs. as offshore oil foes marshal show of force for state officials. Newsmakers' all-star panel of top…

Mar 15 •

Troublesome Carp Grower Hits Bankruptcy; $9 Million in the Red, Legal Questions Galore

The owners of Island Breeze Farms face an uncertain future, amid unpaid creditors, unhappy neighbors and a judge citing federal law prohibitions on…

Mar 14

Calbuzz Classics: The First Time Gavin Cosplayed a Big Shot Media Interview Guy

Positioning himself for a 2028 presidential run, California's attention-hog governor launches a podcast, the latest version of a play he first ran more…

Mar 13 •

"Psychopathic": A Look Inside the Vile and Shameful U.S. Betrayal of Ukraine

A European military historian breaks down Trump's strategy to break faith with democracy, switch sides and serve Putin

Mar 12

Watch: Pièce de Résistance - Conservative French Pol Eviscerates Trump in 8-Minute Speech

Center-right Euro legislator unmasks how the U.S. betrayal of Ukraine reflects a more consequential campaign to dismantle democracy at home and around…

Mar 11 •

Six Keys to Autocracy: A Chilling Analysis of Trump's First 50 Days

Well before the election, Protect Democracy set forth a detailed study of how Donald Trump could move to grab and consolidate unprecedented power…

Mar 10

Newsmakers TV: Journo All-Stars Probe Santa Barbara's Ceaseless Soap Opera

Margaux Lovely, Josh Molina and Ryan P. Cruz join the genial host to break down Renovictions, E-Bikes, Offshore Pipeline, Hot Springs Trail, Immigration…

Mar 8 •

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