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Watch: LAT Ace Barabak Says Dems Need a "Thumping" Midterm Vote to Overcome Trump's Election Chicanery
The veteran political columnist returns to the show with an update on the races to control the House and Senate, plus the latest on Gavin Newsom's…
Jul 10
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Jerry Roberts
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Sheila Lodge: 1929-2026.
The former mayor's indefatigable vitality, unquenchable spirit and bottomless supply of caring about her adopted hometown made her a singular historic…
Jul 8
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Campaign 1-on-1: In Council Comeback Bid, Jason Dominguez Backs Election Reform, Knocks Rent Control, Critiques Budget Plan
A chippy maverick who was ousted from council after one term, the candidate says that fatherhood has mellowed him, and that his independent policy views…
Jul 6
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Jerry Roberts
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Santa Barbara Smackdown: 20 Years after the News-Press Meltdown, Susan Paterno's Report Remains the Best Telling of the Tale
A behind-the-scenes look at the turmoil that engulfed the Santa Barbara News-Press after owner Wendy McCaw and her top lieutenants flattened the wall…
Jul 5
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Watch: Frederick Douglass Delivered History's Most Powerful 4th of July Speech - James Earl Jones Declaimed It.
As a bitterly divided U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, the great abolitionist's fierce critique of a nation's failure to fulfill its stated ideals and…
Jul 4
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Jerry Roberts
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Watch: SB's Longest-Running Civic Opera's Not Over Yet; Trump Goon Comes for CCC, Sable, Political Gossip
Nick Welsh and Josh Molina join the Town Grouch to break down City Council's vote on State St. - and forecast what comes next in the endless fight over…
Jul 3
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Jerry Roberts
Reading Matters: Life, Literacy and the Pursuit of (Gulp) Bipartisanship
His political career was wrecked by Donald Trump, but lame duck Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is still passionately fighting on behalf of those with…
Jul 1
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June 2026
Campaign 1-on-1: Eric Friedman Stresses Fiscal Restraint, Anti-Rent Control Stance in Bid for S.B. Mayor - "I'm in the Center"
The two-term council member says he was "shocked" at chief rival's claims about budget deficit and expresses fears about downstream financial costs of…
Jun 28
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Jerry Roberts
Science Daily: It's Not You - Our Brains Were Never Designed for This Much Bad News
Feeling sick? Depressed? Over-stressed? You may be suffering from the scourge of PNC -Problematic News Consumption. Yes, that’s a real thing.
Jun 28
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Watch/Listen: A Shameful Performance by Bill Brown; A Shocking Vision of Mission Blockbuster; A Welcome Charge in SB
Our All-Star Panel of Top Local Journalists serves up a full helping of well-informed analysis and reported commentary about Santa Barbara's biggest…
Jun 27
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Jerry Roberts
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Watch: Small Business Owners Activate New Push to Get City Hall to Re-Open State Street
A conversation with leaders of the ad hoc State Street Business Alliance, now asking City Council to repeal key legislation that authorized closure of…
Jun 25
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Jerry Roberts
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Campaign Interviews: 19 Weeks to Go Before Election, Newsmakers Series Begins with District 4 Hopeful Monte Wilson
A former tech executive leads off our conversations about policy and politics with major candidates for City Council and mayor, amid SB's most…
Jun 23
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Jerry Roberts
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