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Breaking: Santa Barbara's New News-Press Names Josh Molina as Editor
In a Newsmakers interview, the veteran newsman discusses his vision for the recently-launched digital news operation, what it means for South Coast…
Dec 15
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George Will: "A Sickening Moral Slum of an Administration"
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
Dec 14
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Watch: In Mystery Death, Family Deplores UCSB Cops' Report - Plus: Wharf Restaurant Shocker, Homeless Contract Dispute, Jail Data Surprise…
It's a Three Amigos episode, as the Newsmakers TV gang breaks down the week's biggest stories in Santa Barbara.
Dec 12
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Jerry Roberts
Hubbell: A Look at the Supreme Court's Latest Aid and Comfort to Trump's Crusade to Repeal the 20th Century
By allowing the mob boss president to control independent agencies, the right-wing justices are animating disruption of a system that has supported U.S…
Dec 10
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Rampell: Actual Facts that Expose Trump's Recklessness on the Economy and His Failure to Deal with Affordability
Consumer confidence keeps falling, while inflation is up, and the costs of energy, health care and housing are spiking. Meanwhile, Trump's witless…
Dec 8
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Watch: Big Questions Loom after SB Council Turns Down Paseo Plan; Heartbreaking Impact of Trump Attacks; Why Local News Matters
Newsmakers TV's All-Star Panel of Top Local Journalists looks around corners, with well-informed insights and analysis about the week's biggest news…
Dec 5
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Jerry Roberts
Phang: How Trump's Pardons Make a Mockery of the U.S. Justice System
A veteran prosecutor who specialized in narcotics cases offers a splendid rant detailing how the rank hypocrisy of the pardon of Juan Hernandez by our…
Dec 4
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…
Dec 3
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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…
Dec 2
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November 2025
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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Jerry Roberts
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."
Nov 26
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