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 death, and other top local stories of the week.
The unidentified man with UCSB freshman Liz Hamel moments before she plunged to her death witnessed her falling over a third-story railing — but left her lying unconscious on the ground without calling for help.
That’s among the first details to emerge about the circumstances of Hamel’s death from the shroud of secrecy that local law enforcement has thrown over the tragic incident that took place on Valentine’s Day a year ago, brought to light by local journalists using the California Records Act.
On this week’s edition of Newsmaker TV, Josh Molina discusses the ongoing effort by the News-Press and the student’s family to learn the facts of the investigation conducted by UC Police and the Sheriff’s Department, who have stubbornly refused to release information about the matter.
Ella Heydenfeldt joins the program for the first time, to break down her reporting on recent pro-democracy protests, including intriguing questions about participation by students and other young people repelled by the cruelty of the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant crusade, while fellow SB Independent staff writer Christina McDermott chronicles the latest installments of her milestone “Welcome to Isla Vista” podcast, an ongoing deep dive into the history, politics and economics that have shaped the university’s student ghetto.
And Indy executive editor Nick Welsh reprises his interview with Beth Goodman, the valiant realtor soccer mom who faced down the violence of ICE agents on the Eastside last week, and also has the latest in the serpentine saga of Sable Offshore’s bid to restart pumping through the senescent pipeline that ruptured and caused the disastrous 2015 Refugio spill, as financial regulators now raise questions about the Texas-based oil company’s representations to potential investors.
Plus: A mountain lion stalks Oak Park, WTAF?
All this and more, right here, right now on Newsmakers TV.
Check out Episode 544 via YouTube below or by clicking through this link. Our podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, or on Soundcloud here. TVSB, Channel 17, airs the show every weeknight at 5 p.m. and at 9 a.m. on weekends. KCSB, 91.9 FM, broadcasts the program at 5:30 p.m. on weekends.
Image: Frame grab of a mountain lion captured on a home security video in Samarkand (SB Independent).