Watch: Tragic Death of Bruce the Bulldog Sparks Massive Online (and IRL) Outrage; Rent Control, Voting Rights, Political Gossip
On a new episode of Newsmakers TV, our All-Star Panel of Top Local Journalists breaks down the latest in Santa Barbara, leading with public fury about a beloved pet's drowning at doggie day care.
Topics A, B and C on Santa Barbara’s local news front this week was the heartbreaking death by drowning of a puppy named Bruce at a popular Eastside doggie day care facility.
On a new episode of Newsmakers TV, News-Press reporter Kaitlin Sweeney joins the gang to reprise her reporting on the viral story, which not only triggered a street protest outside the shuttered premises of Camp Canine but also generated sickening and detestable social media threats of violence aimed at the business operators.
Ryan P. Cruz checks in with a preview of next week’s big City Council vote on a sweeping rent control ordinance, which will cascade through the political landscape — as Josh Molina explains in breaking down how the contentious issue is shaping campaigns for mayor and three open council seats.
Plus: a big waterfront rally on behalf of free and fair elections; an important community project to equip kids with back-to-school supplies; seniors in despair over being displaced by a major construction project at the Presidio Springs Senior Housing Complex; and the genial host’s head explodes at language-police meddling.
All this and more, right here, right now, on Newsmakers TV.
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Image: Bruce the English Bulldog, 1, who died by accidental drowning at Camp Canine (courtesy photo via Santa Barbara News-Press).