With no clear favorites emerging from the crowded field of candidates, California’s leading political data analyst now puts the odds of a one-two Republican finish in the primary at nearly one in four.
Santa Barbara City Administrator Kelly McAdoo and members of her team take a deep and detailed dive into the plan for the downtown mall, defending its finances, design and plans for more housing.
In an exclusive interview, city councilmember knocks incumbent for oppositional behavior, calls for public vote on Paseo Nuevo, and vows to work with landlords on new rent control regulations.
Gavin Newsom set forth a pro-Democratic gerrymander of California to fight a pro-Republican gerrymander in Texas. Santa Barbara Newsmakers' panel of experts demystifies the issues and personalities behind the fight.
Santa Barbara’s man in Washington breaks down the policy conflict at the center of the government shutdown, and lets loose on Donald Trump’s lawless use of military force against U.S. citizens.
He was celebrated as an architect of Operation Warp Speed during Trump's first administration. Now he's been forced out amid the ideological dismantling of science-based public health operations.
As the shifty Texas oil company gears up to gain Donald Trump's approval of plans for launching offshore tankers, S.B.'s top journalist on the beat deconstructs, demystifies and disentangles the story.
In the final hours of legislative session, Santa Barbara’s assemblymember scored a big win in the epic pipeline battle, passing his measure to require the rogue oil company to undergo full Coastal Commission permit review.
Senator Limón’s measure, which has attracted statewide attention, would require an environmental review of a proposed plan for an eight-story apartment at the Mission, among many other provisions.
The president is bringing unprecedented political, legal and military pressure to bear on Democrats, but he doesn’t need to win outright in 2026. Just creating chaos may be enough.
Superintendent Susan Salcido acknowledges students' "fear, worry, anxiety" but remains optimistic about school resilience despite federal threats on immigration, funding, and civil rights.
For decades in his column, he wrote the real-time narrative history of Santa Barbara, then in real-life became a community hero by choosing journalistic principle and ethics over a job he loved
The reality TV show president is sure to holler "fake news" about a consistent series of devastating new polls, but it's clear he has misread his mandate and overreached with unpopular MAGA policies.
As alarm spreads in immigrant communities, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown untangles the conflict between California's "Sanctuary State" law and Trump's push for mass deportations.
The president lies like he breathes, but some alternative facts are more far-reaching than others.
A clown car of grifters and hacks in D.C. a breath of fresh air in S.B.
'Washington is not going to control decisions we make in California,' says Santa Barbara's state assemblymember, who also shares his reactions to a surprise waiver granted to Sable Offshore Corp.
Was this the last time we’ll get to vote for president?
A stunning, high-quality poll, released over the weekend, reported that overwhelming support among likely women voters has given Kamala Harris a lead over Donald Trump in Iowa.
Lanny Ebenstein and Wade Cowper face off against Marsha Croninger and Dale Francisco over Santa Barbara City College's proposed $198 million bond to improve campus facilities.
Sunday’s event, sponsored by the Democratic Women of Santa Barbara, raised $100,000 to flip the House of Representatives.
The Republican's dodgy refusal to admit that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, when directly confronted by the Democrat, may well be all that anybody remembers about Tuesday's event.
With Trump refusing a second debate with Harris, Tuesday’s clash of running mates will likely be the final marquee media event of the campaign.
Two sets of parents are seeking judicial oversight of the district in the case of former teacher Steven Schapansky.
If it were a prize fight, they would have stopped it.
Eight weeks before Election Day, Trump and Harris are set to meet on Tuesday in what may be their only debate, as new polling shows the race tied, nationally and in each of the toss-up states.
Accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, Harris vows to be a "unity" president who combines caring domestic policies with muscular national security stance.
San Francisco star scribe chronicles Kamala's roots.
Santa Barbara's Salud Carbajal hits Trump–Vance for "insults" to military.
Kamala Harris biographer says she’s “winning the vibes.”
A conversation with Dan Morain on the strengths and weaknesses of Harris, who now stands at the white hot center of an unprecedented moment in American history.
The panel appraises the extent of the president's self-inflicted political wound and weighs the swirl of post-debate speculation and scenarios about what Democrats may or may not do to reset the race.
Biden’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Debate Overshadows Trump’s Torrent of Lies
A TV event that may be the most important political show you will ever watch.
A pro-democracy group details methods and motives of plans to vastly expand executive power.
Three key factors about the Biden–Trump rematch: The election no one wants.
Santa Barbara Rep. Salud Carbajal checks in from Capitol Hill on the House Speakership battle and the fast-moving situation abroad.
Nick Welsh, Starshine Roshell, Melinda Burns, and Josh Molina join Jerry Roberts to offer an inside look on "Citizen McCaw" and the aftermath of Santa Barbara's newspaper war.
Despite 'fascist tendencies' of many Republicans.