Best Paseo Podcasts (2025)

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Paseo Nuevo | Newsmakers with JR 56:45

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As City Council prepares to vote on a new plan for Paseo Nuevo, City Administrator Kelly McAdoo, State Street Master Planner Tess Harris and two of their key consultants join Josh Molina, Nick Welsh and the genial host for an in-depth and detailed conversation about the finances, housing and design impacts and implications of the project, Santa Bar…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 34:28

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On this week’s edition, Josh Molina and Ryan Cruz preview and handicap the vote for next week's City Council showdown decision on that controversial development plan for the Paseo Nuevo shopping center, while Callie Fausey reports “the threat is real” amid the Trump Administration’s move to open new areas off the coast of Central California to oil …

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 47:27

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In a special Three Amigos episode of Newsmakers TV, Josh Molina and Nick Welsh join the genial host for droll stroll through the week’s top news stories in Santa Barbara, from the foggy future of Paseo Nuevo, simmering conflict over a homeless navigation center and private sector pushback on the city’s waterfront leasing policies, to the latest cha…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 29:12

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The Santa Barbara City Council’s refusal to endorse a controversial redevelopment plan for the Paseo Nuevo shopping center has left the hugely consequential land use issue in limbo, and on this week’s edition of Newsmakers TV, Josh Molina and Ryan P. Cruz break down what comes next, as Christina McDermott reprises her reporting on the latest injuri…

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Josh Molina | Newsmakers with JR 1:00:52

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The Santa Barbara News-Press this week named Josh Molina the first editor of the newly-launched, digital incarnation of the historic local news operation and, in his first extensive interview, he talks with Newsmakers TV about the vision for the new News-Press and its impacts on the media landscape, speaking emotionally about his deep roots in the …

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Randy Rowse | Newsmakers with JR 37:22

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Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse checks in to offer his perspective on the two big issues that have consumed City Hall in recent weeks – the future of downtown development at the Paseo Nuevo shopping mall and the push by City Council’s liberal majority to impose a new set of strict rent control regulations on landlords and property owners. News-Pres…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 34:56

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On this week’s episode, it’s a special tour of the Halloween hellscape the Trump Administration is creating in Santa Barbara, as Christina McDermott, Ryan P. Cruz, Nick Welsh and Josh Molina join the genial host for a conversation about cuts to food stamps and housing aid, neighborhood terror and political clashes stemming from immigration raids, a…

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Randy Rowse | Newsmakers with JR 45:44

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Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse returns for a new “Ask the Mayor” episode, addressing questions from Josh Molina and the genial host about the controversial proposal to build housing at Paseo Nuevo; the new plan for the Sears site at La Cumbre Plaza; the state of State Street; the latest push for rent control; and a spate of bad news about the city…

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Kristen Sneddon | Newsmakers with JR 24:07

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In a special bonus edition of Newsmakers TV, City Council member Kristen Sneddon announced she will seek election as Santa Barbara’s mayor, setting the stage for an intriguing generational challenge to incumbent Randy Rowse that will be shaped by conflicts over rent control, the future of downtown and how the city should accommodate ever-increasing…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 30:31

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Christina McDermott leads off this week’s edition of Newsmakers TV with breaking news, reporting that federal food stamp benefits appear to have restored, even as non-profits and other community groups were jumping into the breach to help thousands of local residents cut off by Donald Trump’s government shutdown. Nick Welsh also joins the genial ho…

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Salud Carbajal | Newsmakers with JR 34:29

2M ago34:29

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Rep. Salud Carbajal checks in with Newsmakers to discuss the ongoing shutdown of the federal government. He breaks down the key health care issue that Democrats are pressing in the conflict, talks about some of the real-life, day-to-day impacts of the government being closed, and expresses deep concern over some recent actions Donald Trump’s “fasci…

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All-Star Panel | Newsmakers with JR 34:56

2M ago34:56

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It’s a big week on the housing beat, as Newsmakers TV’s All-Star Panel of Top Local Journalists features Christina McDermott, Josh Molina, Ryan P. Cruz and Nick Welsh breaking down all the latest about that monstrosity project proposed for the Mission, the City Council’s latest misadventures with rent control, and the icy response city planners had…

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Pundits Panel | Newsmakers with JR 43:54

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Our All Star Panel of National Political Pundits returns, as veteran journalist Carla Marinucci, author Dan Morain and media strategist Bill Carrick join the genial host for a deep dive into Proposition 50, Gavin Newsom’s not-so-secret bid for president, and Donald Trump’s destruction of the East Wing of the White House, among other matters, includ…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 38:09

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Our All-Star Panel of Top Local Journalists roves through the full range of politics and public policy stories animating Santa Barbara this week, as Nick Welsh offers a behind-the-scenes view of the Independent’s Yes-on-50 front cover editorial, Josh Molina sheds light on the city’s meeting-before-the-meeting on the big Paseo Nuevo development and …

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Dr. Peter Marks | Newsmakers with JR 43:00

3M ago43:00

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In an exclusive interview, celebrated public health leader Dr. Peter Marks joins Newsmakers for a far-ranging conversation about the clear and present danger posed to the nation by Robert F. Kennedy’s purge of science-based health and safety policies. Dr. Marks recounts his own defenestration by RFK, after years of government service - including hi…

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Greg Hart | Newsmakers with JR 36:47

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Assembly member Gregg Hart returns to Newsmakers TV to discuss his just-passed milestone legislation requiring the rogue Sable oil company to undergo full environmental review in its bid to restart the failed pipeline that caused the disastrous Refugio spill. Hart also offers his up-to-date assessment of the Trump Administration’s efforts to disman…

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Three Amigos | Newsmakers with JR 29:21

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It’s a special Three Amigos edition of Newsmakers TV, as Nick Welsh and Josh Molina join the genial host to break down the latest in this week’s top local news stories in Santa Barbara, including the showdown over expanding the Hilton Beachfront Resort, efforts by the city to find a new operator for the FARO homeless navigation center and the local…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 36:27

4M ago36:27

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On this week’s edition, our all-star panel of top local journalists checks in with a batch of scoops,, as Nick Welsh reprises his reporting on the closing of Santa Barbara’s most venerable housing shelter and Sheriff Bill Brown’s double data sets detailing his dealings with federal immigration agents; Ryan P. Cruz has an updated picture of ICE acti…

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Monique Limón | Newsmakers with JR 24:21

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State Senator Monique Limon returns to Newsmakers TV for an urgent conversation about Proposition 50, the one and only issue in the Nov. 4 special election, by which Democrats are trying to respond to Donald Trump’s efforts to redo the national political landscape in advance of the crucial 2026 mid-term elections. Characteristically for Limon, she …

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Susan Salcido | Newsmakers with JR 41:40

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On a special “Back to School” edition, Santa Barbara Country Superintendent of Schools Superintendent Susan Salcido returns to Newsmakers TV for a conversation of about local districts are responding to a new set of urgent and demanding challenges inflicted by the Trump Administration’s attack on public education, from the looming threat of immigra…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 37:21

4M ago37:21

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The normal chaotic hijinks of the Santa Barbara City Council have accelerated into warp speed and sheer lunacy in recent weeks, as Josh Molina and Ryan P. Cruz join the genial host on this week’s episode of Newsmakers TV to try to make sense of the Gang of Seven’s words and actions on recent key budget, housing and immigration issues. And Callie Fa…

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August 12, 2025 17:38

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The Writers Co-Op and City Rep are collaborating on a live reading at OK Cider. Neyom talks about how exercise is crucial in a writer's life. Book recommendation from our resident memoir concierge, Ashley. Support the show Literati Press will release three episodes a month including: This Month in Literati Press Book Concierge Corner Society of Rac…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 43:12

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Callie Fausey, Christiana McDermott, Josh Molina and Nick Welsh join the genial host for a fast-paced recap of all of Santa Barbara’s top local news stories, from the financial impacts of Trump Administration cuts being felt by public schools, Planned Parenthood and public broadcasting, to post-mortems of this year’s Fiesta, which could yield a re-…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 39:34

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On the eve of Fiesta, tensions in the community are high over ongoing indiscriminate arrests and harassment of people by brown skin by federal immigration thugs agents, and on this week’s edition of Newsmakers TV, Ryan P. Cruz, Nick Welsh and Josh Molina join the genial host to discuss how Trump’s brutal deportation regime may impact Santa Barbara’…

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Nick Welsh | Newsmakers with JR 39:17

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The Independent’s prize-winning columnist and editor Nick Welsh joins the genial host for a one-on-one conversation that takes a deep and detailed dive into the tangled legal, political and policy affairs involving the Sable oil company’s effort to restart offshore oil production and pumping through Santa Barbara County. Plus: updating the myriad o…

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Mark Barabak | Newsmakers with JR 38:21

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L.A. Times political columnist Mark Z. Barabak joins the genial host of Newsmakers TV for some robust punditry about the state of America on the eve of the nation’s 249th birthday, and how his naturally sunny disposition is being affected by Trump’s provocations, Gavin Newsom’s chameleon act, the disappearance of civility, people making positive ch…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 38:42

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Ryan P. Cruz and Josh Molina go behind the scenes on their reporting about a week of fear and intimidation triggered by federal immigration raids on two Central Coast cannabis operations, while the genial host tweaks Supervisor Joan Hartmann for her now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t approach to voting on the biggest environmental issue facing Santa Barb…

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Salud Carbajal | Newsmakers with JR 46:20

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An outraged Rep. Salud Carbajal returns to Newsmakers TV with a full, detailed account of his confrontation with federal immigration officials in Carpinteria last week, warning that Donald Trump is orchestrating from Washington military-style raids by Immigration and Customs Service agents as public displays of pure, partisan political power - in f…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 36:46

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The Independent’s Christina McDermott and Nick Welsh join the genial host for a deep dive into the two hottest stories on the sizzling housing beat – what the future portends for several hundred elderly tenants in two downtown properties long-operated by the Battistone family, and the outrageous proposal to despoil Santa Barbara’s most iconic locat…

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Chris Meagher | Newsmakers with JR 47:00

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Chris Meagher made his bones in Santa Barbara, as both a newspaper hack and a political flack, and over the past two decades built a successful career and a splendid reputation as a national communications strategist and political consultant. In an interview with the genial host, he offers an insider’s perspective on the Biden White House and provi…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 49:33

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Digital news producer Lily Dallow returns to Newsmakers TV for an inside look at how she threw a spotlight on the brutal actions of federal immigration agents in the beating of an Orange County gardener, as she rejoins Nick Welsh, Josh Molina, Ryan P. Cruz and the genial host for a panel discussion of the perils of reporting in the Age of Trump. Pl…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 45:53

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It’s a special Three Amigos edition, as Nick Welsh and Josh Molina join the genial host to mark the 501st episode of Newsmakers TV, with a wide-roaming conversation about Santa Barbara connections to the extraordinary events still unfolding in L.A. as well as the latest on the breakthrough achievements of Monique Limón and Meagan Harmon, the nexus …

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Indivisible SB | Newsmakers with JR 34:28

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On the eve of the “No Kings Here” nationwide mass demonstrations against the rogue Trump Administration, four leaders of Indivisible Santa Barbara discuss the plans and politics behind the local protest set for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. on Cabrillo Blvd. near Chase Palm Park, where rally-goers will form a human chain along the waterfront in opposition…

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Barney Brantingham | Newsmakers With JR 40:29

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In a special, extra edition of Newsmakers TV, a dozen former colleagues and friends of Barney Brantingham meet online to offer memories, reflections and funny stories about the great Santa Barbara city columnist, who recently died at 93. Drawn from the SB News-Press diaspora, the group represents a gathering of the local journalism tribe, as they r…

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Laura Capps | Newsmakers with JR 34:56

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Board of Supervisors Laura Capps returns to Newsmakers TV with a warning that the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts in Medicaid and food programs not only threaten Santa Barbara’s most economically vulnerable citizens but also augur fiscal austerity, as county government begins its budget season. In a conversation with the genial host, she also …

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Community Conversations | Dr Gaylee Beebe | President Westmont College 59:07

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Community Conversations | Dr Gaylee Beebe | President Westmont CollegeBy TV Santa Barbara

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805 Focus | Storytellers Children Center | Dr Gabriella Garcia 20:48

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805 Focus | Storytellers Children Center | Dr Gabriella GarciaBy TV Santa Barbara

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Community Conversations | Kelly McAdoo | City Administrator 42:15

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Community Conversations | Kelly McAdoo | City AdministratorBy TV Santa Barbara

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Newswell's BJ Terhune | Newsmakers with JR 29:49

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On a special Press Clips edition of Newsmakers TV. B.J. Terhune, California Managing Editor for the local news non-profit Newswell, joins the genial host for a conversation updating the project to “reimagine” the Santa Barbara News-Press and relaunch it as an online site, with all the latest on staffing, timing, planning and more.…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 29:37

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On this week’s episode, Nick Welsh untangles the latest legal and political developments in the long-running saga of the Sable Offshore oil pipeline re-start, Josh Molina discusses why that eight-story blockbuster development aimed at the Mission won’t go away, and Ryan P. Cruz reprises the heart-breaking public service for three Dos Pueblos High S…

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Jane Hulse | Newsmakers with JR 27:18

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Santa Barbara novelist Jane Hulse returns to Newsmakers for a conversation about her just-out second book, “Outcasts of Essex,” a work that carries on the saga of Sarah Bennett, an independent-minded teenager navigating the personal and political cross-currents of Revolutionary War Era New Hampshire, introduced in her first book of historical ficti…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 36:37

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Sheriff Bill Brown skipped a hearing of the Board of Supervisors this week, where a large crowd charged he is cooperating with federal immigration authorities, as Nick Welsh returns to Newsmakers TV to sort through the layers of federal, state and local laws and policies behind the matter, as Callie Fausey reports good news from the Santa Barbara U…

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National Pundit Panel | Newsmakers With Jerry Roberts 44:55

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Newsmakers’ All-Star Panel of Veteran Political Pundits returns to dissect Trump’s first 100 days, as strategist Bill Carrick and political journalists Carla Marinucci and Dan Morain discuss the impact on the economy, California and the Democratic Party of White House policies that have disrupted national security alliances around the world, safety…

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Peter Rupert | Newsmakers with JR 35:54

8M ago35:54

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Economics professor Peter Rupert, director of the UCSB Economic Forecast, joins the genial host for a conversation about how Donald Trump’s tariffs and other fiscal policies are transforming the global economy, disquieting business investment and threatening recession. Plus: what this all means for California, and a discussion of how local elected …

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 36:59

8M ago36:59

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Political and legal fallout over the Sable oil pipeline circulated and spread this week, and Margaux Lovely and Nick Welsh return to Newsmakers TV with all the latest, as Josh Molina and Ryan P. Cruz reprise their City Hall reporting on housing, hotels and parking. Plus: county budget makers look to the Trump Administration with dread.…

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Green Guide: Vicki Riskin & Marianne Partridge | Newsmakers with JR 29:40

9M ago29:40

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On this week’s episode of Newsmakers TV, SB Independent Editor in Chief Marianne Partridge, and Vicky Riskin, president and founder of Bluedot Living join the genial host to discuss their collaborative publication of the second edition of “The Santa Barbara Green Guide,” which highlights efforts to protect the environment and boost climate resilien…

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Journalist Panel | Newsmakers with JR 29:20

9M ago29:20

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The biggest mystery arising from this week’s big Coastal Commission meeting, which ended with an $18 million fine levied against Sable Offshore, concerns the role of the Santa Barbara County Planning Department in approving the permit for the company’s pipeline. Margaux Lovely joins the genial host to discuss her reporting on the matter, while Josh…

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Rent Control | Newsmakers with JR 41:42

9M ago41:42

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Brian Johnson, chief executive officer of the Board of Realtors, and City Council member Meagan Harmon join the genial host for an in-depth conversation about Santa Barbara’s proposed “right to return” ordinance, the latest landlord-tenant battle in the city, which would allow renters to return to their unit after a property owner makes major repai…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with Jerry Roberts 43:05

9M ago43:05

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Amid a recent batch of high-profile and contentious county government decisions, Gwyn Lurie returns to Newsmakers TV to recount her conversation about them with rookie First District representative Roy Lee, while Callie Fausey explains the astonishing story of how decades-old allegations of sexual abuse now threaten Carpinteria Unified school distr…

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Journalists Panel | Newsmakers with JR 43:16

9M ago43:16

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Public opposition is building to the re-opening of the offshore oil pipeline that ruptured and caused the 2015 Refugio spill and Nick Welsh on this week’s edition reports on the big town hall, which included representatives of eight agencies of state government, while Josh Molina and Callie Fausey reprise a second, epic public meeting, as the Santa…