Jerry Roberts
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- Sep 30, 2026
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Something Rotten at City Hall: How District Elections Skewed Big Vote on Rent Control; Winners & Losers (opens the original)
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This story first appeared at SB Newsmakers. On Tuesday, Mayor Randy Rowse admonished the lefty majority of Santa Barbara’s City Council to stop using the word “we,” moments before they finally, narrowly passed their beloved ideological project of rent control. Rowse reminded his four liberal colleagues that he, along with councilmembers Eric Friedman and Mike Jordan, has expressed prolonged and consistent opposition to the massive, complex and costly rent stabilization ordinance, now likely to c
With $137K in the Bank, Eric Friedman Holds 3-1 Edge over Kristen Sneddon in Santa Barbara Mayor's Race Fundraising (opens the original)
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This story first appeared at SB Newsmakers. City Council member Eric Friedman has quietly raised nearly $150,000 for his campaign to be Santa Barbara’s next mayor, giving him an early 3-to-1 fundraising advantage over chief rival Kristen Sneddon, campaign finance records show. Besides Friedman’s big haul, the biggest surprise in the first round of city campaign spending reports, released this week, is the robust fundraising by both Planning Commissioner Devon Wardlow and retired tech executive M
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