Watch: How Online Vigilante Caught SB School Aide; How Roy Navigated Turbulent First Month on Supes; City Hall Pay Shocker
Gwyn Lurie and Josh Molina join the genial host to break down Santa Barbara's top local news stories on this week's edition of Newsmakers TV
The Santa Barbara journalists behind two news breaking, one-on-one interviews highlight the latest episode (that’s #485 for those keeping score at home) of Newsmakers TV.
Gwyn Lurie, editor in chief of the Montecito Journal, went in-depth with rookie Supervisor Roy Lee on the multiple complex issues he’s faced in his first two months in office — from the contentious Sable offshore oil pipeline and the neighborhood dispute over the Hot Springs Trail, to tough new regulations on the cannabis industry and a no-win proposal to raise his own salary — in this week’s edition of her paper. '
She reprises the interview, and offers her insights and impressions on how Lee is handling the demands of his new post - as well as her perspective on how representation of the First District seat has changed, as a matter of substance and style, from that of Das Williams, whom Lee ousted in a shocking electoral upset.
Josh Molina, host of. the “Santa Barbara Talks” podcast and public affairs reporter for Noozhawk, also recounts his interview with a mysterious online crusader known only as “Ghost” who entrapped an Adams Elementary School aide into showing up outside the Goleta Target store, for an alleged date with a pseudo 15-year old boy via an online operation called the CC (Creep Catching) Unit.
As described by Josh, you can watch the livestreamed incident here:
The gang also discusses the impact of Donald Trump’s dismantling of the federal government on local non-profits; the extraordinary pay-outs that Santa Barbara City Hall has given to a batch of departing executives; and a new economic forecast project strongly favoring the re-opening of State Street to traffic.
All this and more, right here, right now on Newsmakers TV.
Check out the new episode via YouTube below, or by clicking through this link. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple and other platforms, as well as on Soundcloud here. TVSB, Channel 17, airs the show every weeknight at 8 p.m. and at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. KCSB, 91.9 FM, broadcasts the program at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.