Jerry Roberts
California political writer & Calbuzz co-founder, TV host, world's leading authority on Dianne Feinstein, 805, 415, Major League grandfather
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3 weeks ago |
independent.com | Jerry Roberts
Barney Brantingham, a great journalist who embodied Santa Barbara the way Mike Royko did Chicago, Jimmy Breslin New York and Herb Caen San Francisco, died last week, his family announced Monday. He was 93. Like those big-city newspaper brethren of his era, Barney captured the human stories, sentiments and spirit of his town, pounding out a real-time history of Santa Barbara on deadline, day-after-day, year-after-year, in his must-read “On the Beat” column.
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2 months ago |
independent.com | Jerry Roberts
This story first appeared at Newsmakers with JR. ‘Donald Trump is set to mark his 100th day in office in Michigan on Tuesday, with a big, doubtlessly vainglorious, political rally. As he indulges in hyperbole and celebration, however, he’ll do so while carrying the worst public approval rating of any president in history at this symbolic point in their term.
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2 months ago |
johnmenadue.com | Jerry Roberts
Doctors are obliged to warn patients about the risks of surgery before wheeling them into the operating theatre. When the surgery is cosmetic and unnecessary the risks should be weighed even more carefully. Politicians should exercise similar caution with unnecessary, high-risk legislation. The two most discredited institutions on planet earth are the banks and the Church.
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Jan 24, 2025 |
independent.com | Jerry Roberts
This story first appeared at SB Newsmakers. Sheriff Bill Brown says that the Trump Administration’s self-proclaimed “shock and awe” campaign targeting immigrants in the U.S. illegally is causing trepidation and dread among Latinos in Santa Barbara County. “The fear quotient has definitely ratcheted up,” the sheriff told Newsmakers.
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Jan 21, 2025 |
independent.com | Jerry Roberts
This story first appeared at SB Newsmakers. Donald Trump lied, fabricated, and dissembled throughout his 30-minute “Liberation Day” inaugural address on Monday, a churlish and vainglorious oration well-suited to the aptitudes and values of a reality TV host and former condo salesman.
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