Good morning, Santa Barbara ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- The doggie pool where Bruce the English Bulldog died was not permitted, according to city records
- Parents call for more restraints on iPad tech use; heat wave shortens day at some schools
- Buellton might partner with Lompoc for law enforcement services
- Ventura County prepares for El Niño
- Ian Baucke appears on the Santa Barbara Talks podcast to talk about his campaign for Santa Barbara City Council
- And shoutout to the incomparable Lee Heller for providing the first correct answer to where new Santa Barbara County CEO Jana Petersen worked. The answer: Boulder County. 😊
Joshua Molina
News-Press Editor
Top stories
Camp Canine’s dog swimming pool, where Bruce the bulldog drowned, was not permitted, public records show
By Kaitlin Sweeney • Santa Barbara News-Press
Education Notebook: students’ iPads, heatwave, enrollment and Grand Jury responses
By Julianna Lozada • Santa Barbara News-Press
‘Santa Barbara Talks’ podcast: City Council candidate Ian Baucke says he wants to help working families
By Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press
Buellton raises the stakes in potential switch from Sheriff’s patrols to Lompoc Police
By Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press
Ventura emergency services prepare to weather the storm as historic El Niño approaches
By Sofia Wallace • Santa Barbara News-Press
Stories you should know about
- OpenAI was the first to gain mainstream market share among AI companies; now, after some challenges, it looks to reboot. (TIME)
- Unseen autism takes its toll on young girls. They are more likely to be diagnosed with psychiatric disorders like depression or anxiety before their autism is identified. (Los Angeles Times)
- Meta settles for $18 billion in a lawsuit that alleged Facebook and Instagram were damaging children, but its future is not in social media. (Mother Jones)
Santa Barbara elections
It may seem early in the election season, but it’s not. Anyone running for office this November should have started months ago. Jerry Roberts and I have already conducted candidate interviews and created an unmatched database of everything you wanted to know about the candidates.
Roberts has interviewed every candidate for every contest, and you can find those interviews here. And though Jerry and I often coordinate coverage, our schedules didn’t align this year, so there’s another set of interviews with candidates on my YouTube page, Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina.
I was fortunate enough to work with Erik Davis and JP Montalvo at TV Santa Barbara to record some interviews in studio. The video production quality is high, and I have heard from several people that they appreciated the candid in-studio conversations. I have write-ups in the News-Press about the interviews.
Jerry and I are also moderating a mayoral debate on Sept. 3 at the New Vic Theatre. It’s sold out, but TV Santa Barbara will be on hand to record and post shortly thereafter. The debate will also air on Jerry’s and my YouTube channels in after the event.
On top of that, Jerry and I are moderating in-studio, City Council district-specific candidate forums in September that will air on our respective YouTube channels and TV Santa Barbara.
All of this is to say: Jerry and I love journalism and politics and will do our best to bring you all the best coverage for this important election.
Looking back
On Aug. 27, 2022, I wrote about a neighborhood spat over 25 proposed new homes on Modoc Road. Not sure what it says about myself, but I have no recollection of some of the stories I have written over the past 25 years. Thank God for the News-Press archives.
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