The first mayoral debate featuring top candidates Eric Friedman, Wendy Sims-Moten and Kristen Sneddon is now available for view on multiple platforms.

The Santa Barbara News-Press and Newsmakers with JR hosted the debate at The New Vic Theatre on Sept. 3. The event was recorded by TV Santa Barbara. The candidates fielded a variety of questions on topics ranging from rent stabilization and State Street to housing and the city budget.

About 240 people attended the event. You can watch the video here:

The video is also available at Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina on YouTube and Newsmakers with JR on YouTube.

Joshua Molina is editor of the News-Press and an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of reporting across the South Coast. He is a professor of journalism at Santa Barbara City College and host of local news show SB Talks with Josh Molina.