The mayor's race: The plot thickens - Santa Barbara News-Press

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Here’s what we have for you today:

Kristen Sneddon gains votes in new election results, tightening gap with Eric Friedman
Business, nonprofit and government leaders reflect on the economy at annual State of the County summit
Stabbing at Coal Oil Point Reserve near Isla Vista

News-Press wins on election night

A few of the election outcomes are razor thin — so we can’t say definitely yet who will be the next mayor of Santa Barbara. Kristen Sneddon gained some votes in her bid for Santa Barbara mayor. Eric Friedman leads by 312 votes, as of this writing.

We keep hearing amazing things about our Election Night coverage and our Election Results page. We were grateful to see the candidates sharing on social media that they were victorious — and that they chose to share our “Race called by News-Press” visual.

Our entire team deserves the credit for hustling to get the stories and information out quickly and we are humbled and honored that you all recognized that.

This is not me spinning a narrative to build a brand. These are facts.

Check the newspress.com often for any election updates. The next drop is expected Tuesday.

Joshua Molina

News-Press Editor

Stories you should know about

Midterm results could shape 2028 presidential dialogue (Los Angeles Times)
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Tech news

(Photo by Aston Smith/Santa Barbara News-Press)

At least 10 local governments have moved to drop Flock’s surveillance cameras since summer (TechCrunch)
RIP Cybertruck: you were unloved, unwanted, and utterly absurd (WIRED)
Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder (TechCrunch)

Media

After more than 30 years, publisher Salon closes its doors (Salon)
USA Today Co. blames AI for its revenue woes. It also sees AI as a solution. (Poynter)
Lachlan Murdoch says “viewer fatigue” is cutting into Fox News ratings (Los Angeles Times)

From the News-Press archives

This story is from 21 years ago today and guess what the biggest concern was then? Housing…I love the News-Press archives. I get to relive my life over seven years, one story at a time.

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