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Santa Barbara mayoral candidate Wendy Sims-Moten running on a platform of inclusion, care for one another
Solvang city strike update: two new rounds of bargaining, but no end in sight for the city
‘Super El Niño’ hype gets a reality check from forecasters in Santa Barbara County
Environmentalists, lawyers, academics praise signing of Gregg Hart’s offshore oil bill into law
Opinion: Social media comments miss the mark in understanding testing gap between Latino and white students
Check out my opinion column above where I talk about social media comments on Julianna Lozada’s recent story about test scores in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. It’s an important topic and I hope you give it a read. Shoot me an email with your thoughts at joshua.molina@newspress.com

Joshua Molina

News-Press Editor

Stories you should know about

Provocative, sexually suggestive ad by Hilton campaign condemned by political allies on the right (Los Angeles Times)

Iran’s top security official warns of dire economic crisis (New York Times)

The Democratic civil war is raging — except in this swing-state race (Politico)
Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84 (Los Angeles Times)

Tech reads

Rural data centers are in for a big federal tax break (Wired)

Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem? (TechCrunch)
Hair loss was just the start. Ozempic users are also reporting nail trouble (Gizmodo)

Newsmakers with the mayor

Jerry Roberts and I caught up with Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse on the latest topics facing the city, including State Street, rent stabilization and the mood at City Hall.

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