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By John Summer
It didn’t begin well. My mom’s family moved to San Diego in 1940 from Colorado. It was a relief from working the coal mines in Crested Butte. California was truly a promised land.
By J Brett Marymee
California, once celebrated as a model of prosperity and innovation, now finds itself buried under a mountain of fiscal mismanagement and systemic corruption. The state that routinely boasted budget surpluses in previous...
By Brent E. Zepke, Esq.
There are debates being held to assist voters in deciding who to vote for in the June 2 primary where the two candidates receiving the most votes for governor will be placed on the ballot for the November election.
According to a recent poll by Politico, 61% of Americans believe that some cheating may have affected the 2020 election, and only 40% believe that the upcoming 2026 election is “unlikely to be stolen.”
Ouch.
That’s a leftist organization...
5th District Supervisor: Maribel Aguilera
If you had to pick a candidate able to beat the Democratic Socialist endorsed Ricardo Valencia in the June 2rd primary, choose Santa Maria City Council member Maribel Aquilera.
She is clever, pers...
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Jim is the founder of Montecito Journal and was its Editor/Publisher until 2019. He was chief political columnist for the Santa Barbara News-Press and is now Editor-in-Chief of Santa Barbara Current (sbcurrent.com).
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