Santa Barbara Currrent

Voting for a freer America and the values that built Western Civilization? Andy Caldwell’s clear case for YES on voter ID & tax limits, plus Steve Hilton for Governor. sbcurrent.com/p/i-am-voting-… #VoteForAmerica #WesternCivilization #Election #DefendTheWest

Santa Barbara’s first Latino governor, first California-born governor, and first Latino in Congress was born here, and the city pretends he never existed. Happy 195th, Romualdo Pacheco! sbcurrent.com/p/the-trailbla… #SantaBarbara #CaliforniaHistory #ForgottenGovernor #Trailblazer #LatinoHistory

Before You Vote, Do Your Homework! They scream “democracy.” They hide the details. They hope you never look. Time to do your homework. sbcurrent.com/p/before-you-v… #SantaBarbara #DoYourHomework #LocalElections #CaliforniaPolitics #InformedVoter

They march against kings, yet the real overreach -lockdowns, mandates, and speech controls came from their own side. Sometimes the throne is closer than it looks. sbcurrent.com/p/a-day-with-t… #NoKings #Hypocrisy #Protests #DoubleStandard

California’s ballot props are pure head fakes: AG Bonta’s slick 30-word summaries hide multi-billion blank checks, permanent taxes, and citizen-free loans while he and his wife run for re-election. Follow the hips, not the lips—vote the fine print. sbcurrent.com/p/propositions… #Midterms #Propositions #CAPolitics #HeadFake #BallotBox

They sold sunshine and “equity.” You got the rabbit hole. Time to go down it. sbcurrent.com/p/down-the-cal… #GoldenState #DoubleStandards #CAPolitics #SariDomingues

Where Does the Democrat Party End and Democratic Socialism Begin? They swear they’re just Democrats. The agenda looks a lot like democratic socialism. The line vanished. They won’t draw it. Time to stop pretending there’s a difference. sbcurrent.com/p/where-does-t… #CAPolitics #Democrats #DemocraticSocialism #Socialism

Herb Morgan, GOP candidate for California Controller, opens with a punchline: he’s the “first officially LGBTQ” candidate in the state party—Locate Government Budget Theft Quickly. He contrasts real-time pizza tracking with Sacramento’s inability to follow a billion in homelessness funds, arguing transparency is a system, not a slogan, and that the tools already exist if anyone has the will to use them. open.substack.com/pub/califo… #CAController #LocateGovernmentBudgetTheftQuickly #RadicalTransparency #FollowTheMoney #FiscalAccountability

Who really made the motion and who gets the credit? Bonnie Donovan examines Santa Barbara City Council records to separate political claims from the facts. sbcurrent.com/p/who-really-m… #SantaBarbaraPolitics #Accountability #PublicRecords #SBCurrent

California Democrats passed a law ABX2-1 (Hart/Limon/Newsom) that lets the state punish oil refineries for maintenance shutdowns. Refineries are now closing or leaving. Each lost refinery job costs 45 more jobs. Tens of thousands of high-paying jobs are already gone. sbcurrent.com/p/californias-… #CaliforniaJobs #RefineryClosures #ABX21 #GreggHart #MoniqueLimon #GavinNewsom

They preach “no one is above the law.” Then they rewrite it from the bench. Time to judge the judges. sbcurrent.com/p/judge-the-ju… #JudgeTheJudges #JudicialOverreach #Accountability #RuleOfLaw #ActivistJudges

They script the talking points. You write the receipts. Time to read Santa Barbara unfiltered. sbcurrent.com/p/letters-to-t… #SBCurrent #LettersToTheEditor #LocalVoices #California #Unfiltered

The Carnegie's built libraries, which became woke indoctrination camps. Vanderbilt, Stanford, and Rockefeller built out our elite universities, which also suffered the same fate.....Now, @elonmusk turns the tables. He doesn't create self indulgent institutions that will eventually be corrupted. He gives Americans a slice of America. Bravo to our favorite African American!!

Gabe Escobedo: Financial Records and Unanswered Questions Talks transparency. Hides the books. Gabe Escobedo’s financial records leave more questions than answers. Time to follow the money. sbcurrent.com/p/gabe-escobed… #GabeEscobedo #FollowTheMoney #Accountability #Transparency #SBCurrent

Oh, California, Where Art Thou? They sold paradise. You got the bill, the tents, and the lectures. Golden State? Prove it. sbcurrent.com/p/oh-californi… #California #GoldenState #CaliforniaDream #SBCurrent

California’s “civil war” isn’t about guns, it’s about gas, groceries, and who pays. A new refinery inventory mandate (ABX2-1) is framed as the “shot heard around the state,” forcing refiners to keep pumping during shutdowns they say is physically impossible. The result? Higher prices, refinery closures, and an affordability fight the author says only voters can end. sbcurrent.com/p/californias-… #CaliforniaCivilWar #GasPrices #AffordabilityCrisis #CaliforniaEnergy #CostOfLiving

City Hall talks at you. These letters talk back. Time to read what Santa Barbara actually said. sbcurrent.com/p/letters-to-t… #SantaBarbara #LocalVoices #Unfiltered #CommunityMatters

A paid ad for Gabe Escobedo’s Santa Barbara City Council campaign tells voters to “Vote on or before June 2!” for a November 3 election. One wrong date raises a bigger question: if the details slip on the campaign, what happens with city budgets, reserves, and contracts once the votes are cast? sbcurrent.com/p/when-details… #Elections #PoliticalAds #Transparency #LocalPolitics #Voting #DetailsMatter