This is the definition of irony, as our congressman is in lockstep with his Democrat party- their policies create societal disease and death. I would love to see him replaced by Thomas Cole, and would like to see a debate on the issues. We are about to witness the spectacle of the DNC convention. Pay attention to their policies- they are not healthy for individuals, families, the nation, or the world.
I agree, seems to me that Salud is on the take (maybe compromised?). He’s definitely part of the go-along-to-get-along Congressional crowd (devolved into a fun high school scene for Uniparty psychopaths/sociopaths). Notice that the Ds & their support media are not hyping the DNC convention. The counter-protesters are forming & they will be in for a hard slog, especially if they move to change candidates again. Interesting that they are have installed state of the art high-speed camera systems. Expect to see false flags and chicanery. Looking like it will be quite the show.
Sightings of SB Republicans is about as rare as sightings of the California Condor. This needs to change. We as conservatives need to be out in the open in public spaces, stating our case and sounding the alarm about the pending financial doom due to decades of mismanagement and plain old fashion incompetence and fraud which has been perpetrated by the Democratic machine on the taxpayers of SB County.
Hey Carbajal, “Come out, come out, where ever you are!”
Don’t expect any help from the local “media” as they are part of the problem, carrying the water for the left establishment. Giving cover, not asking the tough questions as to why our academic institutions are crumbling and where did the money go? How is it maintenance is deferred, resulting in needed massive repairs? Clearly, there needs to be forensic audits conducted and a Grand Jury needs to be asking some tough questions!
Republicans have been put in a box and the box is labeled racist, right wing, islamophobic, mysagonistic, uneducated, gun-totin bible thumpin deplorable fools. The Democrat box is labeled progressive, inclusive, compassionate, educated, loveable and good. Democrats put a lot of stock in labels and identity. Salud does not need to debate because he is a big D. I agree with LT that Republicans need to break out of the box by having more contact with the public. We can win on the issues. We need to become humans with ideas to make our community and the country a better place. The Current is the best thing for our community. How can The Current extend reach? How about a booth at the art walk with a print version? Bumper sticker "Read the Santa Barbara Current on Substack".
The issue is the media and academia typically broadcast these ready pejorative labels on anyone who threatens their one party partisan dominance.
We already have seen this negative labeling repeated by the several Democrat-supporting posters who come here to enlighten us about our perverse conservative human failings, and our irredeemably flawed conservative candidate choices.
However, so far after a few frontal attacks of suspiciously similar nature, they leave perplexed finding we are not who they claimed us to be. Just fighting these partisan misperceptions with an even hand is a step in the right direction, in this very closed media and mono-culture company town.
When government is the largest local employer, it is a given this will be a Democrat-voting town who will be equally rabid against any and all opposition to their one party dominance. Which is too bad since most local elected positions are intentionally non-partisan, and for good reason.
Will there be a growing sense of safety in numbers as this forum also continues to grow? I hope so.
As a perennial optimist but always grounded to reality - won’t catch me in the desert without tons of water! I DO thinks that smart heads getting together can start to put our marketigg hats on, and come up with compelling language. We won’t change the current media crowd - but we can take control of our language and get the message out to voters. In all languages I might add (yes I’m for English but as someone who still has trouble reading….. not all brains are the same )
The problem is, whenever Democrats find themselves in a conversation they will lie. And they will lie and lie and lie again until they have convinced themselves it's the truth. I was on Instagram yesterday and this person who was clearly a Democrat, was arguing that Democrats are NOT interested in mandatory gun buyback programs. One quick Google search and I found link after link after link that of course they are. In fact, a poll done a few years ago noted that 70% of Democrats are in favor of mandatory buyback programs! This person never responded, they just prefer to spew their hatred, misinformation, and flat out BS just in case it helps to sway someone in their direction. So they don't care about spreading misinformation. They don't care about the truth. They will lie repeatedly until they get their way. But of course I do agree with you that in order to combat these liars, we've got to fill the void with the truth and you make several common sense appeals! It's just hard to fight when somebody refuses to tell the truth and denies absolutely everything. Every time you state a fact they want a citation. Then you provide the citation and then what? Silence. They never respond. The truth apparently bores them.
Start by supporting a slate of three new faces, plus Rowse for election in the next city council race 2026 - who become the city's new majority of council votes. And have their backs when the predictable forces start howling.
1. Mayor Rowse at-large
2. Riviera- Upper East - San Roque (current Sneddon)
3. Upper State - San Roque - Oak Park (current Freidman)
Other than being former BOS, Naomi Schwartz’s lap dog, what has Carbajal ever accomplished? Never ran a business, never worked a non-government job, never had to make a payroll or balance a budget. Why is he our Congressman? This is nothing personal, I’ve met him and he seemed like a nice enough guy.
But I would ask him WHY are prices so high and working families are having such a hard time even surviving? WHY is our foreign policy in shambles and the US has become the laughing stock of the world?
WHY is our border wide open, allowing criminals to enter while not being able to care for our own citizens? WHY has the Democratic Party allowed radicals to take over THEIR platform espousing Jew hatred and anti American violence?
Thank you, Bonnie. We are so lucky here to have people like you and Thomas Cole. I will be calling that number.
My own thinking is: if we're ever going to get rid of the Democratic Party tyranny and destruction in Santa Barbara, people fighting it are going to have to stop defining themselves as “Conservatives.” It's a bad word here. “Liberal” is what most people think of as being best about CA.
I grew up in California when being a “Liberal” meant three very important things: you believed in free speech, you were against America entering into wars like Vietnam, and you were an environmentalist. At that time being a “Conservative” meant you thought Russians were evil propagandists and needed to be bombed out of existence, literary books with sex in them should be banned, and the Grand Canyon should be used as a dam.
I was a liberal. I'm still a liberal. Which is why I left the Democratic Party and voted for Trump. What has changed isn't me, it's that the Democratic Party is now anything but liberal. They believe in organized media propaganda, they are against localist, small-is-beautiful environmentalism and want it controlled by the state, they think Russia is evil and should be bombed out of existence, and the only literary sex any library should allow is Drag Queen Story Hour. And they've co-opted the word “Liberal” so anyone who disagrees with them is a “Conservative” and worse - they're a bigoted, QAnon, racist, far-right Flat Earth believer.
And it's worked. Many people here just shut down the moment they look up something on Wikipedia and it tells them it's “right wing.” Or even “conservative.” They actually believe they shouldn't even listen or read it. They think Kamala is right in not talking to journalists who have been labelled “right wing” - and that includes journalists like Glenn Greenwald who is anything but right wing, but who is appalled with how the Democratic Party is behaving. So this is an extremely effective totalitarian strategy.
I think the reason Carpinteria succeeded was because the fight against Das wasn't Conservatives against Liberals. It was a fight for saving the community and that brought everyone together. I think we need to focus this fight for Santa Barbara on that. The words “Conservative” and “Liberal” have too much power over voters and they have nothing really to do with what's at stake. And when people call you far-right just because you disagree with them, you need to laugh at them. Like this guy here yesterday who said I was obviously a far-right QAnon believer - I just said, yeah and you have no idea how much my Tin Foil Hat cost. They are absurd. Not us. And we can take Santa Barbara back.
Polly, you are right on. I have often thought that the labels "liberal" and "conservative" were totally misused. in the politics of today. I do consider myself politically "conservative" in that I think we have, and have been for years, given our government more and more power and it is corrupting the very system that kept us relatively free in this country. We need to "conserve" our existing freedoms before it is too late. Those who are referred to as "liberals" are for more and more laws, taxes, and more restrictions on the American citizenry usually in the guise of either helping the "poor" or the "children". As someone pointed out in another Current (sorry, I forgot who) we have far too many government employees who want and need to keep the gravy train moving along. I am not sure how to rename or relabel the current monikers. I know of quite a number of people who have left the Democrat party and maybe it's just a matter of time before more and more people see the writing on the wall. Fingers crossed.
Hi Monica - I love how you put that “We need to conserve our existing freedoms before it is too late.” Yes! Besides growing up in Santa Barbara and having returned here, I lived in Greenwich Village, NYC, for years. Talk about people who don't like the word “conservative”! And it's how the Democratic Party has taken them over - New Yorkers! So many people I know there who once were free-spirited thinkers have become these grotesque propagandists for the Democratic Party. It's heartbreaking.
I read this good article by Ms. Donovan that revealed the following and I quote
"Weeks ago, at open public comment, about four or five people from Santa Barbara informed our City Council about Sex Trafficking happening right here in Santa Barbara."
Sex Trafficking in US and ESPECIALLY IN CA has Greatly Increased >>>
"In California, the percentage of human trafficking cases involving sex trafficking increased from 87% to 89% between 2015 and 2021, which is higher than the national average of 85% to 88%. In 2021, California had the most reported human trafficking cases in the country, with 5,257 cases out of 51,073 reported nationally"
The very first thing I would ask Former Marine Salud Carbajal in a debate .... is the SB County Concealing Sex Trafficking and is it actually facilitating Sex Trafficking????
The answer is YES. An exactly WHO IS INVOLVED?????
About 4 yrs ago I was out and about one evening .. 2 men sitting next to me on the right.. one has a ring with a baphomet on it.. at the time I did not know what this meant..
so the other man good looking Hispanic guy starts talking to me.. telling me he runs the boys and girls club on the Westside…
Then I say to the ring guy I like your ring what is that on it? He says it’s a Baphomet and we worship Satan…
So I look at his friend and ask or say “ you run the boys and girls club on the Westside, and you worship Satan ? He said yes..
so I got up and literally left the restaurant…
I didn’t know what to do so I called the police lol and told them what this guy said to me..,
Of course what r they going to do but I didn’t know who to tell
And I feel like the boys n girls club would be the place to kidnap children .. and these guys told me there are tunnels under ground all over Santa Barbara..
For sure under Oprah’s house I’m guessing, Oprah is a huge satanist..
I just saying because it’s happening everywhere even here in SB.. and these people are crazy and they are in charge..
I saw a clip where in LA they were having a school board meeting and did a hail Satan before the meeting
It was recorded and shown.. some of the members or people in the room walked out during the Hail’ maybe we should be asking candidates where their allegiance lies.. God or Satan? I don’t think they can deny satan if that’s their deal .. I sure don’t want a bunch of satanists running the city.. or any city actually or on any board..
On my post on Sexual Abuse in California and Santa Barbara I received 11 Likes so I will reply.
I stated that Sexual Trafficking and Sexual Abuse and the concealment of same is "COMMON" in California, so "COMMON" in fact that California who was "PRESURRED" by another Agency passsed the new Sexual Abuse "Accountabilty Act" and I quote >>>
"California's Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act, also known as Assembly Bill 2777 (AB 2777), went into effect on January 1, 2023. The act allows adult survivors of sexual assault to file civil claims for damages against entities that are liable for their abuse or covered up the assault. The act applies to crimes that occurred after January 1, 2009, and survivors have until December 31, 2026 to file their claims."
Ok so is Sexual Abuse being Concealed here in Santa Barbara?
Not Yes but HELL YES.
I have two cases right now that the SB Courts, The SBPD and also the SB Sheriffs Department
Concealed and COVERED-UPed Two Sexual Abuses Cases.
LET ME BE VERY CLEAR TO EVERYONE RIGTH HERE IN LITTLE OLE SANTA BARBARA AND JUST ABOUT EVERY INSTITUTION "COVERED-UPed" THESE TWO SEXUAL ABUSE CASES.
Welcome to Santa Barbara California in the United State of a American where
the LBGT (Q-X-Y-X) Rigths are SUPREME and you can have your family members
SEXUALLY ABUSED and all "COVERED UPed" Rigth here in U S of A..............
Is this not a LOVELY TOWN TO LIVE IN FOLKS.
Here is EXACTLY WHAT YOU DO TO THOSE COVER-UP ARTISTS, THE COPS, THE JUDGES
Last election in 2020, some group organized a Car Rally for Trump. We decided to go simply because we wanted to stand up for what we thought would be a small token gesture. . Plus we already had purchased our Californians for Trump flag which we did display. And yes, our Trump yard sign did get immediately slapped with a large pre-printed RACIST sticker the very first evening it was out. Someone was lying in wait for us.
However, to our great surprise when we showed up at the car rally meeting spot, there were well over a hundred cars, or more?, all festooned with Trump logo and many younger persons organizing the event. Still don't know who organized this event, but bravo.
We slowly made our way through town from Upper State Street, down to the beach with great fun. We triggered two reactions: the predictable TDS crowd, literally with veins bulging, stood in the street, flipped us off and screamed obscenities at us. We finally came to call it the Great Audubon Bird Count. We smiled and laughed back at them. Gave them an extra wave of our Trump flag.
But the real surprise was finding how many more, lots more, along the way that gave us enthusiastic thumbs up and cheered. Who knew they even existed in this town. Or were they just visiting Santa Barbara on a beautiful weekend.
If we had not taken that first step to stand up and be counted, we never would have understood that yes, Virginia, there are Trump supporters in this town. And happy to have the chance to show their support, even in the face of the profanity-riddled opposition.
BRAVO!!! It is so sad that we fear demonstrating who we support. But that is what the Democrats rely on. They call us fearmongerers, and yet it's their party that destroys property and spews vulgarity when they come upon someone who disagrees. What happened to the "I" in DEI? If they are the party of inclusion, I guess they really mean inclusion except those who disagree. But isn't that the very definition of EXclusion? I just don't know how we sit back and take it. I'm spending time with my family out of state. Guess what they have flowing gloriously in the front yard? Two American flags, a Trump flag, and a Trump Vance yard sign. No racist stickers, no flattened tires, no key scratches on our cars, and we do not have red paint on the house. Why is it that we don't have a voice in Santa Barbara. Why has our government divided us with such hatred? It is so sad to see and I continue to wonder what our children and grandchildren will think of how we responded as a society many years from now.
I’m a regular walker on State Street, and you’re right—people avoid walking on the street mainly because of the electric bikes speeding silently through. It’s very dangerous, and I’ve already seen these bikes nearly hitting people. Next time you walk there, just notice how much of the street is actually for pedestrians and how much is taken over by these electric bikes.
Taking this opportunity, I want to share that I’ve lived in SB for 16 years, and it’s sad to see what the Council has done in recent years. The city has become very dirty, with trash piling up around trees for weeks or even months. I’ve always thought of our city as a prime destination for visitors, but that seems to be changing. I wouldn’t recommend anyone visit a city as dirty as SB is now.
There are only 10 blocks that should be like a postcard—with flowers, cleanliness, and prioritizing pedestrians, not motorcycles speeding by.
Salud is disgusting. I don't understand how he is still in office. Why is he waiting until mid October? Because he wants to dig up dirt and try to slander his potential opponent. Because he wants to minimize the amount of people hearing his lies and BS. Because he doesn't think he has an actual opponent. Because he doesn't think it's worth his elitist time. Because he's a jerk. I won't tell you my connection with Salud, but he is a reprehensible human being. I would vote for a cockroach before voting for him. And I literally despise cockroaches. Cockroaches are Satan's spawn. I know, I know...tell you how I really feel about Salud 😂
Mrs D, it seems that you and I have been "Sucked Up" into the ALIEN Spacecraft that is called THE SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY and whisked away by the Treadful ALIENS.
I think that you and I should have a sit down talk and compare notes on the EVIL that
is here in Santa Barbara. I want to know EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL and I bet it is almost
Mrs D you have stated "It's so unfortunate what has happened to our once beautiful Santa Barbara." Another person said the same thing about a "Great Place and and Great People" To be Great Again ................. you need a miracle."
Mrs. D, You might as well cast your 34th Congressional vote for a cockroach by way of write-in.
Despite your “despising” the four-time duly elected Carbajal, he is currently leading his opponent by well over 20 points. His opponents “endorsements” on his website are in the (very) low single digits. Cole is obviously too extreme for the electorate in the 24th Congessional district, which will result in a 5th consecutive term for the current incumbent.
Peter, this is a company town - government is the biggest employer. Carbajal is nothing more than the Make Big Government Even Bigger candidate. Of course he is leading here. Have to laugh because the Democrat buzz word du jour up this state in all Democrat campaigns is the opponent is "too extreme". Huh?
What does that even mean? Because he threatens Big Government and their unions - SEIU and the teachers unions? Because he asks for fiscal sanity and to stop scaring businesses out of the state? Because he asks for something better than the #45 ranking for our massively Prop 98 funded K-12 schools? Because he asked for closed borders?
Do you people ever have an original thought? Adam Schiff also crammed down "too extreme" in his Steve Garvey hit piece mailers before the primaries. Why can't you deal in real issues, instead of this silly and now unbearably trite "too extreme" labeling?
" . . . Why can't you deal in real issues . . ." That's not how ya win! Look at Blow-Blow (Harris) for instance. She's doing the exact right thing, hiding from the media, changing her (public) policy positions, and feeding the dopey Dems what they want to hear.
Denice Spangler Adams and now Bonnie Donovan have given the Santa Barbara Current community the opportunity to go from rhetoric to action. If you are up for it and if you want to oppose Measure P.
There is so much intellectual energy and local knowledge in this group, that a campaign to oppose life-long taxing extensions slipped in on a misleading headline of no increase in the tax rates to hide the fact that in voting "Yes" you would be agreeing almost half a Billion dollars in additional taxes until 2070. That is the real intent. Furthermore, we don't really know how the money would be used.
Are we not entitled to challenge this kind of tax increase without an examination of the true facts? As a starter, why did two of the most knowledgeable people out of seven vote "No" on Measure P? Think of it this way, 28.6% of the Board voted "No".
SBCC has a very large Campus the overall numbers of students who attend SBCC has declined over the years and now, a significant number who are enrolled, study remotely.
Then, there is the mix of students. How many are actually from Santa Barbara? How many are from other counties in California? How many are from other states in the USA? How many are from overseas?
SBCC was established in 1909 by the Santa Barbara School District. It was originally sited on a site downtown and started out with the title, Santa Barbara Junior College. In 1959, the Santa Barbara Board of education formally changed the name to Santa Barbara City College. And the Campus was moved from downtown to the 74-acre site it now has on the Mesa.
So, it appears that SBCC was, as part of the Santa Barbara School System, its original purpose was for the further education students graduating from Santa Barbara County High Schools and presumably, was financially supported by the same tax regime as the rest of the Santa Barbara School district. How did all that change, now that SBCC is regarded as an international city college for students from all over the world.
Why with a declined number of students actually attending the campus, why does SBCC need a 74-acre campus? Especially as the college administration is renting out classrooms to other institutions at below market rates for the property.
This is not a party-political matter. it is a civic matter and should be debated that way.
1960's: California Master Plan for Higher Education formalized the current system, each with different missions, which have greater degree granting flexibility today.
1. Community colleges - two year, lower division and vocational certificates
2. California State colleges - four year, plus teaching credentials, masters degrees and higher
3. University of California - four year plus professional advanced degrees
K-12 and community colleges receive funding under Prop 98, and each may offer non-credit adult education programs as well.
Salud recently brags he has given one billion dollars of our own tax dollars back to us, in support of his own Democrat agenda projects. What kind of ROI is that?
Of course Carbajal will trounce the Republican candidate, that’s the way it’s set up. Sure, he has what little media is here in the bag for him, he has the Public Sector Unions in line ready to go, he has multiples of lefty donors in Montecito and if that wasn’t enough, he has the kids at UCSB. Yep, great knowing that college kids, who have no long term commitment to our community deciding EVERY local election.
Yes, before we get too worked up about changing the “Pu Pu Platter”we have been served up for years, rest assured that little will change.
Depressing but true. Simply put, Dems hate Trump MORE than they love this country!
Oh shut up. I voted for Reagan, worked for McCain, and moved here when we had a great Republican Bob Lagomarsino as our Congressman. I love this country and the people in it, but Trump is a dope. Yesterday he said, "Medal of Freedom recipients are Better than Medal of Honor recipients. . . Please explain your support of him?
Did you know that a decade ago the student body in SBCC was 19,331. Now it is 12,675 a loss of 6,656 about one third down. Not exactly a success story. But the same 75 Acre Campus to maintain.
Did you know that of the 12,675 total student body, 4,199 are enrolled in exclusively on-line courses? Did you know that 4,900 of the remaining students are taking some on-line courses? Yet the same 75-acre campus is there to be maintained, repaired and replaced.
Oh, by the way the adopted budget adopted by SBCC for 2023-24 was $224,347,416.
So, one must wonder that if sometimes there are only 3,576 students on Campus, is it time to re-purpose the 75-acre campus and and move SBCC to smaller quarters.
Are you willing to actively oppose Measure P. now?
Sorry Lou, I don't think so. Salud like Das like Hart, like Limon, like Gutierrez etc etc, backed by your dem's. Do as we tell you and you will get the seat....
As long as the Dem endorsement works, these candidates are going to do what they are told. The only way to change this is for Republicans to begin winning some of these races. Unfortunately, Cole has zero chance of beating Carbajal. Like Trump in the primaries, Carbajal doesn't need to debate since he is easily beating Cole.
No, I am just being realistic. The way to rebuild the party to make it a viable political alternative in SB is not to pretend that the path we are on is working. One major problem all Republican candidates have locally is being tied to Trump whether you support him or not. At least 60% of voters in city of SB hate him and will not vote for you if they think you support him. The liberal media will immediately brand you a right wing fanatic if you don't denounce Trump. And like Cole, I will be voting for Trump although I preferred some of the other Republicans in the primaries.
Bonnie, thanks once again for the great articles and for putting in the phone numbers to call to get some debates going. I guess it's time to put the pressure on.
I read Republican candidate Thomas Cole's biography and did not see any mention of his military service. As a veteran myself, I believe we need more veterans in Congress. The G.O.P. leadership is top heavy with candidates who malign and discredit veterans, their service and sacrifice. Trump's recent remarks concerning Medal of Honor recipients were more horrific and disgusting then his previous insults to wounded and dead American service personnel. I would not be interested in sending another "armchair patriot" to the Halls of Congress. His opponent, an immigrant, served his adopted country honorably. Historically, and to their credit, immigrants serve in disproportionate numbers in our Nation's armed forces. "Selfless service" will always trump "selfish service." I will be voting for the veteran.
I must say, Stephen, that I have a different take. We are watching two different movies. I watched the Trump speech and the follow up question & answer period with the MSM. From that, I don't believe that Trump was denigrating veterans, instead he's paying a kind tribute to a woman Medal of Freedom recipient who was in his presence. I think that he was making the point that she had a good wholesome life (of good health & physical well being) to enjoy and bask in the honor — rather than being a broken or fallen soldier who had received the Medal of Honor. In a left-handed way, he was reminding us of those brave soldiers & their great sacrifices. Overall, he was comparing/contrasting to two types of medal recipients. As a veteran (USAF 74-78, Army National Guard 84-85, Digital Army 17-24), I was not offended in the least bit. I'm also perplexed how any veteran could vote for Tim Walz & his stolen valor. Why would anyone vote to put a thief in office? Especially when our country is near collapse, we are circling the drain. If the socialist/Marxist/communist retain power, it will be the end of the USA that we served & loved. Best.
Glad you did your research to make your choice! As a veteran supporter, myself, can you tell me something I am not 100% sure of? What does it mean to be a Military Reserve? Is that when you do weekends only? My son had a friend who would go down south one weekend a month for reserves. If you don't know no problem I will research it soon.
Typically, reservists and national guard drill one weekend a month with two-weeks away for training a year, unless their unit is "called up" by the President for an active duty extended deployment. The bulk of the military service personnel serving in our "wars" since Vietnam (and the end of the draft) have been Reservists and National Guards. Service in the National Guard can also result in "call ups" by the governor of their state to fight forest fires, assist flood victims, protect property during civil unrest or after a severe earthquake, tornado, or hurricane. If you do this for 20 or more years, you can "retire," but will not receive a retirement check until your 60th birthday.
PS, my son was on active-duty Air Force, not Reservists or National Guard after 9/11 when he went. Also, regarding the border. Who would have to call in the National Guard or Reservists for its protection? The Governor of each border state or the President?
From Carbajal's website: "Salud served eight years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, including active duty service during the Gulf War in 1992"
To all the Marine vets out there reading this, from this old Army vet, "Semper Fi! And thank you for your service!"
From this Marine Corps Veteran's daughter, and sister to 3 brothers and 1 sister Marine Corps Veterans, and a ton of family, friends, and my SON US Air Force, Thanks to all Veterans for your service.
“Salud” is translated as “ health”
This is the definition of irony, as our congressman is in lockstep with his Democrat party- their policies create societal disease and death. I would love to see him replaced by Thomas Cole, and would like to see a debate on the issues. We are about to witness the spectacle of the DNC convention. Pay attention to their policies- they are not healthy for individuals, families, the nation, or the world.
I agree, seems to me that Salud is on the take (maybe compromised?). He’s definitely part of the go-along-to-get-along Congressional crowd (devolved into a fun high school scene for Uniparty psychopaths/sociopaths). Notice that the Ds & their support media are not hyping the DNC convention. The counter-protesters are forming & they will be in for a hard slog, especially if they move to change candidates again. Interesting that they are have installed state of the art high-speed camera systems. Expect to see false flags and chicanery. Looking like it will be quite the show.
Sightings of SB Republicans is about as rare as sightings of the California Condor. This needs to change. We as conservatives need to be out in the open in public spaces, stating our case and sounding the alarm about the pending financial doom due to decades of mismanagement and plain old fashion incompetence and fraud which has been perpetrated by the Democratic machine on the taxpayers of SB County.
Hey Carbajal, “Come out, come out, where ever you are!”
Don’t expect any help from the local “media” as they are part of the problem, carrying the water for the left establishment. Giving cover, not asking the tough questions as to why our academic institutions are crumbling and where did the money go? How is it maintenance is deferred, resulting in needed massive repairs? Clearly, there needs to be forensic audits conducted and a Grand Jury needs to be asking some tough questions!
Republicans have been put in a box and the box is labeled racist, right wing, islamophobic, mysagonistic, uneducated, gun-totin bible thumpin deplorable fools. The Democrat box is labeled progressive, inclusive, compassionate, educated, loveable and good. Democrats put a lot of stock in labels and identity. Salud does not need to debate because he is a big D. I agree with LT that Republicans need to break out of the box by having more contact with the public. We can win on the issues. We need to become humans with ideas to make our community and the country a better place. The Current is the best thing for our community. How can The Current extend reach? How about a booth at the art walk with a print version? Bumper sticker "Read the Santa Barbara Current on Substack".
The issue is the media and academia typically broadcast these ready pejorative labels on anyone who threatens their one party partisan dominance.
We already have seen this negative labeling repeated by the several Democrat-supporting posters who come here to enlighten us about our perverse conservative human failings, and our irredeemably flawed conservative candidate choices.
However, so far after a few frontal attacks of suspiciously similar nature, they leave perplexed finding we are not who they claimed us to be. Just fighting these partisan misperceptions with an even hand is a step in the right direction, in this very closed media and mono-culture company town.
When government is the largest local employer, it is a given this will be a Democrat-voting town who will be equally rabid against any and all opposition to their one party dominance. Which is too bad since most local elected positions are intentionally non-partisan, and for good reason.
Will there be a growing sense of safety in numbers as this forum also continues to grow? I hope so.
As a perennial optimist but always grounded to reality - won’t catch me in the desert without tons of water! I DO thinks that smart heads getting together can start to put our marketigg hats on, and come up with compelling language. We won’t change the current media crowd - but we can take control of our language and get the message out to voters. In all languages I might add (yes I’m for English but as someone who still has trouble reading….. not all brains are the same )
CD: We can start by stating conservative fundamentals, and ask why Democrats oppose them:
1. Limited government vs. BigGovernment (D)
2. Rule of law vs. two systems of biased justice (D)
3. Protection of private property vs. confiscation of private property (D)
4. Free and competitive markets vs. micro-managed nanny state (D)
The problem is, whenever Democrats find themselves in a conversation they will lie. And they will lie and lie and lie again until they have convinced themselves it's the truth. I was on Instagram yesterday and this person who was clearly a Democrat, was arguing that Democrats are NOT interested in mandatory gun buyback programs. One quick Google search and I found link after link after link that of course they are. In fact, a poll done a few years ago noted that 70% of Democrats are in favor of mandatory buyback programs! This person never responded, they just prefer to spew their hatred, misinformation, and flat out BS just in case it helps to sway someone in their direction. So they don't care about spreading misinformation. They don't care about the truth. They will lie repeatedly until they get their way. But of course I do agree with you that in order to combat these liars, we've got to fill the void with the truth and you make several common sense appeals! It's just hard to fight when somebody refuses to tell the truth and denies absolutely everything. Every time you state a fact they want a citation. Then you provide the citation and then what? Silence. They never respond. The truth apparently bores them.
Hello Jeff, it is way way way to late for all of that nice stuff.
And The Santa Barbara Current is not going going to move any
of the Power-Brokers off Dime One. You better come up with some
actaul REAL means of dealing with these Low-Down-Yankey-LIARS>>>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1l3TboL5MI
Start by supporting a slate of three new faces, plus Rowse for election in the next city council race 2026 - who become the city's new majority of council votes. And have their backs when the predictable forces start howling.
1. Mayor Rowse at-large
2. Riviera- Upper East - San Roque (current Sneddon)
3. Upper State - San Roque - Oak Park (current Freidman)
4. Downtown- West Downtown (current Harmon)
I agree!!!!!! Start now, for the next election.
You can use the bumper stickers I just ordered for target practice.
LT, I think "The Playbook" has been written for both Kammy and Salud
"Duck and Cover" NO. NO. NO. PRESS CONFERENCES.............
If it quacks like and walks like a Duck I think it is a DUCK that COVERS........
Other than being former BOS, Naomi Schwartz’s lap dog, what has Carbajal ever accomplished? Never ran a business, never worked a non-government job, never had to make a payroll or balance a budget. Why is he our Congressman? This is nothing personal, I’ve met him and he seemed like a nice enough guy.
But I would ask him WHY are prices so high and working families are having such a hard time even surviving? WHY is our foreign policy in shambles and the US has become the laughing stock of the world?
WHY is our border wide open, allowing criminals to enter while not being able to care for our own citizens? WHY has the Democratic Party allowed radicals to take over THEIR platform espousing Jew hatred and anti American violence?
WHY ask WHY?
It is all very simple LT ...............
POWER POWER AND MORE POWER
MONEY MONEY AND MORE MONEY
Why are we still sending them our money? How do we stop delivering crack to the Beltway Bandits?
Thank you, Bonnie. We are so lucky here to have people like you and Thomas Cole. I will be calling that number.
My own thinking is: if we're ever going to get rid of the Democratic Party tyranny and destruction in Santa Barbara, people fighting it are going to have to stop defining themselves as “Conservatives.” It's a bad word here. “Liberal” is what most people think of as being best about CA.
I grew up in California when being a “Liberal” meant three very important things: you believed in free speech, you were against America entering into wars like Vietnam, and you were an environmentalist. At that time being a “Conservative” meant you thought Russians were evil propagandists and needed to be bombed out of existence, literary books with sex in them should be banned, and the Grand Canyon should be used as a dam.
I was a liberal. I'm still a liberal. Which is why I left the Democratic Party and voted for Trump. What has changed isn't me, it's that the Democratic Party is now anything but liberal. They believe in organized media propaganda, they are against localist, small-is-beautiful environmentalism and want it controlled by the state, they think Russia is evil and should be bombed out of existence, and the only literary sex any library should allow is Drag Queen Story Hour. And they've co-opted the word “Liberal” so anyone who disagrees with them is a “Conservative” and worse - they're a bigoted, QAnon, racist, far-right Flat Earth believer.
And it's worked. Many people here just shut down the moment they look up something on Wikipedia and it tells them it's “right wing.” Or even “conservative.” They actually believe they shouldn't even listen or read it. They think Kamala is right in not talking to journalists who have been labelled “right wing” - and that includes journalists like Glenn Greenwald who is anything but right wing, but who is appalled with how the Democratic Party is behaving. So this is an extremely effective totalitarian strategy.
I think the reason Carpinteria succeeded was because the fight against Das wasn't Conservatives against Liberals. It was a fight for saving the community and that brought everyone together. I think we need to focus this fight for Santa Barbara on that. The words “Conservative” and “Liberal” have too much power over voters and they have nothing really to do with what's at stake. And when people call you far-right just because you disagree with them, you need to laugh at them. Like this guy here yesterday who said I was obviously a far-right QAnon believer - I just said, yeah and you have no idea how much my Tin Foil Hat cost. They are absurd. Not us. And we can take Santa Barbara back.
Polly, you are right on. I have often thought that the labels "liberal" and "conservative" were totally misused. in the politics of today. I do consider myself politically "conservative" in that I think we have, and have been for years, given our government more and more power and it is corrupting the very system that kept us relatively free in this country. We need to "conserve" our existing freedoms before it is too late. Those who are referred to as "liberals" are for more and more laws, taxes, and more restrictions on the American citizenry usually in the guise of either helping the "poor" or the "children". As someone pointed out in another Current (sorry, I forgot who) we have far too many government employees who want and need to keep the gravy train moving along. I am not sure how to rename or relabel the current monikers. I know of quite a number of people who have left the Democrat party and maybe it's just a matter of time before more and more people see the writing on the wall. Fingers crossed.
Hi Monica - I love how you put that “We need to conserve our existing freedoms before it is too late.” Yes! Besides growing up in Santa Barbara and having returned here, I lived in Greenwich Village, NYC, for years. Talk about people who don't like the word “conservative”! And it's how the Democratic Party has taken them over - New Yorkers! So many people I know there who once were free-spirited thinkers have become these grotesque propagandists for the Democratic Party. It's heartbreaking.
I agree - let’s take action to formulate our own truthful language and labels. Then let each person decide for themselves.
Perfect way to put it, Cathy.
Great stuff ladies - thank y'all.
I read this good article by Ms. Donovan that revealed the following and I quote
"Weeks ago, at open public comment, about four or five people from Santa Barbara informed our City Council about Sex Trafficking happening right here in Santa Barbara."
Sex Trafficking in US and ESPECIALLY IN CA has Greatly Increased >>>
"In California, the percentage of human trafficking cases involving sex trafficking increased from 87% to 89% between 2015 and 2021, which is higher than the national average of 85% to 88%. In 2021, California had the most reported human trafficking cases in the country, with 5,257 cases out of 51,073 reported nationally"
The very first thing I would ask Former Marine Salud Carbajal in a debate .... is the SB County Concealing Sex Trafficking and is it actually facilitating Sex Trafficking????
The answer is YES. An exactly WHO IS INVOLVED?????
The Answer will surprise everyone...........
Howard Walther member of a Military Family
About 4 yrs ago I was out and about one evening .. 2 men sitting next to me on the right.. one has a ring with a baphomet on it.. at the time I did not know what this meant..
so the other man good looking Hispanic guy starts talking to me.. telling me he runs the boys and girls club on the Westside…
Then I say to the ring guy I like your ring what is that on it? He says it’s a Baphomet and we worship Satan…
So I look at his friend and ask or say “ you run the boys and girls club on the Westside, and you worship Satan ? He said yes..
so I got up and literally left the restaurant…
I didn’t know what to do so I called the police lol and told them what this guy said to me..,
Of course what r they going to do but I didn’t know who to tell
And I feel like the boys n girls club would be the place to kidnap children .. and these guys told me there are tunnels under ground all over Santa Barbara..
For sure under Oprah’s house I’m guessing, Oprah is a huge satanist..
So just saying this was upsetting
WOW, scary, but alive and well in SB :(
Hopefully
I just saying because it’s happening everywhere even here in SB.. and these people are crazy and they are in charge..
I saw a clip where in LA they were having a school board meeting and did a hail Satan before the meeting
It was recorded and shown.. some of the members or people in the room walked out during the Hail’ maybe we should be asking candidates where their allegiance lies.. God or Satan? I don’t think they can deny satan if that’s their deal .. I sure don’t want a bunch of satanists running the city.. or any city actually or on any board..
it’s a simple question
Good on you Jenn! How could one live with helping to cover up such evil despicable acts. Ever notice that:
One party discusses God.
One party discusses Darkness.
One party promotes God.
One party eliminates God.
The Great Deceiver(s).
https://x.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1297521970813317121?s=61
Reminds me of “Joe 30330” in 2020.
Arbitrary?
What is 2020 divided by 30330?
Strange coincidence?
Symbolism will be their downfall…
Let’s call them out on the subject.. straight up..in debates and such
Before they say it’s prejudice or illegal to ask.. we have a right to know
And a certain elderly candidate makes a buck off of made in China bibles.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/us/politics/trump-financial-disclosure-bibles-liabilities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Wonder if that was legal money or perhaps he’s owned by China? Many are. We shall see…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jim-hunter-biden-china-joint-venture-key-contacts
“Key domestic contacts for phase one target projects.”
HARRIS, D-Calif.
Schumer, D-N.Y.
Klobuchar, D-Minn.
Feinstein, D-Calif.
Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
Cuomo, D-N.Y
de Blasio, D-N.Y.C
Pandora's 'political elite' box?
PS…looks as if Tim Walz was also on the list…
https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-launches-probe-into-governor-walzs-extensive-engagement-with-china-and-ccp-entities/
Peter, save yourself some time and just say, like all your predecessors: OrangmanBad and you are bad person for supporting him.
Peter, NYT lives in a glass house and should not throw stones.
On my post on Sexual Abuse in California and Santa Barbara I received 11 Likes so I will reply.
I stated that Sexual Trafficking and Sexual Abuse and the concealment of same is "COMMON" in California, so "COMMON" in fact that California who was "PRESURRED" by another Agency passsed the new Sexual Abuse "Accountabilty Act" and I quote >>>
"California's Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act, also known as Assembly Bill 2777 (AB 2777), went into effect on January 1, 2023. The act allows adult survivors of sexual assault to file civil claims for damages against entities that are liable for their abuse or covered up the assault. The act applies to crimes that occurred after January 1, 2009, and survivors have until December 31, 2026 to file their claims."
Ok so is Sexual Abuse being Concealed here in Santa Barbara?
Not Yes but HELL YES.
I have two cases right now that the SB Courts, The SBPD and also the SB Sheriffs Department
Concealed and COVERED-UPed Two Sexual Abuses Cases.
LET ME BE VERY CLEAR TO EVERYONE RIGTH HERE IN LITTLE OLE SANTA BARBARA AND JUST ABOUT EVERY INSTITUTION "COVERED-UPed" THESE TWO SEXUAL ABUSE CASES.
Welcome to Santa Barbara California in the United State of a American where
the LBGT (Q-X-Y-X) Rigths are SUPREME and you can have your family members
SEXUALLY ABUSED and all "COVERED UPed" Rigth here in U S of A..............
Is this not a LOVELY TOWN TO LIVE IN FOLKS.
Here is EXACTLY WHAT YOU DO TO THOSE COVER-UP ARTISTS, THE COPS, THE JUDGES
and EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED>>>
https://tinyurl.com/bdev26s9
https://rainn.org/articles/reporting-law-enforcement
https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/scams-and-safety/common-frauds-and-scams/sextortion
Put the DIME ON THEM ALL.................
Howard Walther, member of a Military Family
Last election in 2020, some group organized a Car Rally for Trump. We decided to go simply because we wanted to stand up for what we thought would be a small token gesture. . Plus we already had purchased our Californians for Trump flag which we did display. And yes, our Trump yard sign did get immediately slapped with a large pre-printed RACIST sticker the very first evening it was out. Someone was lying in wait for us.
However, to our great surprise when we showed up at the car rally meeting spot, there were well over a hundred cars, or more?, all festooned with Trump logo and many younger persons organizing the event. Still don't know who organized this event, but bravo.
We slowly made our way through town from Upper State Street, down to the beach with great fun. We triggered two reactions: the predictable TDS crowd, literally with veins bulging, stood in the street, flipped us off and screamed obscenities at us. We finally came to call it the Great Audubon Bird Count. We smiled and laughed back at them. Gave them an extra wave of our Trump flag.
But the real surprise was finding how many more, lots more, along the way that gave us enthusiastic thumbs up and cheered. Who knew they even existed in this town. Or were they just visiting Santa Barbara on a beautiful weekend.
If we had not taken that first step to stand up and be counted, we never would have understood that yes, Virginia, there are Trump supporters in this town. And happy to have the chance to show their support, even in the face of the profanity-riddled opposition.
BRAVO!!! It is so sad that we fear demonstrating who we support. But that is what the Democrats rely on. They call us fearmongerers, and yet it's their party that destroys property and spews vulgarity when they come upon someone who disagrees. What happened to the "I" in DEI? If they are the party of inclusion, I guess they really mean inclusion except those who disagree. But isn't that the very definition of EXclusion? I just don't know how we sit back and take it. I'm spending time with my family out of state. Guess what they have flowing gloriously in the front yard? Two American flags, a Trump flag, and a Trump Vance yard sign. No racist stickers, no flattened tires, no key scratches on our cars, and we do not have red paint on the house. Why is it that we don't have a voice in Santa Barbara. Why has our government divided us with such hatred? It is so sad to see and I continue to wonder what our children and grandchildren will think of how we responded as a society many years from now.
Good morning,
I’m a regular walker on State Street, and you’re right—people avoid walking on the street mainly because of the electric bikes speeding silently through. It’s very dangerous, and I’ve already seen these bikes nearly hitting people. Next time you walk there, just notice how much of the street is actually for pedestrians and how much is taken over by these electric bikes.
Taking this opportunity, I want to share that I’ve lived in SB for 16 years, and it’s sad to see what the Council has done in recent years. The city has become very dirty, with trash piling up around trees for weeks or even months. I’ve always thought of our city as a prime destination for visitors, but that seems to be changing. I wouldn’t recommend anyone visit a city as dirty as SB is now.
There are only 10 blocks that should be like a postcard—with flowers, cleanliness, and prioritizing pedestrians, not motorcycles speeding by.
Lúcio Ribeiro
I don’t know how I’d make sense of the local scene without Bonnie’s smart, punchy, informative columns.
Salud is disgusting. I don't understand how he is still in office. Why is he waiting until mid October? Because he wants to dig up dirt and try to slander his potential opponent. Because he wants to minimize the amount of people hearing his lies and BS. Because he doesn't think he has an actual opponent. Because he doesn't think it's worth his elitist time. Because he's a jerk. I won't tell you my connection with Salud, but he is a reprehensible human being. I would vote for a cockroach before voting for him. And I literally despise cockroaches. Cockroaches are Satan's spawn. I know, I know...tell you how I really feel about Salud 😂
Mrs D, it seems that you and I have been "Sucked Up" into the ALIEN Spacecraft that is called THE SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY and whisked away by the Treadful ALIENS.
I think that you and I should have a sit down talk and compare notes on the EVIL that
is here in Santa Barbara. I want to know EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL and I bet it is almost
IDENTICAL to what I FEEL.
I feel the same! And yes, I'm sure we would agree on many things, sadly. It's so unfortunate what has happened to our once beautiful Santa Barbara.
Mrs D you have stated "It's so unfortunate what has happened to our once beautiful Santa Barbara." Another person said the same thing about a "Great Place and and Great People" To be Great Again ................. you need a miracle."
Make your own miracle...............
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy6Ktqouw34
Here is man that is at least trying>>>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z44XP4u9Xs
Mrs. D, You might as well cast your 34th Congressional vote for a cockroach by way of write-in.
Despite your “despising” the four-time duly elected Carbajal, he is currently leading his opponent by well over 20 points. His opponents “endorsements” on his website are in the (very) low single digits. Cole is obviously too extreme for the electorate in the 24th Congessional district, which will result in a 5th consecutive term for the current incumbent.
Peter, this is a company town - government is the biggest employer. Carbajal is nothing more than the Make Big Government Even Bigger candidate. Of course he is leading here. Have to laugh because the Democrat buzz word du jour up this state in all Democrat campaigns is the opponent is "too extreme". Huh?
What does that even mean? Because he threatens Big Government and their unions - SEIU and the teachers unions? Because he asks for fiscal sanity and to stop scaring businesses out of the state? Because he asks for something better than the #45 ranking for our massively Prop 98 funded K-12 schools? Because he asked for closed borders?
Do you people ever have an original thought? Adam Schiff also crammed down "too extreme" in his Steve Garvey hit piece mailers before the primaries. Why can't you deal in real issues, instead of this silly and now unbearably trite "too extreme" labeling?
" . . . Why can't you deal in real issues . . ." That's not how ya win! Look at Blow-Blow (Harris) for instance. She's doing the exact right thing, hiding from the media, changing her (public) policy positions, and feeding the dopey Dems what they want to hear.
Ooohhh I actually love the idea to write in "cockroach instead of Salud"!!! Just might have to do that 😂
Just put "roach" on the ballot and you will bring in the pot crowds.
😂😂😂 They'd do a better job than Salud!!
Mrs. D - where have you been - we missed ya! :)
Aww thank you!
I second that thought!
Silently listening.
Denice Spangler Adams and now Bonnie Donovan have given the Santa Barbara Current community the opportunity to go from rhetoric to action. If you are up for it and if you want to oppose Measure P.
There is so much intellectual energy and local knowledge in this group, that a campaign to oppose life-long taxing extensions slipped in on a misleading headline of no increase in the tax rates to hide the fact that in voting "Yes" you would be agreeing almost half a Billion dollars in additional taxes until 2070. That is the real intent. Furthermore, we don't really know how the money would be used.
Are we not entitled to challenge this kind of tax increase without an examination of the true facts? As a starter, why did two of the most knowledgeable people out of seven vote "No" on Measure P? Think of it this way, 28.6% of the Board voted "No".
SBCC has a very large Campus the overall numbers of students who attend SBCC has declined over the years and now, a significant number who are enrolled, study remotely.
Then, there is the mix of students. How many are actually from Santa Barbara? How many are from other counties in California? How many are from other states in the USA? How many are from overseas?
SBCC was established in 1909 by the Santa Barbara School District. It was originally sited on a site downtown and started out with the title, Santa Barbara Junior College. In 1959, the Santa Barbara Board of education formally changed the name to Santa Barbara City College. And the Campus was moved from downtown to the 74-acre site it now has on the Mesa.
So, it appears that SBCC was, as part of the Santa Barbara School System, its original purpose was for the further education students graduating from Santa Barbara County High Schools and presumably, was financially supported by the same tax regime as the rest of the Santa Barbara School district. How did all that change, now that SBCC is regarded as an international city college for students from all over the world.
Why with a declined number of students actually attending the campus, why does SBCC need a 74-acre campus? Especially as the college administration is renting out classrooms to other institutions at below market rates for the property.
This is not a party-political matter. it is a civic matter and should be debated that way.
Maybe we should call it 'Measure Pee' because it's pissing everybody off.
1960's: California Master Plan for Higher Education formalized the current system, each with different missions, which have greater degree granting flexibility today.
1. Community colleges - two year, lower division and vocational certificates
2. California State colleges - four year, plus teaching credentials, masters degrees and higher
3. University of California - four year plus professional advanced degrees
K-12 and community colleges receive funding under Prop 98, and each may offer non-credit adult education programs as well.
Keep punching Bonnie. More and more people are listening. I hope to God we have finally reached the tipping point. Power (back) to the people!
“We are transferring power from Washington DC and giving it back to you, the American People!” — DJT
Fun Fact: see Military Soldiers lined up behind Trump @ 2 min mark…as identified by their hat bands, these guys are Military Intel + JAG officers…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRBsJNdK1t0
Salud recently brags he has given one billion dollars of our own tax dollars back to us, in support of his own Democrat agenda projects. What kind of ROI is that?
Of course Carbajal will trounce the Republican candidate, that’s the way it’s set up. Sure, he has what little media is here in the bag for him, he has the Public Sector Unions in line ready to go, he has multiples of lefty donors in Montecito and if that wasn’t enough, he has the kids at UCSB. Yep, great knowing that college kids, who have no long term commitment to our community deciding EVERY local election.
Yes, before we get too worked up about changing the “Pu Pu Platter”we have been served up for years, rest assured that little will change.
Depressing but true. Simply put, Dems hate Trump MORE than they love this country!
Oh shut up. I voted for Reagan, worked for McCain, and moved here when we had a great Republican Bob Lagomarsino as our Congressman. I love this country and the people in it, but Trump is a dope. Yesterday he said, "Medal of Freedom recipients are Better than Medal of Honor recipients. . . Please explain your support of him?
Lagomarsino was GREAT!!
Just a little additional information.
Did you know that a decade ago the student body in SBCC was 19,331. Now it is 12,675 a loss of 6,656 about one third down. Not exactly a success story. But the same 75 Acre Campus to maintain.
Did you know that of the 12,675 total student body, 4,199 are enrolled in exclusively on-line courses? Did you know that 4,900 of the remaining students are taking some on-line courses? Yet the same 75-acre campus is there to be maintained, repaired and replaced.
Oh, by the way the adopted budget adopted by SBCC for 2023-24 was $224,347,416.
So, one must wonder that if sometimes there are only 3,576 students on Campus, is it time to re-purpose the 75-acre campus and and move SBCC to smaller quarters.
Are you willing to actively oppose Measure P. now?
Carbajal doesn't debate for the same reason Trump wouldn't debate his Republican opponents in the primaries.
Sorry Lou, I don't think so. Salud like Das like Hart, like Limon, like Gutierrez etc etc, backed by your dem's. Do as we tell you and you will get the seat....
As long as the Dem endorsement works, these candidates are going to do what they are told. The only way to change this is for Republicans to begin winning some of these races. Unfortunately, Cole has zero chance of beating Carbajal. Like Trump in the primaries, Carbajal doesn't need to debate since he is easily beating Cole.
That is sad that he has your vote without you knowing his plan :(
Bonnie, I am voting for Cole. Is there anything I said that gave you the idea I am voting for Carbajal?
You write as if you follow the dem orders, glad to hear you aren't voting for Salud!!!
No, I am just being realistic. The way to rebuild the party to make it a viable political alternative in SB is not to pretend that the path we are on is working. One major problem all Republican candidates have locally is being tied to Trump whether you support him or not. At least 60% of voters in city of SB hate him and will not vote for you if they think you support him. The liberal media will immediately brand you a right wing fanatic if you don't denounce Trump. And like Cole, I will be voting for Trump although I preferred some of the other Republicans in the primaries.
Bonnie, thanks once again for the great articles and for putting in the phone numbers to call to get some debates going. I guess it's time to put the pressure on.
I read Republican candidate Thomas Cole's biography and did not see any mention of his military service. As a veteran myself, I believe we need more veterans in Congress. The G.O.P. leadership is top heavy with candidates who malign and discredit veterans, their service and sacrifice. Trump's recent remarks concerning Medal of Honor recipients were more horrific and disgusting then his previous insults to wounded and dead American service personnel. I would not be interested in sending another "armchair patriot" to the Halls of Congress. His opponent, an immigrant, served his adopted country honorably. Historically, and to their credit, immigrants serve in disproportionate numbers in our Nation's armed forces. "Selfless service" will always trump "selfish service." I will be voting for the veteran.
I must say, Stephen, that I have a different take. We are watching two different movies. I watched the Trump speech and the follow up question & answer period with the MSM. From that, I don't believe that Trump was denigrating veterans, instead he's paying a kind tribute to a woman Medal of Freedom recipient who was in his presence. I think that he was making the point that she had a good wholesome life (of good health & physical well being) to enjoy and bask in the honor — rather than being a broken or fallen soldier who had received the Medal of Honor. In a left-handed way, he was reminding us of those brave soldiers & their great sacrifices. Overall, he was comparing/contrasting to two types of medal recipients. As a veteran (USAF 74-78, Army National Guard 84-85, Digital Army 17-24), I was not offended in the least bit. I'm also perplexed how any veteran could vote for Tim Walz & his stolen valor. Why would anyone vote to put a thief in office? Especially when our country is near collapse, we are circling the drain. If the socialist/Marxist/communist retain power, it will be the end of the USA that we served & loved. Best.
Glad you did your research to make your choice! As a veteran supporter, myself, can you tell me something I am not 100% sure of? What does it mean to be a Military Reserve? Is that when you do weekends only? My son had a friend who would go down south one weekend a month for reserves. If you don't know no problem I will research it soon.
Typically, reservists and national guard drill one weekend a month with two-weeks away for training a year, unless their unit is "called up" by the President for an active duty extended deployment. The bulk of the military service personnel serving in our "wars" since Vietnam (and the end of the draft) have been Reservists and National Guards. Service in the National Guard can also result in "call ups" by the governor of their state to fight forest fires, assist flood victims, protect property during civil unrest or after a severe earthquake, tornado, or hurricane. If you do this for 20 or more years, you can "retire," but will not receive a retirement check until your 60th birthday.
Thank you!!!!
How many years did Salud enlist in the Reserves?
PS, my son was on active-duty Air Force, not Reservists or National Guard after 9/11 when he went. Also, regarding the border. Who would have to call in the National Guard or Reservists for its protection? The Governor of each border state or the President?
From Carbajal's website: "Salud served eight years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, including active duty service during the Gulf War in 1992"
To all the Marine vets out there reading this, from this old Army vet, "Semper Fi! And thank you for your service!"
From this Marine Corps Veteran's daughter, and sister to 3 brothers and 1 sister Marine Corps Veterans, and a ton of family, friends, and my SON US Air Force, Thanks to all Veterans for your service.