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Posted on October 2 at 8:15 a.m.
The Daily Sound has endorsed Dale Francisco. Curious. He claims that he's not taking money from developers. Yet his campaign efforts are being supported at a record level by a developer who's trying to get him and three picks for council installed in City Hall for reasons that are still unclear. Maybe it's through a loophole and a small-print disclaimer that offer him plausible deniability, but if the hypocritical inconsistency truly escapes Mr. Francisco, he thereby disqualifies himself for mayor.
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Posted on July 8 at 3:43 p.m.
Sad for the kids, sad for the family, sad for the fans. But also another over-blown media frenzy that's been a national embarrassment. If the AEG promoters, fans, and/or the estate don't cover most of the bills for their show in L.A., somebody should be deeply ashamed. The emotions were genuine, and so was the priceless brand marketing.
And pity the Santa Ynez Valley if they have the bad taste to turn that ranch into some kind of Graceland West. No doubt the hospitality biz would relish the show biz revenue and the Chumash would chuckle even louder. Maybe the $upervi$or$ would buckle under to the prospect of tax receipt$. But anyone who loves the character of Figueroa Mountain Road and sees the 154 as too busy already should be figuring out how to save it from becoming a branch shrine to The King (of Pop).
Posted on July 5 at 12:17 p.m.
Great work by the Independent. You're becoming the "paper of record" when it comes to honest journalism, and now your web presence beats most of the broadcasters.
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Posted on October 29 at 12:11 p.m.
Thank goodness the Poodle has the guts to bark back at the PAC of curs that Randall Van Wolfswinkel has imported in his effort to dominate this election from his lair in Big D. Let's hope the voters are smart enough to yank his chain and give him and his minions something to chew on concerning civil politics in this little city.
It's truly a shame that some good local folks got roped into this snarling mess, and that Randall - who probably means well (there are no bad dogs, after all) - has bitten his own tail with this clumsy power play, and caused others to lose credibility.
While the (G.W.) Bush-league hard-ball methods might win elsewhere, the more mature Reagan-friendly Santa Barbara still retains its sense of independence and enough gumption to say no thanks to pit-bull tactics, especially when led by someone who acts like a big dog yet hides under the porch snarling and spitting up checks.
That said, the mysterious Mr. Van W.'s got every right to spend his money however he wants to. That ultimately helps the economy. Candidates can choose whether to accept his kind of support or to stand up against negative campaigning and reject it outright. That informs us about their principles. And we voters have the right to decide whether or not we want Tuesday to be the end of an unusual interval of developer-brained sleazeball politics, or only the beginning. That choice will set the tone for our city's next phase, and who ends up in City Hall and who in the doghouse.
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