Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina

The Whip SB looks to create conversation around politics and community. Alexis Tande joins Josh Molina in this exclusive podcast to talk about the technology venture. Tande hopes to create a forum for individuals to talk freely and openly about the issues they face in the community, and interact with elected officials. Currently the forum exists on Instagram Live, through a series of interviews th...

Please subscribe to my You Tube Channel Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina. Also visit www.santabarbaratalks.com and consider a donation to help grow this video series. She's one of Santa Barbara's original television stars. Paula Lopez, former anchor with KEYT and KCAL 9 talks about her career in broadcast journalism, including her very public exit, and her road to recovery from alcohol addicti...

Join Josh Molina and Jerry Roberts in a Santa Barbara City Council District 4 debate between Councilwoman Kristen Sneddon and challenger Barrett Reed. The two battle over a variety of issues, including equity, homelessness, Paseo Nuevo and much more. Reed also challenges Sneddon on several points and the issue of Rob Dayton's leave of absence also erupts. This is a high-energy debate that will giv...

Santa Barbara downtown property owner Richard Berti talks candidly on his views on homelessness and the lack of city leadership to address the issue over the long-term. Berti also shares details of his personal life story and how he became one of Santa Barbara's most prominent downtown property owners.

Join Josh Molina and Jerry Roberts to talk to the candidates for District 6 Santa Barbara City Council. We talk to the candidates about homelessness, State Street, economic development, Paseo Nuevo Mall, equity and leadership. www.santabarbaratalks.com

All six candidates for Santa Barbara Mayor talk with journalists Josh Molina and Jerry Roberts. Watch Mayor Cathy Murillo and candidates Randy Rowse, Deborah Schwartz, James Joyce, Mark Whitehurst and Matt Kilrain talk about this issues of the day in this exclusive podcast with Santa Barbara Talks and Newsmakers with Jerry Roberts. Forum also available on You Tube.

Longtime Santa Barbara City Hall employee Nina Johnson is running for the Santa Barbara City Council in District 6. Johnson has spent nearly 25 years in the City Administrator's office. It's the only job she has ever had professionally. Now, she is looking to jump from her office to a spot on the Santa Barbara City Council. She's connected s with businesses, architects, the arts and tech community...

Sportswriter Mark Patton talks with Josh Molina about his wonderful, decades-long career, telling the stories of Santa Barbara's athletes. Patton shares stories about covering basketball star Brian Shaw, discusses his favorite athletes and opens up about his writing style. Patton talks about his high school and college sports experiences, learning journalism under Ray Canton at The Channels, worki...

Developer Ed St. George says he wants 1,000 units of housing at Paseo Nuevo, in this wide-ranging podcast. St. George also talks about Rob Dayton, Meagan Harmon, Paul Casey, politics, 711 N. Milpas Street, Solvang and responds to his critics.

For years, everywhere a person turned at a city or county government event or affair, there was Lee Moldaver. Quiet and unassuming but with laserlike observation skills, Moldaver could recite Santa Barbara history, chapter and verse, like Billy Graham could preach on the Bible. Endowed with wit, humor and a phenomenal memory, he would quote Greek philosophers and slip in historical war references...

Santa Barbara is one of the most sought-after places in the world to live, but it's not all palm trees, red tile roofs and oceans. Santa Barbara is also wracked with housing challenges for most people who don't make at least six figures a year. In this podcast, Rob Fredericks, executive director of the Santa Barbara Housing Authority talks about the major challenges facing the city and how the cit...

The controversial Santa Barbara City Administrator Paul Casey spills it all as he announces his departure from the city on Sept. 10. Casey, appointed City Manager in 2015 and Community Development Director in 2001, says he is leaving City Hall. Casey led the city during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also faced serious blowback from members of the business and development community for his perceived l...

Architect Jeff Shelton recently won approval from the Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission to design a building on the 700 block of State Street. The tequila bar will undoubtedly carry his amazing signature elements. He talks about the Ablitt Tower, the Vera Cruz House, El Jardin, and where he gets his inspiration. "I take on every project like it is my only project and like it's the last p...

Janene Scully is Noozhawk's "wrangler of words," in Santa Barbara's North County. Scully is a true blue, veteran journalist who spins compelling yarns as Noozhawk's north county editor. In this revealing podcast, Scully talks about life as a journalist, the many stories she has covered, photojournalism and her thoughts on the future of the industry. Scully, one of Noozhawk's most prolific reporter...

Michael Montenegro is on a mission to save and preserve Santa Barbara's history. He founded chicanocultureSB on Instagram, which has ballooned into one of the region's most popular IG pages. He has also made several short films documenting the history of Chicanos in Santa Barbara. In this podcast, Montenegro offers a candid portrait of his passion for preserving history, his love for filmmaking an...

Robin Elander, executive director of Downtown Santa Barbara, has helped revitalize the organization and transformed it into an influential business, political and advocacy organization. In this podcast, Elander talks about the future of State Street, outdoor dining, parklets, and how businesses are responding to the re-opening of the economy. Thanks for watching the 64th episode of Santa Barbara T...

In a move that shakes up the Santa Barbara City Council District 4 election, Barrett Reed has announced that he is running for City Council. Reed, a real estate investor, said he plans to be strong on homelessness and revitalize State Street. Reed said he will bring leadership to the City Council. He grew up in Santa Barbara and wants to make the city a great place to live for his kids and family....

Das Williams grew up poor in Isla Vista, dropped out of high school, lived in his RV for six months while attending Santa Barbara City College, and then met two professors, Dr. Manou Eskandari and Dr. John Kay, who instilled a belief in himself. Williams' SBCC experience helped his transfer to UC Berkeley and eventually UCSB. Williams served seven years on the Santa Barbara City Council, six years...

The future of journalism is bright; just ask Jade Martinez-Pogue and Brooke Holland, two of Santa Barbara's rising stars. In this amazing podcast, Holland and Martinez-Pogue talk about their careers so far in the industry, including the challenges, the highs, the lows, and all the work that goes into storytelling. This exclusive podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a jour...

Former Santa Barbara County Deputy District Attorney Gordon Auchincloss talks creating a navigation center to help Santa Barbara County's homeless. He's working with a broad array of organizations and individuals to address the chronically homeless population in Santa Barbara County. The goal is to find land that provides housing, support services and care to help solve the countywide problem. Don...

Meagan Harmon is Santa Barbara's rising political star. But beyond the acumen and advocacy, the 34-year-old Lompoc-born millennial is also one of the county's most intriguing personalities. She's a mom of a three-year-old, who balances life as an attorney and a member of the Santa Barbara City Council. In this podcast, she talks about the challenges she faces as a young woman in politics, battling...

Journalist Josh Molina previews the upcoming episode with newly appointed California Coastal Commission member Meagan Harmon, who is also on the Santa Barbara City Council. Josh also talks about the nexus between journalists, deadlines, and public relations. Hint: Josh hates being asked "what is your deadline" by public relations professionals. Great episode for those who deal the media or conside...

Randy Rowse had done it all in Santa Barbara. He served on the City Council for 9 years. At the same time he owned the iconic Paradise Cafe in downtown Santa Barbara. Now, after a brief stint in retirement, Randy Rowse has decided he wants to be the top politician in Santa Barbara. He's running for mayor, taking on incumbent Cathy Murillo. In this podcast, Rowse opens up about State Street, housin...

Graham Farrar opened the first retail cannabis dispensary in Santa Barbara and is now looking to expand with licenses in Isla Vista and Santa Ynez. The founder of Glass House Farms, Farrar recently went public on the Canadian stock exchange. In this podcast, he talks about the controversial cannabis industry, his efforts to educate people about the plant's benefits, and his rise from Santa Barbara...

Deborah Schwartz is running for mayor of Santa Barbara. The longtime Santa Barbara Planning Commissioner is looking to unseat incumbent Cathy Murillo and knock off two challengers. The daughter of famed environmentalist Naomi Schwartz, Deborah says it's time for a "course correction" in Santa Barbara. In this podcast, she explains what's wrong with Santa Barbara, and her plan to fix it.