The Whipping Post Take
Every Santa Barbara story — our way
We watch every newsroom in Santa Barbara County — the Independent, Noozhawk, Edhat, KEYT NewsChannel 3-12, KSBY, and the UCSB Daily Nexus. The second they post, we file a sharper, funnier take on the same story.
Power & PoliticsLatest · vs Montecito Journal
MONTECITO JOURNAL OUTRAGED DEMS CAN'T WIN WHEN THEY SPLIT THE VOTE!
Local paper suddenly discovers how elections work, laments when their preferred candidates fail to secure a majority due to their own party's disunity.
7/14/2026442
The Dispatchvs Noozhawk
FINALLY, LEFTISTS ASK PARENTS FOR INPUT! (ON TABLETS, NOT TRANSITIONS)
7/14/2026513
Power & Politicsvs Noozhawk
CARPINTERIA COUNCIL HOPEFULS: ARE YOU CONSERVATIVE ENOUGH TO WIN?
7/14/2026603
Follow the Moneyvs Noozhawk
CARPINTERIA COUNCIL SHUFFLE: LESS GRIME, MORE GREEN (AS IN CASH)!
7/14/2026644
Power & Politicsvs Lompoc Record
COUNTY HEALTH HIRES 15, THANKS TO SACRAMENTO'S LATEST MONEY HOSE!
7/14/2026312
Power & Politicsvs Noozhawk
BUELLTON COUNCIL: WHO NEEDS A WEEKEND WHEN BUREAUCRACY CALLS?
7/14/2026598
Crime Blottervs Lompoc Record
LOMPOC'S NEW BEAT: SHARING COPS, NOT CRIME-FIGHTING SECRETS!
7/14/2026481
Campus Beatvs KSBY News
SCHOOL DISTRICT MAGICALLY FINDS MISSING MILLIONS (AGAIN)
7/14/2026536
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
JAIL'S NEW 'SPA' STATUS: ARE WE PAYING FOR CONCIERGE CARE FOR CRIMINALS?
7/13/2026403
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
CARPINTERIA COUNCIL RACE: WILL LEFTY LANDSLIDE CRUSH FREE THOUGHT YET AGAIN?
7/13/2026675
The Dispatchvs UCSB Daily Nexus
DAILY NEXUS' LATEST SCOOP: 'ICE, ICE, BABY!' ON LOCAL STREETS!
7/13/2026405
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
COUNTY TO STUDY, PLAN, AND BUREAUCRAT FOR ANOTHER DECADE!
7/13/2026546
Water & Coastvs UCSB Daily Nexus
TRUMP ADMIN SICS FEDS ON COASTAL CRANKS: ECO-REGULATORS IN HOT WATER!
7/13/2026683
The Dispatchvs KEYT NewsChannel 3-12
FINALLY! DEMOCRATS DISCOVER PUBLIC PROPERTY IS... PUBLIC?!
7/13/2026306
Housing Deskvs Noozhawk
FED UP: 'ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME' HOUSING BILL MEANS MORE TAXPAYER PAIN!
7/13/2026659
Health Deskvs Noozhawk
PUBLIC HEALTH LAYS OFF DOZENS, THEN ‘RESTORES’ A DOZEN, CALL IT A WIN!
7/13/2026360
The Dispatchvs Noozhawk
LOCAL 'EXPERTS' GATHER TO AGREE WITH EACH OTHER, SOLVE ALL OUR PROBLEMS (AGAIN)
7/13/2026569
Follow the Moneyvs Santa Maria Times
SANTA MARIA'S 'DEMOCRACY' THEATER — FEATURING NEW TAX AS HEADLINER!
7/13/2026460
The Dispatchvs Noozhawk
CHURCH GETS WOKE ON KID-NAPPING: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE, TOO OBVIOUS!
7/12/2026392
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Current
FINALLY, SOMEONE NOTICES! CALDWELL PULLS BACK CURTAIN ON CENSORSHIP CABAL!
7/12/2026407
The Dispatchvs KEYT NewsChannel 3-12
GREEN GESTAPO GETS GRIEVANCE: ACTIVISTS MARCH FOR 'RAID' REMEMBRANCE!
7/12/2026383
Green Deskvs Noozhawk
ONE YEAR LATER: PROTESTERS STILL CRYING OVER CANNABIS RAID!
7/12/2026512
The Ballotvs Santa Maria Times
LOCAL 'VOLUNTEERS' FLOCK TO TROUGH AS ELECTION FILING OPENS!
7/12/2026468
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
TRAPEZE TENSIONS: CITY HALL'S LATEST HIGH-WIRE ACT OF EMPTY PRIORITIES
7/12/2026613
Follow the Moneyvs Lompoc Record
COUNTY TO TAXPAYERS: HILE HIKE WHILE WE HIKE YOUR TAXES!
7/12/2026630
vs Lompoc Record
LOCAL 'DEMOCRACY' SHAM: DOZENS OF SEATS, ZERO CHOICES!
7/12/2026598
Power & Politicsvs Noozhawk
COUNTY HEALTH HIRES 15 MORE BUREAUCRATS: 'NEW MONEY' FOUND UNDER CUSHIONS?
7/11/2026686
Power & Politicsvs Noozhawk
SBCAN CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF 'ACTION,' COUNTY STILL MANGLED
7/11/2026311
The Coastvs Santa Barbara Independent
INDEPENDENT'S 'MORE OIL' HEADLINE SHOCKS GREEN ELITE: ARE THEY FINALLY WAKING UP?
7/11/2026328
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
LEFTIST 'SCIENCE GROUP' SEEKS FEEDBACK: JUST IMAGINE THE ANSWERS!
7/11/2026445
Health Deskvs Lompoc Record
JAIL'S HEALTH CARE GETS A GOLD STAR: WHAT ABOUT OUR OWN?!
7/11/2026648
The Dispatchvs Santa Maria Times
JAIL MEDICARE FOR ALL! NORTHERN BRANCH NOW 'SPA-CILITY' FOR FELONS!
7/11/2026611
Follow the Moneyvs Noozhawk
STATE THROWS $15 MILLION AT OPEN BORDER PROBLEM, CALLS IT 'SUPPORT'
7/11/2026520
The Dispatchvs Noozhawk
PEA SOUP ANDERSEN'S: BUELLTON REMOVING ONE OF ITS LAST TOURIST TRAPS!
7/11/2026301
Housing Deskvs Santa Barbara Independent
RENT CONTROL SCHEME: LIBRULS TRY TO IMPOVERISH LANDLORDS!
7/11/2026428
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
FORE! MORE TAXPAYER HOUSING HANDOUTS FROM COUNCIL LINKS!
7/11/2026480
Follow the Moneyvs Santa Barbara Independent
FOLLOW THE GRANTS! YOUR TAX DOLLARS NOW FUND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION!
7/11/2026348
The Dispatchvs KEYT NewsChannel 3-12
CHIRP, CHIRP! STATE THROWS $15M AT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT KIDS' LAWYERS
7/10/2026379
The Dispatchvs Noozhawk
JAIL MEDICINE GETS THE GOLD! TAXPAYERS ON THE HOOK FOR PRISONER 'SPA' SERVICES
7/10/2026427
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
SACRAMENTO'S LATEST BRIBE: THROWING MONEY AT UBER DRIVERS FOR CARS THAT DON'T WORK!
7/10/2026504
The Dispatchvs Noozhawk
PENSION PANDEMONIUM! UNIONS' GOLDEN HANDSHAKES RETURN TO PICK TAXPAYERS' POCKETS!
7/10/2026360
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Current
CARBAJAL'S BUMBLING BILL BACKFIRE: WHERE'S THE MONEY HONEY?
7/10/2026639
Power & Politicsvs SB County Board of Supervisors
COUNTY TO DUMP 'INCOMPETENT' ON NORTH COUNTY—CEQA SAYS 'NO PROBLEM'!
7/10/2026641
Power & Politicsvs SB County Board of Supervisors
SUPERVISORS' ‘ACCOUNTING’: MORE LIKE CREATIVE WRITING!
7/10/2026688
Power & Politicsvs Lompoc Record
COUNTY COOLS ON DEVELOPMENT: NEW GREEN SLUM PROGRAM LAUNCHES?
7/10/2026394
Follow the Moneyvs SB County Board of Supervisors
COUNTY TO THROW CASH AT 'HOME REPAIR' GROUP, NO QUESTIONS ASKED!
7/10/2026697
Housing Deskvs SB County Board of Supervisors
SUPERVISORS RUBBER-STAMP 'AFFORDABLE' HOUSING, TAXPAYERS GET THE BILL!
7/10/2026638
Housing Deskvs SB County Board of Supervisors
COUNTY SUPES: 'AFFORDABLE HOUSING' MEANS TAXPAYER TAKES A BATH!
7/10/2026330
Power & Politicsvs SB County Board of Supervisors
SUPERVISORS GRACEFULLY ACCEPT FREE DRONES: BUREAUCRACY REIGNS SUPREME!
7/10/2026534
Power & Politicsvs SB County Board of Supervisors
COUNTY BOURBONS BLESS PRIMARIES – SHOCKER, DEMS WON!
7/10/2026428
The Dispatchvs Coastal View News
HART 'CHIRPS' $15M TO LAWYERS, NOT KIDS
7/10/2026672
Power & Politicsvs SB County Board of Supervisors
SUPERVISORS RUBBER-STAMP MORE BUREAUCRACY WHILE YOU SUFFER
7/10/2026684
Follow the Moneyvs SB County Board of Supervisors
CANNABIS CASH COW STILL DRY FOR TAXPAYERS AS SUPERVISORS FEIGN FISCAL FITNESS
7/10/2026506
Power & Politicsvs SB County Board of Supervisors
SUN-SOAKED BOONDOGGLE: SUPERVISORS GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO UNGREENING SB
7/10/2026398
Power & Politicsvs SB County Board of Supervisors
COUNTY SUPES OFFER ANCIENT RITES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, DEMAND FEALTY!
7/9/2026595
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
BOOM! POLICE 'NOT ALARMED'?! CITY HALL'S DELUSION INDEX HITS NEW HIGH!
7/9/2026381
Power & Politicsvs SB County Board of Supervisors
SUPERVISORS THROW ANOTHER $750K AT 'HOMELESS' PROBLEM, SHOCKER!
7/9/2026663
Power & Politicsvs SB County Board of Supervisors
COUNTY TO THROW $12M AT 'STREETS' PROBLEM, EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULT!
7/9/2026527
Power & Politicsvs SB County Board of Supervisors
FIRE CHIEF APPOINTED TO WHIPLASH-INDUCINGLY IMPORTANT COMMITTEE!
7/9/2026549
The Dispatchvs Noozhawk
SABLE’S DOMAIN GAME: TRUMP TEAM ASKED TO RESCUE CA FROM ITSELF!
7/9/2026660