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 KSBY News
ELECTIONS OFFICE, LIKE, *REALLY* WANTS YOU TO VOTE, JUST NOT *WRONG*
Santa Barbara County’s Elections Office is pulling out all the stops to ‘encourage’ civic participation, conveniently forgetting some votes count more than others.
10/12/2026345
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
TRUMPSONIAN INSTITUTION INVITES LEFT TO EXPLORE 'HUGE EMOTIONS' – PROBABLY JUST THEIR OWN
10/12/2026669
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
LOCAL BUREAUCRAT REMINDS ILLEGALLY HERE TO VOTE LEFT, GET PAID
10/12/2026634
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
COUNTY REGISTRAR BEGS FOLKS TO VOTE; IS IT DESPERATION OR JUST MORE BUREAUCRACY?
10/12/2026336
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
LOCAL 'PEACE' PROTESTORS STILL WAITING FOR MEMO: TRUMP HAS ALREADY STOPPED GLOBAL WARS!
10/12/2026592
Follow the Moneyvs Noozhawk
HARTMANN DEMANDS VOTE FOR MORE TAXES, CALLS IT A 'BET' — ON YOUR WALLET
10/12/2026386
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
INDEPENDENT ENDORSES 'FRIED MAN' FOR MAYOR: IS HE WELL-DONE OR OVERCOOKED?
10/12/2026561
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
SNEDDON FOR MAYOR? MORE LIKE SNEDDON FOR… WELL, YOU FINISH IT.
10/12/2026469
Power & Politicsvs Noozhawk
MONTECITO MOTHBALLS: RICH FOLK WHINE ABOUT COUNTY DARING TO, LIKE, EXIST
10/12/2026403
Follow the Moneyvs Noozhawk
CANDIDATES DEBATE ART-FICIAL INTELLIGENCE: WHO CAN WHINE BEST FOR MORE TAX DOLLARS?
10/12/2026485
The Ballotvs Noozhawk
DEMOCRATS DECLARE RECALL ELECTIONS ARE 'PROBLEMATIC'—WHEN DEMOCRATS ARE RECALLED
10/12/2026631
Follow the Moneyvs Noozhawk
GOLETA'S 'COFFEE & COMMUNITY' FLUSHES TAX DOLLARS DOWN THE DRAIN
10/11/2026335
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
FINALLY, A WHINER'S TALE FIT FOR THE SILVER SCREEN!
10/11/2026471
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
COUNTY LEADERS ASK FOR YOUR 'INPUT' AFTER DECIDING EVERYTHING ALREADY
10/11/2026375
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
GOLETA SCORES $2.5M FOR 'IMPROVEMENTS' — OR, YOU KNOW, THE USUAL PORK
10/11/2026496
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
STATE DOLES OUT $2.5M FOR GOLETA 'COMMUNITY' CENTER, LIBRARIES: TAXPAYERS, MEET YOUR NEW 'VIBE' CHECK
10/11/2026413
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
COUNTY ASKS FOR 'PUBLIC OPINION' ON 2027 PLATFORM; BETS ON WHO CARES ARE CLOSED
10/11/2026545
Campus Beatvs UCSB Daily Nexus
UCSB NEWSROOM DEI: JOURNALISM OR JUST ANOTHER INDOCTRINATION LAB?
10/11/2026623
Campus Beatvs UCSB Daily Nexus
UCSB DAILY NEXUS SHOCKER: WOKE JOURNALISM IS... WOKE!
10/11/2026607
Power & Politicsvs Santa Maria Times
COUNTY’S ‘RETIREMENT BOARD’ SEEKS FRESH BLOOD (PREFERABLY NOT ASLEEP)
10/11/2026678
Power & Politicsvs Lompoc Record
COUNTY’S PENSION PLUNDER: TWO MORE PATSIES NEEDED FOR RETIREMENT BOARD
10/11/2026400
The Dispatchvs KEYT NewsChannel 3-12
GREEN GOLIATHS GATHER TO TOAST TRIUMPH, TAXPAYERS LEFT TO FOOT THE 'NAPLES' BILL
10/11/2026375
Power & Politicsvs Noozhawk
SEA OF STUPIDITY: COUNTY SAILS INTO MORE TAXPAYER-FUNDED FAILURES
10/11/2026699
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
INDEPENDENT DISCOVERS 'VOICES' – SHOCKER! – THEN BLAMES YOU FOR DIVISION
10/11/2026492
Follow the Moneyvs Noozhawk
STATE THROWS TAXPAYER CASH AT GOLETA 'COMMUNITY' CENTERS WHILE PARENTS STRUGGLE
10/11/2026604
Power & Politicsvs Noozhawk
SB CITY COUNCIL: VACATION RENTAL 'CRACKDOWN' IS REALLY JUST CRACKED NONSENSE
10/10/2026463
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
INDEPENDENT ENDORSES... WHATEVER! ANOTHER SANTA BARBARA VOTE FOR STATUS QUO!
10/10/2026564
Housing Deskvs Santa Barbara Independent
SNEDDON'S 'HOUSING FIX' IS A PURE MARXIST MASTERPIECE!
10/10/2026351
The Dispatchvs Santa Maria Times
SBCAG: WE'D LOVE YOUR INPUT, BUT DON'T GET ANY BIG IDEAS
10/10/2026596
The Dispatchvs Noozhawk
PROGRESSIVES PROVE THEY'VE NEVER READ THE CONSTITUTION, OR A LEDGER
10/10/2026566
Power & Politicsvs Noozhawk
GOLETA COUNCIL RACE: 'SAFER CITY' OR JUST SAFER FOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO DISAPPEAR?
10/10/2026675
The Ballotvs Noozhawk
LOMPOC'S LATEST SOAP OPERA: CANDIDATES DEBATE THE STAKES, VOTERS DEBATE THEIR SANITY
10/10/2026407
Campus Beatvs Santa Maria Times
SCHOOL DISTRICT EMBRACES GADGETS FOR 'COMMUNICATION,' IGNORES ACTUAL SPEAKING
10/10/2026380
The Dispatchvs Noozhawk
FREE SPEECH LECTURE SHOCKS LOCALS: 'PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS?'
10/10/2026657
Housing Deskvs Noozhawk
COMMIE-FORNIA HOUSING CZARS WHINE ABOUT RENT CONTROL AFTER CREATING HOUSING CRISIS
10/10/2026646
Power & Politicsvs Noozhawk
HANCOCK COLLEGE BOARD'S LATEST 'APPOINTMENT' LOOKS MORE LIKE A DRAFT PICK
10/10/2026393
The Ballotvs Santa Maria Times
SANTA MARIA CANDIDATE SHOCKS NATION: HE WANTS ROADS FIXED!
10/10/2026487
Follow the Moneyvs KSBY News
GUADALUPE MAYORAL HOPEFULS: MORE TAXES, MORE TALK, SAME OLD BROKEN ROADS
10/10/2026572
The Ballotvs Santa Barbara Independent
SCHOOL ADMIN CAUGHT RIGGING KIDS' ELECTION: SHE LEARNED IT FROM WATCHING YOU, DEMS!
10/10/2026548
Follow the Moneyvs Lompoc Record
SBCAG WANTS YOUR 'INPUT' (AKA ANOTHER TAX DOLLAR FUNDED FOCUS GROUP FOR FEWER CARS)
10/10/2026386
Power & Politicsvs KSBY News
SANTA MARIA'S WOKE COUNCIL BOTTLES IT, CITIZENS ACTUALLY SHOW UP!
10/10/2026623
The Dispatchvs Noozhawk
VANDENBERG ROCKET SCARE: LOCAL PROGRESSIVES LOSE THEIR MINDS OVER NATIONAL DEFENSE
10/9/2026654
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
STATE STREET: INDY SAYS CARS ARE COMING BACK! (EVENTUALLY, MAYBE, SORT OF)
10/9/2026549
Crime Blottervs Noozhawk
SHERIFF'S OFFICE GETS AWARD FOR 'PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE' AS CRIMINALS STILL HAVE GUNS
10/9/2026626
Power & Politicsvs Noozhawk
COUNTY TO CITIZENS: TELL US WHAT TO IGNORE IN 2027!
10/9/2026628
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
INDEPENDENT'S LATEST WHINE: CRYING OVER 'GUNS OVER KIDS' WHILE IGNORING REAL THREATS
10/9/2026424
Campus Beatvs Noozhawk
STATE MANDATES MORE SCHOOL BUREAUCRACY WHILE KIDS STILL CAN'T READ
10/9/2026679
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
ICE, ICE, BABY! FEDS REMIND SANTA BARBARA ABOUT THOSE PESKY 'LAWS'
10/9/2026689
The Dispatchvs KEYT NewsChannel 3-12
PROGRESSIVE NIGHTMARE: UPSTANDING CITIZEN CAUGHT... OWNING FIREARMS?!
10/9/2026492
Power & Politicsvs Santa Barbara Independent
INDEPENDENT DISCOVERS POLITICIAN, DECLARES HIM MAYOR-WORTHY
10/9/2026481
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
CALIFORNIA CRACK ADDICTS GET FREE PHONES, GOLD PLATED TOILETS NEXT?
10/9/2026654
Power & Politicsvs KEYT NewsChannel 3-12
LOMPOC SCHOOL BOARD: 'CENTRIST' CANDIDATES VOW MORE OF THE SAME, LESS SCHOOL
10/9/2026539
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
MAYORAL MELODRAMA: 'COMPROMISE' OR COWARDICE FROM CAMP COUNTERPRODUCTIVE?
10/9/2026527
Power & Politicsvs UCSB Daily Nexus
SB CITY COUNCIL NIXES COP TECH: SURPRISE, SURPRISE, ANOTHER WIN FOR CRIMINALS!
10/9/2026460
The Dispatchvs KEYT NewsChannel 3-12
OPEN BORDERS BRIGADE MOURNS LACK OF OPEN BORDERS IN LOMPOC
10/9/2026301
Water & Coastvs Santa Barbara Independent
INDEPENDENT'S SHOCKING REVELATION: PUBLIC MONEY SHOULD BE PLANNED! NEXT UP: WATER IS WET!
10/9/2026514
The Ballotvs Noozhawk
‘VOTER REGISTRATION’ BLOCK PARTY: ANOTHER COLLEGE PLOY TO HARVEST YOUTH VOTES?
10/9/2026615
Crime Blottervs Santa Barbara Independent
SHERIFF GETS TROPHY FOR 'GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION' – IS IT OPPOSITE DAY?
10/9/2026621
The Dispatchvs Santa Barbara Independent
DEMOCRATS HYSTERICAL OVER 'REVOLVING DOOR' — UNLESS IT'S THEIR OWN
10/9/2026332
Follow the Moneyvs Santa Barbara Independent
LEFTIST 'BLOCK PARTY' PROMISES VOTES, DELIVERS… MORE FUNDING ROUNDTABLES?
10/9/2026472