Journalist Panel June 5, 2026 | Newsmakers with JR

About this episode

The episode features a panel of local journalists discussing the impacts of the Trump Administration on Santa Barbara County residents, including food scarcity and immigration issues, along with updates on local elections.

On this week’s edition, our all-star panel of local journalists updates the Trump Administration’s real-life impacts on real people in Santa Barbara County, as Christina McDermott details how thousands of poor and elderly folks suddenly face food scarcity, and Ryan P. Cruz reprises his reporting on new data about federal immigration arrests locally - while Josh Molina has the latest as vote-counting slowly continues after Tuesday’s primary election. Plus: some rare good news about downtown Santa Barbara.

People in this episode

Guests: Christina McDermott, Ryan P. Cruz, Josh Molina

Topics covered

• journalism
• politics
• local news
• food scarcity
• immigration
• elections
• community

Keywords

• Trump Administration
• Santa Barbara County
• food scarcity
• immigration arrests
• elections
• local journalism
• community news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump Administration

Places: Santa Barbara County, downtown Santa Barbara

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