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: 7/2/2009

Prtchett, Uribe, what's the difference? They both are special interest SBCANdidates who want to use your money to build affordable housing to house illegal aliens next door to you. They want "economic justice" which means if you work for a living you are a criminal who deserves to be punished, and everybody who doesn't work deserves a cut of your paycheck. It just isn't fair that you pay your bills without paying for everybody else's first.

God I love Daraka : 7/2/2009

Every court needs a fool

Pritchett, McCammon on the outside : 7/2/2009

The reporter says these two candidates are at the center of the storm. I'm not sure if there's really a storm. People are just amazed that the party endorsed two inferior candidates rather than Pritchett who has been on many boards and commissions and has dared to take on the News-Press, and McCammon who has served on the water board or the Harbor Commission and been active on slow-growth policies. Uribe and Channing are not on any city boards or commissions. To most voters, that is important experience. Didn't Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton teach us not to play the gender or race game?

Still proud Democrat in San Roque

What a Mess : 7/2/2009

I feel bad for the candidates I support who got the endorsement (like Dianne Channing). I disagree with proud Democrat in San Roque. Dianne Channing successffuly chaired dozens of meetings of the Neighbrhood Preservetion Ordinance Committeee.

: 7/2/2009

Call it a Board, Commission or a Committee it's still better than Uribe's failed attempt to get on Goleta's Planning Commission. Maybe those Goleta Council Members didn't want the scandle of appointing someone with a criminal record?

: 7/2/2009

these grapes taste sour

Don't you get it yet? : 7/2/2009

Like Democrats everywhere, they are choosing candidates based on the color of their skin, not the content of their character. Somehow they think this will bring all those of like color to the Democrat party. How insulting to those of like color, to assume that they are so simple minded that color is all they base their vote on. It's called race exploitation. Uribe is being used, but she is under the impression that she is the best qualified. How could they possibly choose a white male? It is simply not P.C.

Voting for Pritchett : 7/2/2009

He stood up to the News Press and Wendy McCaw.

Daily Sound reader

I KNOW WHO I AM ENDORSING : 7/2/2009

Although endorsements matter, I think the people will decide this election. I have faith Santa Barbara will vote for the candidate with the best ability to balance the budget because he has experience working with numbers in the millions. They will vote for someone who is not concerned about endorsements or being used as a political ploy to infiltrate the council. They will vote for someone, because he has the strongest stance on all the issues and a paper trail to back up what he says. I AM VOTING FOR THE REALEST, MOST DOWN TO EARTH CANDIDATE NOT ON THEIR HIGH HORSE WITH A RADICAL AGENDA+++++++++++++++WWW.VOTETEVIS.COM+++++++++++++++++++++I like the idea of bringing back old school Santa Barbara.

SUPPORTER OF JUSTIN TEVIS

Voting for Pritchett? : 7/2/2009

Oh now there is a qualification - he stood up to the big evil News Press and scary Wendy McCaw - so did a whole lot of other people with a chip on their shoulder - so what? That really helps Santa Barbara .

: 7/2/2009

Don't worry about slow growth - the destruction of the economy by Democrat policies has already taken care of that. Growth has been put in reverse already.

: 7/2/2009

Who cares who the Democrats endorse...people will vote for who they want anyway. A Democratic endorsement seems like a curse to me. I will be sure not to vote for whoever they choose.

Poor Pritchett :( : 7/2/2009

He's obviously been poorly, ill adviced. Whoever told him that badmouthing his party will make him win ANY election, is not thinking about his political survival. I've been around politics and politicians all my life, and one of the main characteristics that I've seen in successful politicias is discipline and loyalty, no matter what. Where would Hillary be if she would have behaved as Pritchett and McCammon are behaving? Certainly not where she is now. These candidates are only thinking about the present race, like there's no future for them. Frankly after all the comments they've made, that could be very true. The party knows why they give their support to one candidate over another (whether we understand their resons or not), and as much as people want to disqualify those decisions based on race or any other simplistic reason, the truth is that capability and political ability are at the center of their attention. I'm rather new to SB, but politics is politics everywhere. Candidates are not aloud to make certain kind of mistakes. If they do, they take the risk of loosing any chance they might have in the future.

I'm just sayin'

Bedrolls for Bonzo : 7/2/2009

I know about Santa Barbara politics and this news article is correct about what people are saying in private with their reluctance to embrace all of the endorsed or nonendorsed candidates out of their concern about not appearing to be a party loyalist. However I wonder what the point of writing this may be except for the author Josh Molina to fill his weekly quota of political articles. Daraka wants everyone to think this is just about bitter and sour grapes for a story that will not die. The interest persists because it is about his choice of an endorsement for an unqualified candidate who plays the race card, does not even live in Santa Barbara and who still is on probation for drunk driving. Those are the stubborn facts that are not going away. That's not an attack on the party but rather the sad reality that Daraka has brought upon it. Daraka made his bedroll and now he has to sleep in it.

How the rest of us roll

: 7/2/2009

don't people know the endorsement is decided by a democratic (little d) vote, not by an anointing? all candidates needed 60% for endorsement, and the three who got above that threshhold were endorsed. pritchett knows that as well as anyone, especially since he had a vote.

learn the process

: 7/2/2009

How pathetic. I'm giving my contributions directly to the candidates until this party gets its act together.

Inside info : 7/2/2009

I heard it was down to Pritchett or Uribe during the vote. Finally, the group was persuaded that a brown female was better than a white male. So people should decide for themselves if they want to vote for a candidate based on color, gender, experience, the building heights initiative, service on non-profit boards, social activism, criminal records or endorsements. Yes, democracy with the small d.

Lane Anderson is the Dennis Kucinich in this race

Sore loser : 7/2/2009

I like pritchett and was thinking of voting for him. Darakas tactics have ruined local politics for years. But I am disappointed to see David making personal attacks on other candidates. Unnecessary and not a good demonstration of how he would take the high road or not if elected.

Disillusioned

awesome is as awesome does : 7/2/2009

This will be the first time the Santa Barbara City Council race is a consolation prize for not getting appointed to the Goleta Planning Board!! Uribe does live in Santa Barbara: since March, she has rented from Mickey/Dick Flacks. As Olivia tweeted:: "The Santa Barbara Dems party chair, Daraka is pretty awesome." @10:11 PM Jun 27th from TwitterFon This lifelong Democrat is not impressed. As for the Dem. Central Committee, I wonder how one belongs. Looking at their web site, I see that David Pritchett is not only a member but the chair of the communications subcommittee. What a slap in the face to choose Uribe, with no Santa Barbara city experience, over him. Indeed, he should be angry. As for overlooking McCammon's candidacy, "an honest oversight", that's laughable. She announced back in May her intentions to run.

SB democrat

Not being "intentional" makes it ok??? : 7/2/2009

Gee Daraka, that's the favorite excuse of so many wrong-doers---"gee I didn't mean to__________". Could you have been a bit more clever in your obfuscation? You are a joke. Yea I also saw Olivia's "twitter" gushing over how awesome you are. ewww.

where have all the grownups gone?

Really? : 7/2/2009

I invite anyone to sit in on a Democratic Central Committee meeting....you will quickly learn it's not the cabal folks are making it out to be. You'll also learn the Daraka isn't the little Napoleon people describe him as--he'd have better luck potty training cats than vote whipping the Central Committee. Three candidates got over 60% of the members' votes--the others were not even close. Finally if anyone could present 1 logical theory of why Cathy McCammon was left out of the initial process, perhaps I'd listen, but an honest oversight sounds like the only logical explanation. And she didn't get the Democratic Women's endorsement and was included in their entire process--so I doubt she would have landed the DCC's blessing.

What attacks? : 7/2/2009

What evidence is here that any candidate has made personal attacks against any other candidate? What evidence is here or anywhere that any candidate is angry? Just saying it and entering comments does not make it true.

Show Me The Quote

Who is bitter and doing negative attacks now? : 7/2/2009

To quote from the first article on June 16, " 'We're all adults, and people will get over it,' Larimore-Hall said."

The Low Road

Committee Of Outsiders : 7/2/2009

That committee has always been made-up of alot people from Santa Maria, Lompoc and Isla Vista. They do not know or understand Santa Barbara City elections. That is why they think someone like Miss Uribe would do well here. Our City is facing serious budgetary issues. Miss Uribe is hardly the best qualified candidate to handle these problems.

Not Goletan

Not Going To Do It : 7/3/2009

Egad. I guess I'll have to think for myself...

SB News-Press issue is important : 7/3/2009

I'm a Republican and care very little about the Democrat's endorsements. However, standing up to Wendy McCaw and Travis Armstrong is important to me. My wife was threatened by McCaw's attorneys. Other businesses were forced to take down signs supporting the reporters. It got ugly and our city is still hurting from the News-Press becoming a hobby of an unstable wealthy owner. David has my vote because he has the courage to criticize the newspaper and the people running it. He's a candidate for political office and he won't play nice with them. That takes guts.

L.R.