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The IPO Sonic Boom
www.californiacurrent.orgBy Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret.)When SpaceX went public, much of the media focused on one headline: Elon...
Maybe We Should Try Engineering
sbcurrent.comBy Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret.)Energy Production Is Not a Side Issue California politicians have spent years treating energy...
Part 2: What About Bob Smith?
sbcurrent.comBy Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret.)Promoting Dynamism in Santa Barbara and the Central Coast Last week, I asked a simple...
Part 1: Carba-Who? Our Congressman’s Identity Problem
sbcurrent.comBy Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret.)Who is Salud Carbajal Politically? Members of Congress do more than vote. They join caucuses...
Energy Fantasy Meets National Security Reality
sbcurrent.comBy Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret.) The Answer, My Friend, Isn’t Blowing in the Wind In December 2025, the federal government...
Central Coast Families Deserve Better Than Rhetoric on Healthcare
Independent.comBy Bob Smith The Santa Barbara Independent published a full-length op-ed today by retired U.S. Navy Commander and Republican...
Gone with the Offshore Wind
sbcurrent.com By Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) As I sat with my wife’s family for my birthday dinner this past weekend at Goleta Beach,...
Repeal Senate Bill 54
Independent.com By Bob Smith Restore Transparency, Safety, and Support. SB 54 prohibits nearly all cooperation between local law enforcement...
The Immigration Corruption Complex
Santa Barbara CurrentBy Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) On Thursday, July 10th, federal agents carried out judicial ICE warrants in...
We Don’t Have an Energy Crisis—We Have a Logic Crisis
By Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) Santa Barbara Current California prides itself on leading the way in clean energy, but by 2030 we will...
County officials enable child trafficking, Carbajal takes their money
by Bob Smith Cal Coast News It’s time to speak the truth about what occurred in Carpinteria and Camarillo this past week. There’s a reason trust in...
Congressman Carbajal turns a blind eye to Child Trafficking on Drug Farms While Accepting Their Contributions
By Bob Smith It is imperative that we address the events in Carpinteria and Camarillo this past week with clarity and resolve. Here are the verified...
They’re Not Leaving — Military Retirees Are Fleeing California
By Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) California is bleeding talent — and it’s self-inflicted. Every year, thousands of military retirees...
It’s Time for Real Leadership in California’s 24th District
By Commander (Retired) Bob Smith, Candidate for Congress My fellow Central Coast neighbors, I’m Bob Smith, a retired Navy combat veteran, a fighter...
Bob Smith Announcement of Candidacy
By Bob Smith Today, I am announcing my candidacy for the Republican nomination for California's 24th Congressional District. My family and I did not...
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