Preserve Morro Bay
A Commander Steps Forward: Meet Bob Smith, a New Voice for the Central Coast
A Commander Steps Forward: Meet Bob Smith, a New Voice for the Central Coast At a time when voters across the Central Coast increasingly question whether Washington understands their lives, a new candidate is stepping forward with a résumé built not in politics—but in...
Energy Fantasy Meets National Security Reality
The Answer, My Friend, Isn’t Blowing in the Wind
Central Coast Families Deserve Better Than Rhetoric on Healthcare
The Santa Barbara Independent published a full-length op-ed today by retired U.S. Navy Commander and Republican congressional candidate Bob Smith. The coverage of the op-ed marks the latest in a growing wave of local media attention to his 2026 challenge against...
GOP Labor Day Event Focuses on Election as Bob Smith Announces Challenge to Carbajal
24th Congressional District candidate Bob Smith and other Republicans call for changes in federal and state leadership by Nick Forselles, Noozhawk Staff Writer, Katherine Ball Noozhawk Contributing Writer and Joshua Molina, Noozhawk South County Editor...
Gone with the Offshore Wind
As I Was Saying... Gone with the Offshore Wind 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, everyone marveled at the view of the ocean from our table. I couldn’t help but say,...
Repeal Senate Bill 54
Restore Transparency, Safety, and Support By Bob Smith Wed Aug 06, 2025 | 2:53pm SB 54 prohibits nearly all cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, with the unintended consequence that federal agents must cast a broad net rather...
The Immigration Corruption Complex
By Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) -- Courtesy of Santa Barbara Current On Thursday, July 10th, federal agents carried out judicial ICE warrants in Carpinteria and Camarillo, not targeting peaceful farmworkers but addressing much darker issues. Fourteen...
We Don’t Have an Energy Crisis—We Have a Logic Crisis
By Bob Smith, Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) -- Courtesy of Santa Barbara Current California prides itself on leading the way in clean energy, but by 2030 we will follow Germany's lead into failure, removing all nuclear power without further extensions. Diablo Canyon...
County officials enable child trafficking, Carbajal takes their money
OPINION by BOB SMITH -- Courtesy of 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 local media is collapsing as they refuse to report the truth. While headlines talk about...
Bob’s Palm Card
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