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    The 805

    A Santa Barbara school board showdown

    Eight people are running for two open seats on the Santa Barbara Unified School Board. The race caps off a tumultuous year for the board and Superintendent Cary Matsuoka.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Sep 28, 2018 • 1 min read

    Eight people are running for two open seats on the Santa Barbara Unified School Board. The race caps off a tumultuous year for the board and Superintendent Cary Matsuoka.

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    2. 6:27Engineers call aging Ventura levee unstable
    3. 13:24The Volkswagen scandal has ties to the Central Coast
    4. 21:39Former Congresswoman Lois Capps on faith, tragedy and a divisive democracy
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      Jonathan Bastian

      Host, Life Examined

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    An aging Ventura levee at risk of collapse
    1. 0:00A Santa Barbara school board showdownYou’re reading this
    2. 6:27Engineers call aging Ventura levee unstable
    3. 13:24The Volkswagen scandal has ties to the Central Coast
    4. 21:39Former Congresswoman Lois Capps on faith, tragedy and a divisive democracy
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