It’s a special Three Amigos edition of Newsmakers TV, as Nick Welsh and Josh Molina join the genial host to break down the latest in this week’s top local news stories in Santa Barbara, including the showdown over expanding the Hilton Beachfront Resort, efforts by the city to find a new operator for the FARO homeless navigation center and the local multi-front battle to block Sable Oil’s restart of an antiquated offshore pipeline. Plus: the first you-heard-it-here-first gossip from the 2026 city council campaign trail.