Posted inGovernment Grand Jury questions Santa Barbara County emergency management staffing and funding by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press June 19, 2026June 19, 2026
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Posted inGovernment Santa Barbara City Council melts down over whether to freeze police officer positions at budget hearing by Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press June 17, 2026June 18, 2026
Posted inGovernment Layoffs, program cuts ahead as Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approves $1.66 billion budget by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Posted inCommunity Crisis over lack of budget reserves shakes up Santa Barbara City Hall by Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press June 9, 2026June 11, 2026
Posted inGovernment Santa Barbara County supervisors approve hiring of new CEO, bump pay of county counsel by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press June 9, 2026June 9, 2026
Posted inGovernment Solvang City Council expands ethics oversight in response to mayor’s controversial tourism app by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press June 9, 2026June 9, 2026
Posted inGovernment Solvang switch to Lompoc Police Department would end decades of Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s patrols by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press May 28, 2026June 16, 2026
Posted inGovernment ‘A seasoned leader’: Santa Barbara County names new CEO by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press May 20, 2026May 20, 2026
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