Harassment and Retaliation Claims Filed Against High-Ranking Santa Barbara County Public Health Officials
Ex-employee and two former colleagues sue the county, Public Health Officer Henning Ansorg, and Public Health Director Mouhanad Hammami.
Nick Welsh
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La Posada Tiny-Home Village Opening at Former Santa Barbara Juvenile Hall
Residents will begin moving into the transitional housing project starting April 22.
Praise the Lord and Pass the Homeless Housing
Caught in the crossfire of the sacred and the profane.
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“We already have,” board replies during heated budget workshop.
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Is the Gaza war already undermining Biden at the ballot box?
Sheriff Brown Seeks Funding for New $3.3M Narc Unit as Drug Deaths Soar
Brown gives report on Santa Barbara County’s fentanyl-driven spike in overdose deaths and requests funding ahead of next week’s budget workshops.
OD and Fentanyl Deaths Continue to Soar in Santa Barbara County
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Former Carpinteria Man Found Guilty of $1.2 Million Scam Targeting Seniors
Ex-insurance agent Brett E. Lovett, whose victims included members of his church, was convicted of fraud, elder abuse, grand theft, and money laundering.
Santa Barbara Sobering Center Posts 400 Percent Increase in Intakes
A new insurance program is helping the center defray the cost of taking care of clients.
Poodle Hit by Car and Tells the Tale
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