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Santa Barbara Leaders Weigh In on Report on Handling Encampments
In light of Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent executive order urging local authorities to remove encampments, the Santa Barbara City Council discussed a Civil Grand Jury Report on August 20 on how to handle encampments across the community. The council heard …