Santa Barbara’s Budget Bombshell | Newsmakers with JR
About this episode
The episode discusses Santa Barbara's budget crisis and its implications for local politics and development projects.
The shocking news this week that the city of Santa Barbara has spent through all its budget reserves not only re-shapes debate on major policy decisions, but also instantly transforms the race for mayor and three soon-to-be vacant city council seats, as Josh Molina and Sophia Wallace join the genial host in breaking down a big week of City Hall headlines, including a new plan to regulate vacation rentals, and preliminary approval of a major downtown project by the Music Academy that includes suspension of the once-sacrosanct 45-feet building height limit.
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