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Santa Barbara Newsmakers Journalists Panel; Jan 17, 2025

Despite its huge wealth, Santa Barbara County has the second highest poverty level among California’s 58 counties. Plus: a big change in cannabis regulation, refugees from the L.A. fires fill SB hotels, a honeymoon for Roy Lee and SB coun

Despite its huge wealth, Santa Barbara County has the second highest poverty level among California’s 58 counties, a new report shows, and Ryan P. Cruz, Melinda Burns, and Josh Molina join the genial host in dissecting the implications and reasons behind this shocking finding: Plus: a big change in cannabis regulation, refugees from the L.A. fires fill SB hotels, a honeymoon for Roy Lee and SB coun