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Santa Barbara Officials Mull Privatized Jail Mental Health Servicesnew

Santa Barbara County's jail mental health system officially is for sale. The prospective buyer -- a private Tennessee-based prison health company -- is already lined up with a July 1 move-in date.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Benjamin Gottlieb  |  06-01-2009  |  Policy Issues

Santa Barbara County Ventures Towards Oil Taxnew

Looking to inject Santa Barbara's cash-strapped coffers with millions in oil-derived dollars, the county's supervisors voted unanimously this week to explore the possibility of a per-barrel tax on oil harvested from beneath county land.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Ethan Stewart  |  05-20-2008  |  Policy Issues

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