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Longtime Santa Barbaran Experiences “Out of Control” Crime in D.C.

By Peggy Sands Orchowski

Sep 04, 2025
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Santa Barbara was my home for 55 years. But in 2000, I decided to move to Washington D.C. to pursue my career in journalism (that started in South America and then at the Santa Barbara News-Press). I bought my cozy four-rooms-on-four-floors townhouse in Georgetown and despite the many differences in lifestyles between East and West coasts, I love living…

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