Sales Tax to Go Up Again; Same for City Employee Salaries, Perks, and Pensions

by Bonnie Donovan

Are you missing those monies from the oil companies, yet?

The City of Santa Barbara is facing a budget shortfall of $7.1 million this year and even more in the next few years. City officials are advocating for another sales tax increase to 9.25% in hopes, they say, of preventing further cuts to “essential” services.

Should the sales tax increase receive a…