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Santa Barbara County Receives an “F” on DOGE Report Card

by Andy Caldwell

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Jan 05, 2025
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Today, I would like to share with you a glimpse into the waste and virtue-signaling in an echo chamber that passes as government service. This piece details three components of failure.

First, unsustainable salary and benefit packages for county employees that is absorbing more than half the county’s $1.6 billion budget.

Second, fees charged to new develo…

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