Santa Barbara County is at a crossroads, and once again, local officials are looking to the pockets of poor and middle-class residents to solve a crisis of their own making. The proposal to hike the local sales tax from 7.75% to 8.75% is not just a minor adjustment; it is a profound betrayal of taxpayers, justified by a fiscal narrative that simply does…
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