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Wasting Money the City Council Way

by Michael Self

May 29, 2024
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I Love Santa Barbara

This article is about my experiences in 2004, watching the City proposing “Improvements,” and “Traffic Calming.” I printed the City’s plan and ballots, then canvased my neighborhood. I wasn’t alone in thinking that the “Improvements” weren’t universally accepted by most of the residents. Congesting our already cramped streets was and…

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