The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors filled a roughly $68,000 gap in funding for three of the county’s libraries at a recent meeting, but questions over the long-term sustainability of the libraries remain unanswered. During discussions about the county’s 2019-20 budget in April, county staff outlined anticipated deficits for all nine county-run libraries totaling […]
Cannabis Corner
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Santa Barbara County sees spike in farmers seeking to grow industrial hemp
While cannabis has been the subject of much debate in Santa Barbara County over the past year, there’s been less discussion on hemp, a variety of the plant. That may soon change, however, as farmers’ interest in the crop grows and as the county awaits federal cultivation regulations. Hemp is a variety of cannabis with […]
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Farm groups hold first cannabis, wine panel to promote tourism
Despite the tension between the wine and cannabis industries in some parts of Santa Barbara County, the two share many similarities, from their customer bases to regulatory burdens. More than 100 vintners, farmers, and interested residents packed the event space at Industrial Eats in Buellton on Sept. 11 to discuss these similarities and how they […]
