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County Public Health pauses layoffs and patient transfers, left with budget deficits

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department paused its plan to make layoffs and transition thousands of patients away from county clinics due to “unsatisfactory immigration status.” The decision follows an ongoing injunction to a change in federal law.  Mouhanad Hammami, the director of Public Health, presented this update to the county Board of Supervisors […]

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Board of Supervisors delay decision to make layoffs in health and social services department

Santa Barbara County supervisors pushed making a decision on budget rebalancing plans for the Public Health and Social Services departments. The plans discussed at the Oct. 7 supervisors meeting would eliminate more than 175 positions across both departments effective in January. “We’ve been receiving a lot of frustration for a lack of information,” 2nd District […]

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