The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the allocation of over $42,000 to pay one half of the cost of a Santa Maria Park Ranger to police the Santa Maria riverbed for unhoused people.
Santa Barbara, in partnership with San Luis Obispo County and the City of Santa Maria, have moved over 100 unhoused people from the riverbed since 2023.
During their Sept. 23 meeting, Santa Barbara County Supervisors said they plan to keep the Santa Maria Riverbed free of encampments moving forward…