Here’s some breaking news: Elected officials in Santa Barbara are getting a pay cut.
Members of the City Council will receive a 4.87% pay cut this year. The salaries of the mayor and the council are tied to the area median income for a one-person household, which dropped from $83,370 in 2023 to $79,310 in 2024.
The cut cannot be changed because it is part of the City Charter, approved by voters in 2004. The pay cut is buried in the proposed city budget for 2026…