A tentative date has been set in Santa Barbara County Superior Court for the preliminary hearing of a Lompoc City Council member facing eight felony criminal charges.
In a brief hearing Wednesday morning without defendant Stephen Bridge, 68, present, the attorneys and Superior Court Judge Stephen Dunkle agreed to hold the preliminary hearing on March 19.
That hearing allows the prosecution team to present its evidence so a judge can determine whether probable cause exists for the case to move toward a jury trial…