6/15/17: The Independent reports "Billion Dollar Budget Approved."
6/15/17: KSBY reports "Santa Barbara County adopts new budget plan."
6/15/17: The Lompoc Record reports "Supervisors restore several Social Services positions in budget."
6/15/17: Noozhawk reports "After Final Wrangling, Supervisors Approve 2017-18 Budget."
6/11/17: Noozhawk reports "Social Services Layoffs Among Cuts Proposed in $1.07 Billion Santa Barbara County Budget."
6/11/17: The Lompoc Record (and its sister publication the Santa Maria Times) reports "Layoffs expected at Department of Social Services as county budget hearings set to begin."
4/19/17: The Santa Barbara Independent reports that "Social Services brace for pain as the Department plans to lay off 128 employees." Comments from Daniel Nielson and Maria Gardner are paraphrased.
4/17/17: Noozhawk reports that "service reductions take center stage at County budget crafting workshops."
4/17/17: The Santa Maria Times (and sister publications Lompoc Record and SYV News) reports that "Santa Barbara County starts budget workshops with 5% reduction in status quo." Director Daniel Nielson is quoted.
4/16/17: KCLU radio reports "Santa Barbara County looking at major cuts as it starts budget process."
3/6/17: The Santa Ynez Valley News reports on the County's "growing budget gap," including some figures on DSS programs and maintenance of effort.
