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    Santa Barbara City Council votes to protect renters and slow evictions

    The Santa Barbara City Council voted to require landlords to provide one-year leases to tenants. It also took a big step toward approving a "just cause" eviction ordinance.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Apr 26, 2019 • 28m Listen

    The Santa Barbara City Council voted to require landlords to provide one-year leases to tenants. It also took a big step toward approving a "just cause" eviction ordinance. After years of drought water conservation, the City of Santa Barbara lifts its restrictions. Matt Kettman, food editor at the Santa Barbara Independent, visits Montecito’s $550 a plate restaurant, The Silver Bough.

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    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      Santa Barbara city council moves towards 'just cause' eviction ordinance

      In a win for tenant rights groups, The Santa Barbara City Council has moved towards a "just cause" eviction ordinance and voted 6-1 to require landlords to offer one-year leases to renters.

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      16 min
    2. 16:26

      City of Santa Barbara lifts drought water restrictions

      The Santa Barbara City Council lifted water restrictions that have been in place to limit any unnecessary water use through the city due to drought.

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      7 min
    3. 23:07

      The Silver Bough is Montecito’s $550 a plate restaurant

      Located inside the historic Montecito Inn, The Silver Bough is young chefs Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas Lee’s most recent addition to Coast Village Road.

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      5 min
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      Jonathan Bastian

      Host, Life Examined

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:0016 min

      Santa Barbara city council moves towards 'just cause' eviction ordinance

    2. 16:267 min

      City of Santa Barbara lifts drought water restrictions

    3. 23:075 min

      The Silver Bough is Montecito’s $550 a plate restaurant

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