Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Elected Office

101
Reports
15
Jury Terms
53%
Response Rate
8
Overdue

Assigned Findings & Recommendations (101 reports)

Year Report Findings Recs Response
2025-2026 Is the County Neglecting Emergency Preparedness? 1 1 Response Pending
2025-2026 A Look at the Overtime Issues in the Sheriff’s Office 3 3 Response Pending
2024-2025 Consolidated Report 6 7 Response Overdue
2024-2025 Cannabis Taxation and Expenditures 5 5 Responded
2024-2025 DO VACCINATION RATES IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CREATE A PUBLIC HEALTH RISK? 5 5 Responded
2024-2025 Santa Barbara County South Coast Housing Crisis: A Call to Action 3 10 Responded
2024-2025 Preventable Death at the Northern Branch Jail 3 4 Responded
2024-2025 Is the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Prepared for the Next Epidemic? 6 7 Responded
2024-2025 Another Suicide in Santa Barbara County Jail 7 15 Responded
2024-2025 Fatal Head Injury at the Northern Branch Jail 3 5 Responded
2023-2024 Individuals in Crisis report 1 1 Responded
2023-2024 Homeless Encampments in Santa Barbara County 7 7 Responded
2023-2024 Death in Custody Report Final 14 20 Responded
2023-2024 Santa Barbara County Coroner Facility and Equipment 4 11 Responded
2023-2024 Grand Jury Compensation 2 0 Responded
2024-2025 Unpermitted Street Food Vendors 4 5 Responded
2023-2024 BOS 4 5 Response Pending
2022-2023 A Death In Custody – Lessons Learned 5 8 Responded
2022-2023 A Vicious Cycle – Incarceration of the Severely Mentally Ill 4 6 Responded
2022-2023 Every Death In Custody Is A Failure 2 3 Responded
2020-2021 SUICIDE IN SB COUNTY MAIN JAIL: A Challenge for Law Enforcement and Health Professionals 2 2 Responded
2020-2021 IDLE OIL WELLS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 4 4 Responded
2020-2021 LOMPOC POLICE DEPARTMENT: Moving Toward a Safe and Proud Community 1 1 Responded
2020-2021 THE KEYS TO HOUSING THE HOMELESS: Two State Programs Offer Rooms and Homes 6 6 Response Overdue
2022-2023 Death on Electronic Monitored Home Release 1 2 Responded
2020-2021 CYBERSECURITY FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND COUNTY SERVICE AREAS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 1 1 Responded
2020-2021 2020 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Final Report 8 12 Response Overdue
2020-2021 PENSIONS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY REQUIRE VIGILANCE: Balancing Promises and Maintaining Services 2 2 Responded
2020-2021 JUVENILES IN GANGS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: Has Accountability Been Forgotten? 7 8 Responded
2020-2021 Cannabis 12 19 Responded
2020-2021 PUBLIC ALERTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS AND EMERGENCIES 4 5 Responded
2020-2021 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CORONER’S BUREAU: Still a Substandard Facility 10 10 Responded
2020-2021 DETENTION FACILITIES IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 2 0 Responded
2020-2021 JAIL DIVERSION IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: Criminal Justice Partners Are Finding Common Ground 2 0 Responded
2020-2021 HOMELESSNESS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: Our Everyday Epidemic 11 13 Responded
2019-2020 CYBER-ATTACKS THREATEN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 8 12 Responded
2019-2020 Suicide in Custody / AB 10 10 Response Pending
2019-2020 Children and Youth in Crisis 6 7 Response Pending
2019-2020 2019 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Final Report 9 10 Response Overdue
2018-2019 Railway Fatalities in Santa Barbara County 6 7 Responded
2018-2019 Children and Youth in Crisis: Weathering the Storms of Mental Disorders and Emotional Disturbances 10 10 Responded
2018-2019 Suicide in Custody 1 1 Responded
2017-2018 Internal Controls in the County of Santa Barbara 11 13 Responded
2017-2018 Mandatory Overtime in the Sheriff’s Office 5 10 Responded
2016-2017 SYRWC1 2 2 Responded
2017-2018 PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO COVERAGE REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 2 2 Response Pending
2017-2018 REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 4 4 Response Pending
2017-2018 SANTA BARBARA POLICE HIRING 0 3 Response Pending
2017-2018 MANAGING REGIONAL WATER SUPPLIES REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 3 3 Response Pending
2017-2018 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE 1 1 Response Pending
2017-2018 YOUTH SAFETY IN SANTA MARIA REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 2 2 Response Pending
2016-2017 MANAGING REGIONAL WATER SUPPLIES: Are There Better Solutions? 3 3 Response Pending
2016-2017 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE: Rehabilitation vs Punishment 0 0 Response Pending
2016-2017 SANTA BARBARA MAIN JAIL — An Outdated and Inefficient Facility 4 7 Responded
2019-2028 WELLPATH CONTRACT SERVICES PROVIDED TO SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE 4 11 Responded
2016-2017 LAGUNA COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT: Prudent Planning 0 0 Response Pending
2016-2017 YOUTH SAFETY IN SANTA MARIA: Developing a New Strategy 6 6 Responded
2016-2017 VOTER REGISTRATION IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: A Study of the Facts 0 0 Response Pending
2016-2017 VETERANS STAND DOWN: Never Forget 0 0 Response Overdue
2016-2017 Lake Cachuma – Protecting a Valuable Resource 7 7 Response Pending
2016-2017 Los Prietos Boys Camp 7 9 Response Pending
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Jail 4 6 Response Pending
2015-2016 Los Prietos Boys Camp, Effective But, Underutilized 4 6 Responded
2015-2016 Lake Cachuma – Protecting a Valuable Resource 7 9 Responded
2015-2016 Santa Barbara County – Grading Code, Where the Dozer Meets the Dirt, Poorly Defined and Unevenly Enforced 7 7 Responded
2015-2016 Emergency Operations Center Activation 0 0 Responded
2015-2016 City of Santa Barbara Harbor Operations 2 2 Response Pending
2014-2015 Ebola Preparedness 0 0 Response Pending
2014-2015 Elementary School Truancy 0 0 Response Pending
2015-2016 BOS-2015 0 0 Responded
2013-2014 Detention Facilities Report 0 1 Response Pending
2013-2014 Northern Branch Jail Operating Cost 7 6 Response Pending
2013-2014 Santa Barbara County Take-Home Vehicle Use: Clarify and Comply 4 4 Response Pending
2013-2014 Union Valley Parkway 1 1 Response Pending
2014-2015 Coroner’s Report 7 8 Responded
2013-2014 Inmates Released During Late-Night Hours 1 1 Response Pending
2012-2013 SD (amended) 0 1 Response Pending
2012-2013 TAXING OIL: Tapping into Santa Barbara County’s Natural Wealth 4 1 Responded
2012-2013 FINANCING LOW-INCOME HOUSING 0 0 Response Pending
2012-2013 LOCAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GRAFFITI: Preserving Our Magnificent Garden 0 0 Response Pending
2013-2014 2013 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury FINAL REPORT 4 1 Response Pending
2012-2013 SHERIFF-CORONER’S BUREAU: The Manner of Death-A Final Diagnosis 11 14 Responded
2012-2013 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DETENTION FACILITIES REPORT 4 1 Responded
2012-2013 TRUANCY PREVENTION – A CLASS ACT: Off to a Good Start 0 0 Response Pending
2012-2013 Annual Property Value Notices Now Available Online Only 0 0 Response Pending
2013-2014 What is 2-1-1? 4 4 Response Overdue
2017-2018 Pensions in Santa Barbara County 12 2 Responded
2011-2012 CARES CRISIS RESIDENTIAL NORTH: An Underutilized Mental Health Asset 2 4 Responded
2011-2012 A FAILURE OF OVERSIGHT: Lompoc Housing and Community Development Corporation 1 3 Responded
2011-2012 REDUCING TRUANCY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY: A Prudent Investment 5 6 Responded
2011-2012 Detention Facilities Report 0 0 Response Pending
2011-2012 Requiem for Development: The Life and Death of Redevelopment Agencies in Santa Barbara County 8 4 Responded
2011-2012 Los Prietos Boys Camp and Academy 0 0 Response Overdue
2011-2012 Computer College Education at Juvenile Hall 1 0 Response Overdue
2016-2017 PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO COVERAGE: Is Our Safety at Risk 4 4 Responded
2020-2021 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CORONER’S BUREAU 3 4 Response Pending
2020-2021 CITY OF SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 2 2 Response Pending
2013-2014 Truancy Prevention – A CLASS Act, Off to a Good Start 4 1 Response Pending
2020-2021 DETENTION FACILITIES IN SANTA BARBARA 8 12 Response Pending
2020-2021 AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SANTA BARBARA 6 5 Response Pending
2020-2021 DEATHS IN CUSTODY 2019 11 13 Response Pending

Also Mentioned In (56 reports)

Year Report Mentions
2025-2026 A Look at the Overtime Issues in the Sheriff’s Office 2
2025-2026 A Look at the Overtime Issues in the Sheriff’s Office 2
2024-2025 Lompoc Tourism Improvement District Management 7
2023-2024 BOS 1
2020-2021 Further Analysis Related to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury 6
2019-2020 REPORT ON RESPONSES TO 2019-2020 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 41
2021-2022 Suicide in Santa Barbara County Main Jail 2
2021-2022 County Service Areas in Santa Barbara County 7
2020-2021 Detention Facilities in Santa Barbara 11
2018-2019 REPORT ON RESPONSES TO 2018-19 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 95
2019-2020 Cyber-attacks Threaten Santa Barbara County 95
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Superior Court 95
2020-2021 Juveniles in Gangs in Santa Barbara County 43
2020-2021 Santa Barbara County Coroner’s Bureau 5
2020-2021 City of Santa Barbara Community Development Department 12
2020-2021 Deaths in Custody 2019 15
2020-2021 Affordable Housing in Santa Barbara 5
2019-2020 Children and Youth in Crisis 1
2019-2020 Suicide in Custody / AB 1
2017-2018 DETENTION FACILITIES REPORT REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 1
2017-2018 REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 2
2017-2018 PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO COVERAGE REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 3
2017-2018 MANAGING REGIONAL WATER SUPPLIES REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 2
2017-2018 SANTA BARBARA POLICE HIRING 3
2017-2018 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE 3
2017-2018 YOUTH SAFETY IN SANTA MARIA REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 4
2016-2017 Deciduous Oak Tree Protection 19
2016-2017 Emergency Operations Center Activation 19
2016-2017 Parking Citation Payment Problems 19
2016-2017 2015-16 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury – Final Report 19
2016-2017 Los Prietos Boys Camp 3
2016-2017 Water Valves Safety 19
2016-2017 Lake Cachuma – Protecting a Valuable Resource 6
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Jail 7
2016-2017 City of Santa Barbara Harbor Operations 1
2016-2017 Cuyama Community Services District 19
2016-2017 Lompoc Unified School District 19
2012-2013 2012-2013 Santa Barbara County 13
2012-2013 OBSERVATIONS AND ANALYSIS 3
2013-2014 Eugene Bucciarelli Santa Barbara 13
2012-2013 REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 1
2013-2014 Michael Desmond Santa Barbara 13
2013-2014 Mary Frink Santa Barbara 13
2021-2022 A ZONING AND PERMITTING ISSUE IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA 8
2020-2021 JUVENILES IN GANGS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 43
2013-2014 Sheriff-Coroner’s Bureau: The Manner of Death – A Final Diagnosis 5
2015-2016 Still an Unhealthy Environment 1
2013-2014 Local Efforts to Address Graffiti: Preserving Our Magnificent Garden 5
2013-2014 Truancy Prevention – A CLASS Act, Off to a Good Start 2
2021-2022 COUNTY SERVICE AREAS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 7
2013-2014 Financing Low-Income Housing 1
2020-2021 AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SANTA BARBARA 5
2020-2021 DETENTION FACILITIES IN SANTA BARBARA 11
2020-2021 DEATHS IN CUSTODY 2019 15
2020-2021 CITY OF SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 12
2020-2021 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CORONER’S BUREAU 5