Sheriff Plans to Cut Isla Vista Foot Patrol If Funding Not Restored

Sheriff Plans to Cut Isla Vista Foot Patrol If Funding Not Restored

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown plans to eliminate 12 positions from the Isla Vista Foot Patrol if funding isn’t restored, he told the Board of Supervisors at the Wednesday budget workshop. The second day of budget workshops covered public safety departments and the proposed cuts to the Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office and Public Defender’s Office as the county faces major deficits. The Sheriff’s Office proposed a budget of $…