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Santa Barbara City Council reports unanimous direction to initiate litigation after closed session
Summary
At a Jan. 13, 2026 special meeting the Santa Barbara City Council recessed into closed session under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4) and later reported it gave unanimous direction to initiate litigation; the council said no further reportable action was taken.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — At a special meeting on Jan. 13, 2026, the Santa Barbara City Council recessed into closed session to discuss anticipated litigation and later reported it had, by unanimous vote, given direction to initiate litigation.
The clerk read the agenda item as "Item 1, conference with city attorney anticipated litigation, government code subsection 54956.9(d)(4), initiation of litigation on…
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