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  • 1 month ago | ksby.com | Juliet Lemar

    Tina Ballue was one of four Good Samaritans credited with helping resuscitate an unconscious man along Calle Real in Santa Barbara on the afternoon of April 27. "They said, 'He says he needs CPR, can you give CPR?' And I said yes. I didn't even think about it. I just ran over and immediately put my hands on his chest, checked for breathing, checked the airway and started giving CPR. I could not say I felt ready, but I knew I had to do something," Ballue said.

  • 1 month ago | ksby.com | Juliet Lemar

    With just 16 beds at Santa Barbara County’s Psychiatric Health Facility, many people experiencing a mental health crisis must get help elsewhere. "This is the only locked psychiatric acute hospital in Santa Barbara," explained Suzanne Grimmesey, Santa Barbara County Behavioral Health's Public Information Officer, adding that it's almost always full. Because psychiatric hospitals are notoriously expensive, Grimmesey says creating more won’t happen anytime soon. "They're very expensive.

  • 1 month ago | ksby.com | Juliet Lemar

    "It was a coworker and a friend, and he hurt me. That night changed my life forever," said Veronica Deleija. Six years ago, Deleija says she was drugged and sexually assaulted in her own home. "My body knew, because there was evidence, but I couldn’t wrap my mind around what had happened.

  • 1 month ago | ksby.com | Juliet Lemar

    Jeff Bard was homeless for 15 years. He now has permanent housing, but the process wasn’t quick. "It was years that I was actually between when I signed up to get on the list and actually received housing," Bard said. The recent Santa Barbara County Point-in-Time Count recorded 1,332 homeless people throughout the county. Santa Barbara County Housing Authority Director Sanford Riggs says 11,000 people are currently on the waitlist for Section 8 vouchers.

  • 1 month ago | ksby.com | Juliet Lemar

    Math teacher Joyce Adriansen has worked at Santa Barbara High School for 27 years. "I always thought once I became a teacher, okay, I'll be making some decent money, I'll be able to buy a home and [it] just never happened. Prices kept going up and up and out of my, you know, out of my price range," Adriansen explained. She now lives in Buellton and spends 10 hours a week commuting. "It cuts into your home life, your family life, and your health," Adriansen said.

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