It’s not often that we have a U.S. Secretary come to town, which is why August 25, 2023, was a particularly exciting day. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge came to Santa Barbara County for the day and packed a lot into her visit. Her day started with a press conference, followed by a quarterly meeting with Santa Barbara County mayors and city managers to discuss affordable housing and homelessness. Her visit ended with a tour of two HUD assisted community sites (one in Goleta and the other in Santa Barbara). Here is a short video recap.
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