Stupid, Inept, or Corrupt (from the SB Independent)
The Following Article Appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent Stupid, Inept, or Corrupt? An Investigation into Who Killed the Lompoc Shelters Thursday, February 9, 2012 by NICK WELSH ( CONTACT ) Article Tools Print friendly E-mail story Tip Us Off iPod friendly Comments ( 13 ) Share Article I’m no attorney, so I can’t say with any precision what laws may have been broken in connection with the all-too-preventable demise of the Lompoc Housing and Community Development Corporation. But I do have a nose on my face, so I can state with certainty that something stinks. In fact, a lot does. When Sue Ehrlich, executive director of Lompoc Housing — a politically connected, private nonprofit agency — announced she was closing the only two shelters in the city, she gave everyone only a few days’ notice. Those who work with the homeless population in Santa Barbara County found her tim...