[Noozhawk’s note: Second in a series. Click here for the first commentary.] On June 2, Santa Barbara County Auditor-Controller Betsy Schaffer will be seeking a third term against former Chief Deputy Controller Kyle Slattery. Schaffer’s first and only election in 2018 was embroiled in controversy when then challenger Jennifer Christensen alleged that Schaffer was self-dealing. … Continue reading Jeff Giordano: Questions Resurface as Auditor-Controller Race Puts Contracts, Conflicts Back in Focus