Melinda Greene Leads Race for County Clerk

Melinda Greene is poised to become Santa Barbara County’s next Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, leading with a commanding 59% of the vote over incumbent Joe Holland, who’s been managing remotely for 18 months due to illness. With full backing from all five county supervisors, Greene champions in-person service and aims to spotlight the vital work of the department — signaling a major leadership shift in the county’s top election and records office. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/20c71a422a911c09