Santa Barbara to realign sidewalk benches used by the homeless

Friday, January 21st, 2011

I couldn’t make this up. In order to keep panhandlers from harassing passersby, the city of Santa Barbara is realigning its sidewalk benches by 90 degrees — at a cost of $50,000.

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  1. I’m looking forward to the city of Santa Barbara’s solution to the Somali piracy problem. Maybe they’ll recommend turning the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden by 90 degrees.

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