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Homekey Studios in Lompoc Turns Office Buildings Into Housing for Formerly Homeless

Homekey Studios in Lompoc Turns Office Buildings Into Housing for Formerly Homeless
The complex, converted to help those at increased risk of COVID-19, includes supportive services for the residents occupying the 14 units
A former office building on the 100 block of North B Street in Lompoc has been repurposed as Homekey Studios, housing with wraparound services for underserved residents. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @BT_Holland
April 3, 2021
| 8:24 p.m.
Former office buildings previously owned by Santa Barbara County have been converted into permanent supportive housing with wraparound services for several formerly homeless residents in Lompoc.
Located on the 100 block of North B Street, the county acquired two side-by-side office buildings on one lot and repurposed the site into Homekey Studios.

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Federal COVID-19 Relief Bill Will Provide Help for Many in Santa Barbara County

By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor | @magnoli
December 22, 2020
| 6:18 p.m.
Congress passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill Monday that includes funding for direct stimulus checks, supplemental unemployment benefits, and more funding for businesses.
“While this compromise legislation does not go far enough to protect all vulnerable Americans, it is a start, and I’m hopeful the new administration will be able to build upon this bipartisan effort to craft a more comprehensive assistance package early next year,” County Supervisor Gregg Hart said during a Tuesday COVID-19 briefing.
Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, voted for the bill, and said in a statement that “more help is on the way” as businesses are forced to close, families face eviction and food insecurity, and hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients.

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Rona Barrett: 'A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices' | Columnists

In my experience, change oftentimes came when I wasnât looking. Sometimes it was good change. Sometimes it was not so good. And sometimes it was terrible.
Terrible change came to us all on Jan. 20 of this year. Thatâs when a patient in Washington state was diagnosed with the most defining challenge of our time â COVID-19.
And we hardly noticed.
That is, until the numbers of those stricken and those dying began to climb and a new word was not just being said but felt: pandemic. For most of us, itâs been the most surreal year of our lives. For many of us, itâs been a year of fear, despair, and chaos.

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Rona Barrett: 'A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices' | Columns

Rona Barrett: 'A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices' | Columns
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