SoCal winery files furious lawsuit against Santa Barbara accusing it of trying to milk it dry
A small Lompoc winery is suing Santa Barbara County in federal court, alleging local officials forced businesses into a mandatory funding program that compels them to bankroll marketing and advocacy efforts they neither support nor agreed to fund.
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