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City of Santa Barbara, Former Finance Director Named in Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment
Bob Samario abruptly resigned as the City of Santa Barbara’s finance director in February 2020. He did not respond to Noozhawk’s requests for comment for this story. (Noozhawk file photo) By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina
June 2, 2021
| 11:22 p.m.
A longtime municipal employee is suing the City of Santa Barbara, City Administrator Paul Casey and former Finance Director Bob Samario, alleging that Samario sexually harassed her and several other women over the course of more than a decade, and that the city ignored or turned a blind eye to the behavior.