I'm not sure I buy that he's the first violent sexually violent offender to be released in Santa Barbara County. The location of Atascadero hospital has always been a problem for the town of Santa Barbara. The criminally insane are sent to Atascadero and anyone released from there heads straight for Santa Barbara. For as much money as that town has, there is a large population of mentally ill homeless. I used to go up there all the time with friends and then visited my sis who lived above the Mission. My BIL ran a restaurant in town. The town even has store after store specializing in clothing for domestic help, that's how much money is there. Do gooders in Calif have really tied LE's hands. LE can't legally get rid of them, and the cops there are required to clean up their crap and vomit to keep the town clean for it's wealthy residents. It's a weird song and dance between them for sure.
