State of Guadalupe Deemed ‘Bright’ Years After Dire Financial Straits

State of Guadalupe Deemed ‘Bright’ Years After Dire Financial Straits

Ten years after facing dire financial woes and discussing disincorporation, Guadalupe has reversed course, leading to a positive outlook. Tuesday night’s City Council meeting included a State of the City presentation with reports from representatives of various departments — a decade after the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury recommended that Guadalupe consider giving up cityhood, or disincorporating, because of money woes. “We’ve increased our r…