The problem with the perception of "gang injunction" is the conflicting Constitutional Amendment that provides for the right to a militia.

The local police force blows through over $100 Million annually, representing a staff of only about 150; while their operations typically don't want to be bothered to quality assure a variety of safety or enforcement procedures because,"there's not enough man power."

If someone gets their smart phone ripped off, or a call in surrounds some punk kid whose strung out on meth; "not enough man power" is typically the response a citizen will encounter from dispatch.

God knows there's not enough training or sufficient diligence to detail among Santa Barbara Police Department ranks to apply discernment with all the discretion they have at their disposal.

But, there's plenty of resources evidently, for seatbelt tickets downtown or failure to use a right turn signal on Shoreline.. making this criminal justice agency a laughing stock as to what they could possibly do to circumvent gangs, or whether they should try at all.