Dubroff: Upstarts challenge SB Vintners over meeting access
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By Henry Dubroff Friday, April 10th, 2026
The dispute between a group of independent winemakers and the Santa Barbara Vintners Association entered a new phase when one of the dissidents alleged the Vintners violated California’s Brown Act open meeting rules. Attorney Matt Allen, representing Steve Pepe, wrote to the vintners group demanding that they open the streaming portion of their board meetings…










