SoCal winery files furious lawsuit against Santa Barbara accusing it of trying to milk it dry

Source: New York Post

A small Lompoc winery is suing Santa Barbara County in federal court, alleging local officials forced businesses into a mandatory funding program that compels them to bankroll marketing and advocacy efforts they neither support nor agreed to fund. Flying Goat Cellars, founded in 2000 and owned by Norm Yost and Kate Griffith (also identified in filings as Kathleen Griffith), filed suit in the US District Court for the Central District of California. The complaint targets the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, the Santa Barbara County Vintners’ Association, and Fourth District Supervisor Bob Nelson in his role as board chair.