Action Alerts

Action Alert September 7, 2008


Santa Barbara County Action Network

INFORMATION & ACTION ALERT

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events andnews. Here they are in brief:

 

1. Final MTD hearing on bus fare increase - Monday, Sept 8, Santa Barbara

 

2. Santa Barbara City Council resolution on off-shore oil drilling- Tuesday, September 9, Santa Barbara

 

3. Support SB 840 - California Universal Health Care Act: Ask Governor Schwarzenegger to sign the bill now.

 

4. 50 Environmental Organizations Commend Governor Schwarzenegger for his Continued Opposition to New Offshore Oil Drilling

 

5. SB CAN Column - "The Full Scoop on Oil Seeps"

 

 

Date: 
7 Sep 2008 - 12:45pm

URGENT Action Needed -Oppose Lifting Off-shore Oil Drilling


Santa Barbara County Action Network

URGENT Action Needed - Oppose Lifting Off-shore Oil Drilling Ban

 

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. And please forward to your friends and others.

 

News in brief:

 1. URGENT !  Your attendance needed at the BOS Hearing on Energy Crisis / Oppose lifting off-shore oil drilling ban, August 26, Santa Maria

 2. SB CAN Column - "The Full Scoop on Oil Seeps"

  

Date: 
24 Aug 2008 - 12:06pm

Action Alert August 21, 2008


Santa Barbara County Action Network

INFORMATION & ACTION ALERT

 

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. And please forward to your friends and others who are interested in creating sustainable communities through sound planning that integrates housing, open space and transportation-our HOT principles.

 

News in brief:

 

1. URGENT!  Your attendance needed at the BOS Hearing on Energy Crisis / Oppose lifting off-shore oil drilling ban, August 26, Santa Maria

 

2. Update: BOS Meeting on Gaviota Coast Issues

 

3. Breeze Bus Service Expanded and Extended

 

4. MTD Fare Increase public hearing, September 8, Santa Barbara

 

5. Check out SB CAN's new improved website

 

6. SB CAN Column - "Don't be duped by Big Oil & Friends"

 

7. Other Community events: Bread & Roses dinner

 

Look for SBCAN Endorsements & SBCAN's fall Harvest Picnic details in next Info & Action Alert!!!

 

Date: 
21 Aug 2008 - 11:21pm

Action Alert August 8, 2008

Santa Barbara County Action Network

INFORMATION & ACTION ALERT

 

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. And please forward to your friends and others who are interested in creating sustainable communities through sound planning that integrates housing, open space and transportation-our HOT principles.

News in brief:


1. Special BOS Meeting on Gaviota Coast Issues, August 18, Santa Barbara

 

2. BOS Hearing on Energy Crisis / Oppose lifting off-shore oil drilling ban, August 26, Santa Maria

 

3. "Save Cuyama Valley" opposes trucking project along HWY 166, August 26, Santa Maria

 

4. Check out SB CAN's new improved website

 

5. SB CAN Column - "Hypermiling toward Fuel Efficiency"

 

6. Correction - Pearl Chase Society

 

Date: 
8 Aug 2008 - 11:15pm

Action Alert July 13, 2008



Santa Barbara County Action Network


INFORMATION & ACTION ALERT


Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

  • Special Meeting on Gaviota Coast Issues - Monday, July 14, BOS
  • BOS Hearing on Ballantyne Residence, Gaviota Coast - Tuesday, July 15
  • SB CAN opposes the proposed Santa Barbara Height Limit Initiative
  • Santa Barbara General Plan Workshops - July 17 & 23
  • UCSB - Long Range Development Plan, SB CAN's concerns
  • SB CAN Column - "Peak Oil Meets Global Warming"

 

Date: 
17 Jul 2008 - 10:52pm

Action Alert, June 13, 2008

 Santa Barbara County Action Network

INFORMATION & ACTION ALERT

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

 

1. Congratulations! Election Results

 

2. Shane Stark's talk at SB CAN/SBCORE dinner now on public TV

 

3. SB CAN Column: "Now Is Not the Time to Cut Vital Services"

 

4. Other Community Events: Hannah-Beth Jackson speaks in Santa Maria, June 19

 

 


 

Date: 
13 Jun 2008 - 12:01pm

May 16, 2008

Santa Barbara County Action Network

INFORMATION & ACTION ALERT

1. SB CAN Endorses Kevin Ready for Superior Court Judge

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2. Join us for an "Afternoon of Art, Antiques, and Politics"

3. Get involved!  Help elect SB CAN-endorsed candidates and pass Measure V:      

Doreen Farr for 3rd District Supervisor

John Sterling for 4th District Supervisor

Kevin Ready for Superior Court Judge

Measure V (SB City College Bond)

Date: 
16 May 2008 - 11:20pm

May 1, 2008

Santa Barbara County Action Network

INFORMATION & ACTION ALERT

Greetings! Please take a few moments to review SB CAN endorsements for County Supervisor and how you can help.

1. SB CAN Endorsements for County Supervisors

2. Volunteer opportunities in the 3rd District---Doreen Farr

3. Volunteer opportunities in the 4th District—John Sterling

 

Date: 
1 May 2008 - 8:39pm

April 6, 2008

 Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

 

1. SB CAN / SB CORE North County Awards Dinner, Santa Maria, April 27

 2. Goleta Valley Planning Advisory Committee (GVPAC) - Now Accepting Applications

 3. Yes on Measure V – SB CAN Endorsement & Headquarters Opening, Santa Barbara, April 12

 4. Naples Beach Hike, Gaviota Coast, April 12

 5. UCSB Long Range Development Plan- Public Hearing Santa Barbara, April 29

 6. Supervisorial Candidate Forums


 4th District Candidate Forum, Lompoc, April 30

             3rd District Candidate Forum, Vandenberg Village, April 23


Date: 
6 Apr 2008 - 7:37pm

Please Join Us!

 

2008 North County “Looking Forward” Awards Dinner
Sunday, April 27, 5 PM
Atria Maria del Sol, 1405 East Main Street, Santa Maria

Presented by

Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN)
Santa Barbara Council of Research and Education (SB CORE)

Each year SB CAN & SB CORE honor individuals, businesses, and organizations for their outstanding contributions to the community at its North County Awards Dinner and fundraiser. Please join us in honoring this year’s outstanding community leaders:

Joan Leon, Santa Maria, “Looking Forward” Award, for Leadership and Vision

John Buttny, Santa Ynez, Social Justice Award

Guadalupe Dunes Center, Guadalupe, Environmental Protection & Sustainability Award

Eric Cardenas / Central Coast Health Project, Santa Maria, Working Families Award

Connie Geiger, Lompoc, Giving Back to the Community Award

Our Guest Speaker this year will be Shane Stark, recently retired Legal Counsel for the County Board of Supervisors. Shane, who is well-known for his ability to make even the driest legal subject quite humorous, will share his irreverent wisdom and witty reminiscences about his many years of service in an often sensitive job.

 

Date: 
1 Apr 2008 - 8:42pm