Check out Earth Day in Santa Maria

Natural History Museum, 412 S. McClelland St.
Saturday, April 26 from 11 am - 2pm
Sentinel Peak Truck Rack Project Update

Please continue to distribute
this petition to urge the urge Santa Barbara County to deny Sentinel Peak Resource's proposal.
Protect Santa Barbara Creeks with Stronger Buffer Protections
Please join SBCAN in signing and distributing this petition to urge the City of Santa Barbara to protect our environment and neighborhoods from flooding, erosion, and pollution by demanding strong creek buffers for our creeks.

Thank you to Santa Barbara Channelkeeper for taking the lead in this fight!
Celebrating a Big Win Against Renoviction!
Santa Barbara City Council April 22 Recap
Organizations such as SB
CAN, the Santa Barbara Tenants Union and CAUSE provided public comment and rallied up community members and tenants in danger of renoviction to express their support in passing stronger tenant protections. After continued participation in numerous City Council meetings, SB
CAN and allies celebrate a big win.
The Santa Barbara City Council voted 4-2 in favor of passing a stronger eviction ordinance by adding a 10 percent rent increase cap for tenants facing displacement as a result of renovations and other provisions aimed at decreasing occurrences in renovictions.
Read more in the
linked article in the Independent.
April 17 ACEs Trauma-Informed Workshop Recap
On April 17, SB
CAN sponsored our first and free ACEs (Adversity in Childhood Experiences) Trauma-Informed workshop for nonprofits serving houseless and low-income Goleta residents. Our speaker Susan Jones with
Creative Behavior Systems spoke to nonprofit staff from organizations like CAUSE, SB Americorps, the Turner Foundation, and Future Leaders of America.
The purpose of the workshop was to give nonprofit staff tools in behavior, communication, and understanding to better serve their populations, especially with those who can be more likely to be in stressful situations.
The workshop not only taught us about effects of stress for our community members, but it also guided us through self-reflection, explaining how we may have also experienced adversities which impact our behaviors.
SB
CAN Co-Executive Director Ken Hough and Assistant Director
Nancy Avoce both participated in the workshop.
Thank you for joining us in becoming more trauma-aware!
Santa Barbara County Action Network
Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser
Sunday, June 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Fountain Courtyard at the Corque Hotel
420 Alisal Road, Solvang
This year we are combining our north and south fundraisers into one exciting mid-county fundraiser to bring together activists from throughout the county with music, refreshments and a program honoring accomplished community leaders or organizations.
This moment in time calls for us to stand together as one community to face challenges on a number of fronts.
WE NEED YOU!
We need our members and supporters to:
Sponsor the Event: Click here for sponsorship information
Buy Tickets and Attend: Tickets are $100/person. Click here to purchase tickets
Make Donations: Click here to make a donation
Spread the Word: Forward this email to your friends and associates!
For more information or for sliding scale tickets, email [email protected]