- Stop the Coup! Saturday, Feb. 8 at 1 p.m.
- Ocean Protection Council Strategic Plan
- Combined SBCAN Roundtable on proposed Marine Protected Areas Friday, Feb. 14 at noon via Zoom
- Public Review of the Santa Maria General Plan Update
- Renew Membership with SBCAN
OPPOSE OIL TRUCKING
Join us when we testify at the County Planning Commission public hearing to OPPOSE OIL TRUCKING on Wednesday, February 12, which begins at 9 a.m. Stay tuned for our next action alert with more talking points.
SBCAN, along with community partners, continues to oppose oil projects that are dangerous to our environment and our communities.
STOP DEVELOPMENT ON THE GAVIOTA COAST
See the message below from our friends at the Environmental Defense Center:
Right now, Santa Barbara County is poised to approve the first of what could be 71 large, fenced estates at Naples on the Gaviota Coast, just west of Goleta. Approval would set a precedent for development on the Gaviota Coast. Naples is the crown jewel of the Gaviota Coast, Southern California’s largest undeveloped coastline with incredible views, public access, and a haven for birds and wildlife.
Please join the Environmental Defense Center and Surfrider Foundation to ensure Naples remains untouched by development. Attend the hearing (in person or virtually) on February 10, starting at 9am, to voice your concerns.
The County claims developing a 6,500 square foot estate with a 2,000 square foot barn, guest house, driveway, and three septic leach fields on the Naples bluff will not harm our environment.
However, Naples is home to at least sixteen rare wildlife species, including state-protected white-tailed kites and California bumblebees– a state designated Fully Protected Species. These species are protected by the County’s Gaviota Coast Plan, but the County is recommending approval of development which would displace them.
Please join EDC and Surfrider Foundation to make sure the County protects Naples and the Gaviota Coast! We need your voice.
Attend the public hearing in-person or by Zoom on February 10 at 9:00 am
In Person: Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara
The agenda with instructions for joining the meeting by Zoom is posted here.
COUNTY HIKING TRAILS – DRAFT COUNTY RECREATION MASTER PLAN
Members of the public can learn about and make comments on plans for riding and hiking trails on Monday, Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. when the County Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory Committee receives a presentation on the draft County Recreation Master Plan.
The committee will consider a draft letter to comment on the proposals for new trails, which will include at least some discussion of trails in Santa Maria Valley, such as the Santa Maria river levee trail, Orcutt Creek trail and Pt. Sal trails. Campgrounds and sports parks around the City of Guadalupe and a Guadalupe Dunes campground will also be considered, as well as a bluff top trail and campground expansion at Jalama.
There is much more to the proposed Recreation Master Plan. Find information here.
The meeting will be held at the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara and online.
Agenda and link for the online meeting is here.
The meeting link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81175799845
Draft CRAHTAC comment letter is here.
A message from Indivisible Santa Barbara and Commit to Democracy:
Stop the Coup!
Emergency Town Hall Meeting
Saturday, February 8 at 1pm
Unitarian Church, 1535 Santa Barbara St. Santa Barbara
and online
Our nation is in crisis and we need to come together as a community to hear from our government leaders about what is being done and what WE can do to stop the illegal takeover of our institutions and federal programs.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you on Saturday.
With deep appreciation for your support,
Myra [email protected] and Joan [email protected]
Indivisible Santa Barbara
Commit to Democracy
Sign up here for a link to attend online: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/753991/
A message from California Ocean Protection Council:
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CENTRAL COAST MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
Friday, February 14, 2025
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Agenda
- Welcome
- Representatives of the Natural Resources Defense Council will present their proposals for Marine Protected Areas off Pt. Sal and Carpinteria. They will explain what an MPA is and why they are asking the California Fish and Game Commission to put these protections in place. Attendees will be invited to ask questions and express concerns or support. The SBCAN Board will consider whether to support the proposals.
- Other issues or announcements
- Closing
Register for the Zoom meeting here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fdMsMXRXTc6Yi6Zg2B2JMg
Note: We are changing the North County Roundtable to the second Friday each month at noon and making it a Combined Roundtable when topics warrant it. The South County Roundtable will continue to be held the fourth Friday at noon and will also be a Combined Roundtable when topics warrant it.
If you haven't renewed your SBCAN membership for 2025, please do so now. We need your support -- through your participation, membership, sponsorship or donations.
We need to keep moving forward together to face the challenges of the new year and accomplish our shared goals of environmental, economic and social justice.
We’re stepping up our game – and we hope you’ll step up with us! We have new initiatives we’ve implemented and more we’ve planned. Please read our 2024 “Highlights” for details.
You are integral to our success. You have helped us build a strong network of progressive activists, save prime farmland, create more affordable housing, work to improve water quality, fight increased trucking of fossil fuels and restarting of the pipeline that burst into the channel, and more.
We are making our annual membership appeal now. If you recently paid your membership, or sponsored one of our events, or made a donation, you are already a member for 2025. We’re not asking you to contribute again – unless you want to! Mostly, we hope you will read our 2024 Highlights and continue to be involved with us.
If you have not made a recent contribution, we hope you will become a member or renew your dues now to help us continue to do our vital work. We rely on grants, sponsors, donors, fundraisers and you to keep doing our educational and advocacy work.
The average amount of dues our members pay is $10/month, however, we welcome higher or lower membership dues – whatever level works for you.
Please make your donation online at sbcan.org/donations, or send a check to P.O. Box 6174, Santa Maria, CA 93456-6174. We especially like monthly contributions!
We’ll send information soon on our 2025 Annual Membership Meeting and Election.
If you are not receiving emails from us, please sign up for our Action Alerts at sbcan.org/sign-up, and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/SBCANorg
Thanks again for your support and doing the good work!
Sincerely,
Jeanne Sparks and Ken Hough
Co-Executive Directors