Act to phase out oil production in the county. Workforce Housing Study topic of SBCAN Roundtable

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May 09, 2025

Act now to phase out oil production in Santa Barbara County!

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Santa Barbara County Action Network has always opposed new oil and gas development in our county. When the County's Climate Action Plan came before the Board of Supervisors, SBCAN and others advocated that emissions from oil and gas production be included in the inventory.
 
Although the Board did not vote to include those emissions, it did direct staff to return with information about how to phase out all oil facilities in the County to protect our health, environment and climate. The staff's response is on the Board's agenda for Tuesday, May 13. It is the last item on the agenda (#8), so likely to come up in the afternoon, but could come up earlier.
 
SBCAN urges you to send an email to [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Monday, or to go to the meeting on Tuesday to speak, urging the Board to direct staff to return with an oil and gas phase-out ordinance.

SBCAN Roundtable

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SBCAN Roundtable

Friday, May 16 at noon

via Zoom

The Workforce Housing Study by the County of Santa Barbara will be presented by Lucille Boss who is the Housing Programs Manager for the county. Lucille helped coordinate the recently completed study, which comprehensively provides data on the housing needs of the workforce and makes a number of recommendation for solutions. We'll follow her presentation with an opportunity to brainstorm about priorities for community action throughout the county to promote affordable housing.

Click here for the Workforce Housing Study: https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/9a193b88-bb7d-48fc-bcac-384424850d86

Participants will also be invited to give updates on issues they are involved in.

Register for Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/33fdwFLLTCesn0N2LKChMw

 
Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN) is a countywide progressive organization working to promote social and economic justice, to preserve our environmental and agricultural resources and to create sustainable communities.
 
SBCAN advocates a holistic approach to community planning that integrates housing, open space and transportation to meet the needs of all members of our community and future generations.
 
SBCAN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Memberships and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. Join with us to work on environmental, economic and social justice issues.
  

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Jeanne Sparks and Ken Hough, Co-Executive Directors

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