We hope you enjoyed the holidays.

We’re ready for an exciting 2014 and would like to hear from you. Please join us at a H.O.T. Committee meeting near you:

Thursday, January 9, 2014 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
North County H.O.T. Committee Meeting
Rabobank
1554 S. Broadway, Santa Maria (on the corner of Broadway and Battles Road)

Friday, January 10, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
South County H.O.T. Committee Meeting
Union Bank’s Santa Barbara Community Partners Center
11 E. Carrillo, Santa Barbara

Our Housing, Open space and Transportation (H.O.T.) Committee meetings are open to all, and all who come are welcome to comment about issues of concern to them.

The issues we'd like your input on are HOV lanes, County Oil Production Tax and proposed DOGGR Fracking Regulations:

Tuesday, November 12 at 1:30 p.m.
(Note the new time; it is time-certain and estimated to run 3 hours).
Public Hearing on the Appeal of the County Planning Commission's Approval of the Santa Maria Energy Project
Board of Supervisors Hearing Room,  511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria.
Remote testimony from Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 105 E. Anapamu St.

1.
Wednesday, November 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Affordable Care Act -- Free Forum
Betteravia Government Center, 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria

2.
Thursday, November 7 at 6 p.m.
SB CAN's North County Housing, Open Space and Transportation (H.O.T.) Committee Meeting
Rabobank, corner of Battles Road and South Broadway, Santa Maria

3.
Friday, November 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
SB CAN's South County Housing, Open Space and Transportation (H.O.T.) Committee Meeting
Union Bank's Community Partners Center, 15 East Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara

4.
Sunday, November 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Central Coast Green Team Edible Landscaping Demonstration Garden Work Day
Santa Maria Community Garden, 910 S. Oakwood Drive, Santa Maria

5.
Tuesday, November 12 at 9 a.m.
Public Hearing on the Appeal of the County Planning Commission's Approval of the Santa Maria Energy Project
Board of Supervisors Hearing Room,  511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria.

SB CAN ACTION ALERT

October 8, 2013

1. SB CAN North County H.O.T. Committee meeting, Thursday, October 10 in Santa Maria
2. Edible Landscaping Demonstration Garden Work Day, October 20 in Santa Maria
3. Open Streets, Saturday, November 2 in Santa Barbara

SB CAN ACTION ALERT

September 17, 2013

1.    Solstice Fall Green Mixer: A fundraiser for the Santa Maria Natural History Museum, co-sponsored by SB CAN, September 19.

2.   “March to Drop the Keystone XL Pipeline and Accelerate Clean Energy," September 21 in Santa Barbara.

3.    Edible Landscaping Demonstration Garden Work Day, September 21 in Santa Maria.

4.    Green Team Program Meeting: Water Issues in the Santa Maria Valley presented by Santa Maria City Councilman Jack Boysen, September 23.

5.    Public Hearing on Santa Maria Energy Project, September 25.

6.    SB CAN writes editorials once a month for the Santa Maria Times and every other month for the Lompoc Record. Links below.

7.    Offshore wind-energy survey: We provide a link to a survey by UCSB students.