Pete Seeger Show with Gale McNeeley, Betty Faas and Lara Ruth

Gale McNeeley, Betty Faas and Lara Ruth will appear July 12th at 4 PM at Cafe Noir, 1555 S. Broadway in Santa Maria in a “Pete Seeger ‘Sing Out’.”

A prolific songwriter, Pete’s best-known songs include "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" "If I Had A Hammer,” and "Turn! Turn! Turn!"  

Santa Barbara County Action Network

Action Alert

June 9, 2014

Three Topics:

1. SB Water Guardians’ Initiative
2. AB 2145 – Community Choice Aggregation/Alternative Energy
3. SB CAN  H.O.T. Committee Meetings

SB CAN ACTION ALERT
MAY 5, 2014 

1. APCD workshops on greenhouse-gas emission thresholds
2. H.O.T. Committee Meetings

Here are the details:

 Briefly:

1.  H.O.T. Committee meetings rescheduled

2.  Santa Barbara County Housing Element Workshops

3. Screening of Gasland 2 and other related films

4.  Santa Barbara Rally to Stop Fracking

5.  Assembly Select Committee on Coastal Protection: hearing on offshore fracking and well stimulation

6.  APCD hearing on greenhouse-gas emission thresholds

SB CAN endorses Santa Barbara County Water Guardians’ Initiative 

On March 26, 2014, the SB CAN Board of Directors endorsed the Healthy Air and Water Initiative, which was recently filed with the County of Santa Barbara  by the Santa Barbara County Water Guardians.  The filing is a notice to circulate a petition to put the measure before the county board of supervisors.  The board could then choose to implement the measure outright or to put it before countywide voters in November.

In essence, the measure would ban enhanced oil-recovery techniques, such as fracking, cyclic steaming, and acidization, while allowing traditional oil-extraction projects to continue.

Here's information about the initiative from SBC Water Guardians:

1.  North County H.O.T. Committee Meeting - Thursday, March 13
2.  South County H.O.T. Committee Meeting - Friday, March 14
3.  North Garey Oil Project - Wednesday, March 12

The details:

SB CAN FUN ALERT

Save $5. Register for SB CAN's Oscar Viewing Gala by tomorrow -- Saturday, February 22.
See below for more information.

And David Rovic's performance is coming up -- Tuesday, February 25. Mark your calendar!
See below for more information.

We hope you'll join us for SB CAN's 10th annual Oscar Viewing Gala at the beautiful home of Susan Rose and Allan Ghitterman in Santa Barbara on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 5 p.m. We also hope you will help SB CAN to keep working on progressive causes on your behalf as a sponsor of this event.

The Oscar Viewing Gala is a fun way to connect with other progressive members of the community while enjoying the Academy Awards on big screen TVs and indulging in a bountiful buffet. We’ll give a prize to the person who makes the best prediction of the winners. Appetizers, desserts and wine are included in the ticket price.

North County H.O.T. Committee Meeting
Thursday, February 13, 2014 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Rabobank, 1554 S. Broadway, Santa Maria (on the corner of Broadway and Battles Road)

South County H.O.T. Committee Meeting
Friday, February 14, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
NEW LOCATION: Rabobank, 2^nd Floor Conference Room, Santa Barbara (on the corner of Carrillo and Anacapa Streets)

DETAILS BELOW:

Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN)

Action Alert

February 6, 2014

1.  Board of Supervisors' hearing on proposal to convert agricultural land in Lompoc Valley to urban uses
2.  North County H.O.T. Committee Meeting
3.  South County H.O.T. Committee Meeting
4.  David Rovics performance in Santa Barbara

The details:

1. Board of Supervisors' hearing on proposal to convert agricultural land in Lompoc Valley to urban uses
February 11, 2014
Board of Supervisors Hearing Rooms in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria

On February 11, the County Board of Supervisors will consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission to deny the rezone and conditional use permits for the Mosby Recreational Fields. This is a really important meeting and all concerned county residents should attend and let the Board know how important it is to protect our agricultural resources.

These recreational fields (paintball, remote-control car track, and two soccer fields) were installed without permits on agricultural lands east of Lompoc. Now, the property owner is seeking permits after the fact to make these uses legal.