Friends,

As we enter the holiday season, we wish to express our gratitude to you for your efforts to make our community a more just, affordable and sustainable place to live. Thank you for stepping up and taking action. We hope you will take some time to relax and enjoy time with family and friends.

In the meantime, perhaps some passive action can be taken. Indivisible is asking us not to shop at three major corporations that enable Trump's agenda. 

We encourage you to shop at locally-owned stores and farmers markets, now and always. They give back to the community.

Thanks again for your activism. You are making a difference, and we're so happy you're with us.

Jeanne and Ken
Co-Executive Directors

Dear Friend:

We at the Santa Barbara County Action Network are grateful for your commitment to environmental, economic, and social justice through your engagement with our organization. Whether you have acted on issues promoted by our action alerts, let us know of local issues or events of interest, or donated to SBCAN, thank you. 

In 2025, your support helped us advocate for more sustainable and affordable growth for our communities, urge local governing bodies to protect our environment, and ensure that our workforce is represented. See the attached newsletter for more of our 2025 victories.

SBCAN strengthened our relationships with our elected officials, coalitions, and countywide residents. We created our first Advisory Council, composed of former local elected officials, activists and watchdogs, to help give new energy to our efforts.

With our collective power, our goal is to expand our team in 2026 so we can monitor local issues more boldly, amplify vital information to our communities, and drive forward real, community-led solutions that advance social justice for every resident.

We hope you will help us continue to do this important work through 2026 with a donation now. As you know, SBCAN relies on the active participation and support of people throughout the county who share our mission. Given the national climate, we need your help more than ever to stay current with recurring and emerging issues. 

We hope you will make a contribution at whatever level works best for you. As a 501(c)(3) organization, all donations to SBCAN are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.

To make a donation, visit our website https://www.sbcan.org/donations or use the QR code in our attached newsletter. If you prefer to send us a check, send it to SBCAN, P.O. Box 6174, Santa Maria, CA 93456-6174. Please also consider making a gift in your will or trust to Santa Barbara County Action Network.

Your contribution entitles you to a membership. If you prefer not to become a member, let us know.

Thank you for standing firmly with us in the fight for equity and justice!

From all of us at SBCAN:  

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt, Co-President North; Dick Flacks, Co-President South; Gale McNeeley, Secretary; Jonathan Abboud, Treasurer; Janet Blevins; Alhan Diaz-Correa; Carla Frisk; Robert Gibson; Jaime Tinoco; Stanley Tzankov.

ADVISORY COUNCIL: Rich Appelbaum, Spencer Brandt, Pati Cantύ, Gerry DeWitt, Geoff Green, Lee Heller, Christina Hernandez, Elizabeth Farnum, David Landecker, Gail Marshall, Harvey Molotch, Gail Osherenko, Karen Shapiro, Das Williams, Hilda Zacarías, Terri Zuniga. 

TEAM: Jeanne Sparks, Co-Executive Director; Ken Hough, Co-Executive Director; Nancy Avoce, Assistant Director; Joyce Howerton, Consultant.