Education Roundtable Fri. Economic boycott Fri. Membership meeting Mar. 9.

Written by
February 27, 2025

TOMORROW - FRIDAY, FEB. 28 AT NOON

Join us to talk about how community members and organizations like SBCAN can support sustainability in our county's education system for generations to come. Our focus is on how to better support teachers and students.  

SBCAN Combined Roundtable:

"Promoting Sustainability in our Countywide Education Systems"  

Friday, Feb. 28 at noon
via Zoom

Speakers are:

JanetBlevins1.png

Janet Blevins, former member of Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education
Alma Hernandez, Clerk of Santa Maria Joint Union High School District Board of Education

Alma_Hernandez_1.png
Gabe_Escobedo_1.png Gabe Escobedo, President of Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education
Ramiro Detrinidad, Executive Director of Santa Barbara Alternatives to Violence Ramiro_Detrinidad_1.png

Agenda

1.  Welcome: Dick Flacks

2.  Promoting Sustainability in our Countywide Education Systems

     Janet Blevins, former member of Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education

     Alma Hernandez, Clerk of Santa Maria Joint Union High School District Board of Education

     Gabe Escobedo, President of Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education

     Ramiro Detrinidad, Executive Director of Santa Barbara Alternatives to Violence

3.  Proposed Jail Expansion – Gail Osherenko

4.  Other issues or announcements

5.  Closing

Parents, teachers and other community members are invited to participate.

To register for the Zoom Combined Roundtable, use this link:        https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zYYy8J6-QLeGY8RLLXdLUQ     

 Hope to see you Friday!

  2 P.M. SUNDAY, MARCH 9

David_Silva.png

SBCAN Annual Membership Meeting

St. Marks-in-the-Valley, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos and online

Our guest speaker will be the new mayor of Buellton, David Silva

Save the date! More info to come.

 

The People's Union USA is calling for a 24-hour Economic Blackout on Friday, Feb. 28

Economic_Blackout.png

As our first initial act, we turn it off. 

For one day we show them who really holds the power

WHEN:

Thursday February 27th from Midnight till Friday The 28th Midnight

(A full 24 hours of the 28th)

12:00 AM to 12:00 AM

WHAT NOT TO DO:

Do not make any purchases

Do not shop online, or in-store

No Amazon, No Walmart, No Best Buy

Nowhere!

Do not spend money on:

Fast Food

Gas

Major Retailers

Do not use Credit or Debit Cards for non essential spending

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Only buy essentials of absolutely necessary 

(Food, Medicine, Emergency Supplies)

If you must spend, ONLY support small, local businesses.

SPREAD THE MESSAGE

Talk about it, post about it, and document your actions that day!

WHY THIS MATTERS!

~ Corporations and banks only care about their bottom line.

~ If we disrupt the economy for just ONE day, it sends a powerful message.

~ If they don't listen (they wont) we make the next blackout longer (We will)

This is our first action.

This is how we make history. 

February 28th

The 24 Hour Economic Black Out Begins.

https://thepeoplesunionusa.com/

 

COMMENTS EXTENDED THROUGH 5 P.M. MARCH 11

COUNTY HIKING TRAILS – DRAFT COUNTY RECREATION MASTER PLAN

SBC_Rec_Master_Plan.png

Recreation Master Plan

The Draft Plan includes the County’s plan to build parks, trails, and recreation facilities to help meet those needs. The Draft Plan proposes capital improvements, programs, funding, and implementation strategies for the unincorporated area over about 20 years. It includes the proposed Recreation Benefit Project (RBP) Program, allowing private developments to contribute to the public recreation system, and amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and zoning ordinances.

The draft Recreation Master Plan is now available!

Check out SBCRecPlan.com to learn more about the project!

Click Here to View the Draft Recreation Master Plan.

Click Here to download a PDF Draft Recreation Plan in English.

Click Here to download a PDF Draft Recreation Plan in Spanish

Santa Barbara Recreation Master Plan, Community Starts at the Park

Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

The County has released the Notice of Preparation for a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to analyze the potential environmental impacts of the Draft Recreation Master Plan. Agencies and the public are encouraged to provide comments on the scope of the EIR. 

Rec Plan NOP Comment Period extended to March 11, 2025. 
Click Here to View the Notice of Preparation

How to Comment

Comments on the Draft Plan and the EIR scope are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Submit Comments to: Jeff Lindgren
Via Email:  [email protected]
Via USPS: Community Services Department, Parks Division, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

The Santa Barbara County Recreation Master Plan represents a once in a generation opportunity to promote and plan for trail development and to protect and expand the County's trail system. 

Please consider sending the following email:
 
Dear Mr. Lindgren,
 
As a trail user, I am excited by the potential opportunities for our trail system that are proposed under the Recreation Master Plan. I wish to thank the County for preparing the Recreation Master Plan and am particularly encouraged by the planned expansion of the Orcutt Hills and Orcutt Creek Trail systems, the Guadalupe-Santa Maria River Trail into the dunes and beach, and the Bodger trails in Lompoc. However, I also respectfully request that the County adopt strong policies as part of the Master Plan program that require protection and expansion of our public trail system. I also wish to request that the Master Plan include the planned extension of the Santa Maria Levee Trail and explore new trail opportunities, especially linkages between open lands such as Point Sal Trail and Los Flores Park. 
 
Email County Parks Deputy Director Jeff Lindgren at [email protected] and copy County Supervisor Steve Lavagnino at [email protected] and Bob Nelson at[email protected] 
Add favorite possible trail locations or issues if you like. 

THURSDAY, APRIL 17

Register now for Santa Barbara County Action Network's first FREE Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs) Trauma-Informed Workshop!

Thanks to a grant from the City of Goleta and our wonderful speaker Susan Jones with Creative Behavior Systems, you have the opportunity to discover your nonprofit organization’s potential to efficiently serve its constituency.

This workshop is specifically catered to nonprofit organizations who serve our low-income and houseless population residing in Goleta. 

Susan Jones was among the first to provide Trauma-Informed Workshops in the nation. She worked directly with Jane Stevens who is the author of the ACEs study and was a part of Dr. Nadine Burke's early focus groups. She began providing workshops to school districts with high rates of low-income students. Today, she works across the country helping school districts, businesses, city governments and more be more effective for those they serve.

Register NOW for our FREE workshop using this link: https://forms.gle/NNsZJUkAFjhgpbxL8

For more information, see our website.

Please share this information with others who may be interested.