Future for Housing in SBCo at SBCAN Fri. RT; oil issue at BOS on Tues; more

SBCAN Roundtable Friday, May 16

The Future for Housing in Santa Barbara County

SBCAN Roundtable
Friday, May 16 at noon
via Zoom

The Workforce Housing Study and its implications for the future will be presented by Lucille Boss who is the Housing Programs Manager for the County of Santa Barbara. 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.

ONGOING ISSUES

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

2013 County Oil & Gas Production Field and Wells

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.

Here is a link to a letter signed by three dozen organizations: CAP_Sign_On_Letter_2025_May.pdf
Here is a link to the action alert sent by Sierra Club's Katie Davis, who is the lead on this topic. It includes talking points, background information and how to testify: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ESp1OiiYwiT00vX3zZocX_TLoyyGVTQfTQazDLtCzi8/edit?usp=sharing
Here is a link to the agenda and board materials. https://santabarbara.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1245844&GUID=68AAEC30-9076-4436-9BDD-59CAB2428A14&Options=info%7C&Search=

Sentinel Peak Truck Rack Project Update

Please continue to distribute this petition to urge the urge Santa Barbara County to deny Sentinel Peak Resource's proposal.

Please also distribute this sign-on letter to your networks and email us at [email protected] to have your organization's logo added to the letter.

Protect Santa Barbara Creeks with Stronger Buffer Protections

Please join SBCAN in signing and distributing this petition to urge the City of Santa Barbara to protect our environment and neighborhoods from flooding, erosion, and pollution by demanding strong creek buffers for our creeks.

Thank you to Santa Barbara Channelkeeper for taking the lead in this fight!

SBCAN Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser

Sunday, June 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Fountain Courtyard at the Corque Hotel
420 Alisal Road, Solvang

SBCAN Announces our Inspiring Leadership Honorees:

Eder Gaona-Macedo
Gail Marshall
Santa Barbara Tenants Union
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara
Voces Sin Fronteras

This year we are combining our north and south fundraisers into one exciting mid-county fundraiser to bring together activists from throughout the county with music, refreshments and a program honoring accomplished community leaders and organizations.

This moment in time calls for us to stand together as one community to face challenges on a number of fronts.

WE NEED YOU!

We need our members and supporters to:

Sponsor the Event: Click here for sponsorship information

Buy Tickets and Attend: Tickets are $100/person. Click here to purchase tickets

Make Donations: Click here to make a donation

Spread the Word: Forward this email to your friends and associates or send them a link to this information on our website: www.sbcan.org/2025_fundraiser

For more information or for sliding scale tickets, email [email protected]

Thank You to our Early Sponsors:

Diversify, Equalize, Include, and Act Sponsors

Dick Flacks
Dick & Marilyn Mazess

Protect Our Water Sponsor

Gerry DeWitt

Right to Live, Work, & Play Sponsors

UFCW Local 770
Gail Osherenko & Oran Young
SEIU Local 620
Allan Hancock College
McCune Foundation
David Landecker
The Fund for Santa Barbara

Love Your Neighbor Sponsors

Janet Blevins & Gary Smith
Christiane Schlumberger

Donors

Karen Mayes
American Riviera Bank
Evely Laser Shlensky

Check out our 2024 Awards Events:

2024 South County awards photos

2024 South County awards video

2024 North County awards photos

2024 North County awards video

CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS INFO ON OUR WEBSITE

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

[email protected]