Sun, Mar 9 SBCAN Membership Meeting. Hands Off Our Healthcare! State meeting on Sable pipeline. More.

Posted by March 08, 2025 1:49 PM

Sun, Mar 9 SBCAN Membership Meeting. Hands Off Our Healthcare! State meeting on Sable pipeline. More.

We hope you'll join us for 

SBCAN 2025 Membership Meeting 
Sunday, March 9 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
St. Marks-in-the-Valley, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos
and online
2 p.m. registration and social
2:30 p.m. program begins

Remember to "spring forward" Sunday morning!

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Our guest speaker will be the new mayor of Buellton, David Silva, who will talk about his experiences on the City Council and his goals for the future.

 

 

Members will get an update from SBCAN staff, discuss priorities for the year, and elect board members.

Please RSVP at https://www.sbcan.org/2025_membership_meeting 
and bring a dish or drink to share if you would like

Email us at [email protected] to let us know what you are bringing. If you'd like to help with set up or clean up, let us know at [email protected].

If you can't make it in person, please join us online. Register for the Zoom link here:        https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AOK8HUoETaWgKNfhSZz-jw     

Hope to see you Sunday, March 9!

NEW ITEM

TUESDAY, MARCH 11

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A message from our friends at CAUSE:

 

Hi Friend,

No matter our income or background, our lives should never be sacrificed for corporate greed and billionaire tax breaks – especially at the cost of gutting lifesaving services while ramping up ICE activity that terrorizes our communities.

Last week, the House advanced Trump’s cruel budget – aiming to slash healthcare, food aid, and education while giving massive tax breaks to the ultra-rich and ramping up anti-immigrant policies that spread fear across our communities.

The fight is on, and we need you – Sign up for the We Are CA Teach-In on March 11: Trump’s “Billionaires First” Budget Plan and How We Fight Back.

Let’s be clear: a budget isn’t just numbers on a page – lives are at stake.People will die, children will go hungry, and families will suffer – all so billionaires can get even richer. In just our two local Congressional Districts represented by Julia Brownley and Salud Carbajal, nearly half a million people – one in three residents – count on MediCal, and could have their lifesaving healthcare slashed by this budget.

Trump, Musk, and their MAGA followers in Congress want us to feel powerless – but they’re wrong. Together, we hold the power. Fired federal workers are fighting back, students are organizing against ICE, and people are taking on corporations, flooding town halls, and jamming phone lines – proving that we are stronger when united.

The House and Senate still need to reconcile the budget, and committees will decide the final cuts, which means we need to take action right now.

What can we do?

This fight is far from over. Let’s use our voices to shake the halls of power.

In solidarity,

Lucas Zucker and Hazel Davalos
Co-Executive Directors
CAUSE

THURSDAY, MARCH 13

3PM NEWS CONFERENCE
4PM TOWN HALL

Public Meeting on State Oversight of Sable Offshore Oil Pipeline Proposal
Direct Relief's Hatch Hall
6100 Wallace Becknell Rd, Santa Barbara

Hosted by
Senator Monique Limón and Assemblymember Gregg Hart
California Natural Resources Agency
and other state agencies

SBCAN and partners have been fighting the repeated attempts to restart offshore oil off our coast. We need to show Secretary Crowfoot and state agencies the massive public opposition to Sable's attempt to restart the corroded pipeline. Please join us at the 3 p.m. news conference and 4 p.m. town hall on Thursday, March 13. 

Message from Assemblymember Hart:

RSVP and Submit Questions

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COMMENTS EXTENDED THROUGH 5 P.M. MARCH 11

COUNTY HIKING TRAILS – DRAFT COUNTY RECREATION MASTER PLAN

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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.

SAVE THE DATE!

2025 SBCAN AWARDS RECEPTION AND FUNDRAISER

2 PM, JUNE 22, 2025

HOTEL CORQUE, SOLVANG

We're combining our two annual awards events into one and recognizing activists and organizations from throughout the county!

More information coming soon!