With all the craziness going on in the world, today is a good day to come together to celebrate the good work being done by dedicated local activists. If you have chosen to join us, we look forward to seeing you at 2 p.m. today for SBCAN Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser.

SBCAN Staff and Board

Con toda la locura que está sucediendo en el mundo, hoy es un buen día para reunirnos y celebrar el buen trabajo que están realizando los activistas locales dedicados. Si has elegido unirte a nosotros, esperamos verles hoy a las 2 p.m. para los Premios de Liderazgo Inspirador y Recaudación de Fondos de SBCAN.

SBCAN Staff and Board

SBCAN Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser 2025
Sunday, June 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Fountain Courtyard at the Corque Hotel 
420 Alisal Road, Solvang
Parking is available behind the hotel

Premios de Liderazgo Inspirador y Recaudación de Fondos de SBCAN
Domingo 22 de junio, de 14:00 a 17:00 h.
Patio de la Fuente del Hotel Corque 420 Alisal Road, Solvang
Hay estacionamiento disponible detrás del hotel

Inspiring Leadership Honorees:
Homenajeados por Liderazgo Inspirador:

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

Spanish interpretation will be provided
Se proporcionará interpretación al español

We hope you will join us to honor these outstanding individuals and organizations as we gather outdoors in Solvang for food, fun and festivities. We'll be entertained by local, talented musicians who sing songs to the honorees. We'll hear from the honorees themselves on the difference they are making in the community. We'll gather to celebrate the great work we can do when we join together. Hope to see you on Sunday!

Esperamos que se una a nosotros para honrar a estas personas y organizaciones destacadas mientras nos reunimos al aire libre en Solvang para disfrutar de comida, diversión y festividades. Nos entretendremos con músicos locales talentosos que cantarán canciones para los homenajeados. Escucharemos a los propios homenajeados sobre la diferencia que están haciendo en la comunidad. Nos reuniremos para celebrar el gran trabajo que podemos hacer cuando nos unimos. ¡Esperamos verles el domingo!

Get your tickets now! Tickets are $100/person.
¡Consigue tus entradas ahora! Las entradas cuestan $100 por persona. 

Contact us at [email protected] for sliding scale tickets.
Contáctenos a [email protected] para obtener boletos con escala móvil.

Thank You to our Sponsors:
Gracias a nuestros patrocinadores:

Diversify, Equalize, Include and Act Sponsors
Diversificar, igualar, incluir y actuar como patrocinadores

Dick Flacks
Dick & Marilyn Mazess

Protect Our Water Sponsor
Protege a nuestra patrocinadora de agua

Gerry DeWitt

Protect Our Farmland and Farmworkers Sponsors
Protejamos nuestras tierras agrícolas y a nuestros trabajadores agrícolas Patrocinadores

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
Anna & Petar Kokotovic​​

Right to Live, Work, & Play Sponsors
Patrocinadores del derecho a vivir, trabajar y jugar

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

Love Your Neighbor Sponsors
Ama a tu prójimo patrocinadores

Janet Blevins & Gary Smith
Marc Chytilo & Nancy Weiss
Kathy Sharum and David Dennis
Christiane Schlumberger
Santa Maria-Lompoc Branch of NAACP
Pam Gates and Cliff Solomon
Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter of the Sierra Club
Congressman Salud Carbajal

Media Sponsors
Patrocinadores de los medios

Santa Barbara Independent
KCSB-FM

Donors
Donantes

Karen Mayes
American Riviera Bank
Evely Laser Shlensky
Vicky Blum
County Supervisor Laura Capps
County Supervisor Joan Hartmann
Ruth Ackerman
John Evarts & Marjorie Popper

Check out our 2024 Awards Events:
Consulta nuestros eventos de premios de 2024:

2024 South County awards photos

2024 South County awards video

2024 North County awards photos

2024 North County awards video

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NOTE:

Items in blue are SBCAN events

Items in bold have been added since our last action alert

DATE	TIME	SUBJECT	PLACE
Sun, June 22	2pm-5pm	SBCAN Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser Homenajeados por Liderazgo Inspirador	Solvang
Mon, June 23	Noon	Importance of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary	Online
June 18 July 7	Various	Draft Environmental Impact Statement and hearings on expanded launches at Vandenberg SFB	Ventura SB Lompoc Online

   

MONDAY, JUNE 23

 

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CHUMASH HERITAGE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

 

Hear from local experts on the benefits of safeguarding our coastal waters

June 23, noon

Register: https://www.tinyurl.com/marinepreserve

Gianna Patchen from Sierra Club Santa Lucia will be moderating.

Presenters include:

Michael Khus - cultural significance

Jack DePuy - ecological significance

John Lindsey - climate resilience and oceans

THANKS SO MUCH!

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Jill ZamEk

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805.710.1143

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NOW UNTIL JULY 7

Notice of Availability of
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for Authorizing Changes to the
Falcon Launch Program at Vandenberg Space Force Base
and Public Hearings

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is issuing this notice to inform the public of the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Authorizing Changes to the Falcon Launch Program at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California.  The Draft EIS was prepared to analyze the potential environmental effects associated with:

• The DAF’s authorization of the redevelopment of Space Launch Complex (SLC)-6 to support Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy operations, including launch and landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB);
• The DAF’s authorization of an increase in Falcon 9 launches and landings at VSFB and downrange landings in the Pacific Ocean; and
• The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) licensing Space Exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) Falcon operations at VSFB and approval of related airspace closures.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

The DAF is holding three in-person public hearings and a virtual public hearing to provide the public with the opportunity to learn more about the proposal and provide input. For more information about the in-person and virtual public hearings, please visit www.VSFBFalconLaunchEIS.com.

IN-PERSON PUBLIC HEARINGS (5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Pacific Time)

Tuesday, June 10, 2025      Four Points by Sheraton/Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Dr., Ventura, CA 93001

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Thursday, June 12, 2025    Hilton Garden Inn, 1201 North H St., Lompoc, CA 93436

VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING (6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Pacific Time)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025     www.VSFBFalconLaunchEIS.com

The public is invited to review the Draft EIS and provide substantive comments on the Proposed Action and the environmental analysis.  The public is also invited to provide comments on the project’s potential to affect historic properties pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.  Comments may be submitted at the in-person public hearings, the virtual public hearing, online via the project website at www.VSFBFalconLaunchEIS.com, or by U.S. postal mail to:

ATTN: VSFB Falcon Launch EIS, c/o ManTech International Corporation, 420 Stevens Avenue, Suite 100, Solana Beach, CA 92075

To ensure the DAF has sufficient time to consider public comments during preparation of the Final EIS, please submit comments within the 45-day public review and comment period, which closes July 7, 2025.  Please also help the DAF inform the community about the availability of the Draft EIS, public comment period, and public hearings by sharing this information with your community and constituents.

If you have any questions regarding the EIS process, please contact Ms. Hilary Rummel, NEPA Project Manager, at [email protected], or VSFB Public Affairs office at 805-606-3595.  To learn more about this project, please visit www.VSFBFalconLaunchEIS.com  

 

ELECTED OFFICIALS CONTACT INFORMATION

 

Senator Adam Schiff Washington, DC: (202) 224-3841 Los Angeles: (310) 914-7300 San Francisco: (415) 393-0707 Fresno: (559) 485-7430 Email Senator Alex Padilla Washington, DC: (202) 224-3553 Fresno (559) 497–5109 San Francisco (415) 981–9369   Sacramento (916) 448–2787 Los Angeles (310) 231–4494 San Diego (619) 239–3884 Email Congressman Salud Carbajal Santa Barbara: (805) 730-1710 San Luis Obispo: (805) 546-8348 Washington, DC: (202) 225-3601 Email

Senator Monique Limón Santa Barbara: (805) 965-0862 Oxnard: (805) 988-1940 Sacramento: (916) 651-4021 Email Assemblyman Gregg Hart Santa Barbara: (805) 564-1649 Sacramento: (916) 319-2037 Email

  

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