Universal healthcare is the main topic of discussion at Santa Barbara County Action Network’s South County Roundtable on Friday, Jan. 26 at noon. 

Dr. Jerome Hoffman, Dr. Nancy Greep, Dr. David Lebell and Prof. Dick Flacks will lead a discussion on the potential for a single payer system, current legislative opportunities, and what we can all do to promote universal healthcare and a healthier state and country. 

See below for more information.

SBCAN South County Roundtable
Friday, Jan. 26 at noon
Via Zoom - register at the link below

AGENDA

1. Call to Order Introductions; Agenda Review
2. Universal Healthcare
3. Updates from members - please let us know if you have items you'd like to see added to the agenda

We will hear a presentation by Creative Behavior Specialist Susan Jones on "trauma-informed" workshops, which seek to bring connection, safety and security into our current practices in schools, homes and communities. We will discuss whether SBCAN ought to pursue a grant to bring these workshops to the Santa Maria Valley.*

SBCAN North County Roundtable
5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024
Via Zoom - register at the link below

AGENDA

1. Call to Order Introductions; Agenda Review
2. Susan Jones, Trauma-informed workshops
3. Santa Maria River Healthy Watershed Initiative
4. Updates from members - please let us know if you have items you'd like to see added to the agenda

THANK YOU! - THANK YOU! - THANK YOU!
to everyone who attended or supported our event
Making History/Making Blintzes - Brunch and Fundraiser
Sunday, November 12, 2023

We hope you'll enjoy these photos by Marian Shapiro and Catherine Bernhardt

Click here to see photos from the event

and video by Oscar Gutierrez!

Click here to watch the video

We urge you to speak up to save 1,000 acres of ag land around the City of Santa Maria when the City Council meets on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m.

If you can't make it, we hope you'll send a letter.

Information on talking points, how to attend the council meeting in person or online, and how to mail a letter to the City is available here.

Esperemos que Vds. úneten a nosotros para salvar tierra agrícolas alrededor de la Ciudad de Santa Maria.

Informacion en español en puntos de discusión, como asistir o ver la reunión, y como mandar cartas a la ciudad esta aqui. 

The issue is explained in the op ed below, and much more information is on our website at https://sbcan.nationbuilder.com/santa_maria_general_plan

The next SBCAN Roundtable will be a combined one with items of interest to those in the north and south. 

We will hear about Santa Barbara Foundation's new housing affordability report and its commitment to address the issue. The author of the report, Cassandra Benjamin, will present the information.

We will also talk about the Santa Maria General Plan Update, which is scheduled to go before the City Council on Nov. 7. SBCAN Executive Director Ken Hough and Community Environmental Council Climate Justice Associate Alhan Diaz-Correa will present on this issue.

SBCAN Combined Roundtable
Friday, Nov. 3, 2023
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom - register at the link below

AGENDA

1. Call to Order Introductions; Agenda Review
2. Santa Barbara Foundation Housing Affordability report:https://sbfoundation.org/housing-affordability-report/
3. S.M. General Plan
4. Updates from members - please let us know if you have items you'd like to see added to the agenda

The next SBCAN Roundtable will be a combined one with items of interest to those in the north and south. (The SC Roundtable that is usually held on the fourth Friday will not be held this week.)

We will hear about Santa Barbara Foundation's new housing affordability report and its commitment to address the issue. The author of the report, Cassandra Benjamin, will present the information.

We will also talk about the Santa Maria General Plan Update, which is scheduled to go before the City Council on Nov. 7.

SBCAN Combined Roundtable
Friday, Nov. 3, 2023
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom - register at the link below

AGENDA

1. Call to Order Introductions; Agenda Review
2. Santa Barbara Foundation Housing Affordability report:https://sbfoundation.org/housing-affordability-report/
3. S.M. General Plan
4. Updates from members - please let us know if you have items you'd like to see added to the agenda

At the next North County Roundtable, we have three presentations regarding commuting, the Santa Maria General Plan, and the Santa Maria River Healthy Watershed Initiative.

Mike Becker, Director of Planning for the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, will present SBCAG's analysis of where people are commuting from and to, and how it relates to the jobs-housing imbalance. 

Mike also presented at the South County Roundtable with an emphasis on commuting; this time he will focus more on North County commute patterns. Mike will also provide background on SBCAG's role in Regional Housing Needs Allocations and how they relate to SBCAG's Sustainable Communities Strategy.

SBCAN North County Roundtable
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Via Zoom - email [email protected] for a registration link