1. Your help is needed for the Point In Time Count of Homeless Individuals - Community Briefings January 9-12
   
2. SBCAN North County Roundtable meets 6 p.m. Thursday, January 12 in Santa Maria
   
3. SBCAN South County Roundtable meets noon Friday, January 13 in Santa Barbara
   
4. SBCAN Membership Appreciation Meeting Saturday, January 14 in Los Olivos
5. Submit your nominations for the 2017 North County "Looking Forward" Awards

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Dear Friend --

Now, more than ever before, given this new and challenging national political climate, is the time to nurture our strong local network of progressive folks to create bridges between environmental and social justice activism.

For fifteen years Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN) has been the preeminent non-profit organization working on both sustainability and social justice issues throughout the county. We have many partner organizations, to be sure, but we always strive to be countywide and working on a wide range of progressive issues—especially looking for issues that might fall through the cracks otherwise.

On January 14, 2017 we will convene a Membership Meeting and I urge you to participate. Our newly elected county supervisors, Joan Hartmann and Das Williams, will be our guest speakers. We will discuss recent successes and challenges for 2017 (preview below). The meeting and social time will be a great chance to renew friendships and continue building the networks that support all of our issues. Mark your calendar for January 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Marks-in-the-Valley, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos.

With increasing competition for foundation support, we are all the more reliant on our members, major donors, and fundraisers. Therefore, we hope that you will make a membership donation that suits your budget and helps SBCAN continue its educational and advocacy role.

If you can, please consider becoming a major donor with a contribution of $500 or more and get special recognition at our annual membership meeting.

It is easy to contribute here.

1.  County Workshop on Farmworker Issues, Monday, December 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Santa Maria or via teleconference in Santa Barbara.
2.  SBCAG is updating its Regional Transportation Plan. Comments due by December 22.
3.  Summaries from SBCAN's recent North County and South County Roundtables.
4.  Save the date for SBCAN's annual membership meeting: January 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Marks in the Valley

It is crucial that we have a large turnout at this hearing on November 1 at 9 a.m. At the first Board hearing, people who got there after staff started reporting on the agenda item were not allowed to testify. Please get there before 9 to ensure you will be heard.  

Click here for more information from the EDC.

1. Pacific Coast Energy’s proposed Orcutt oil project before Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, October 11
2. SBCAN Roundtables cancelled this week 
3. Propositions 62 and 66

1. Rail Spur decision expected Wednesday, October 5 in San Luis Obispo
2. Pacific Coast Energy’s proposed Orcutt oil project before Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, October 11
3. Articles about oil extraction and transport
4. SBCAN North County Roundtable meets Thursday, October 13 in Santa Maria
5. SBCAN South County Roundtable meets Friday, October 14 in Santa Barbara

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SBCAN's Central Coast Green Team invites you to help with the Edible Landscaping Demonstration Garden Sunday, September 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. The garden is located at 910 S. Oakwood Drive in Santa Maria.

Leonardo Espinoza Jr. is the garden director for the Green Team. He is leading this "fun day" at the Edible Landscaping Demonstration Garden.

Leo says:

Join us and help make a positive impact for our community. We provide a natural learning environment about how and where our food is grown. Come out and have some fun with the Green Team then take some free starter plants, provided by Plantel Nurseries, to start your own garden at home. Bring your garden gloves and get ready to spruce up the garden. Invite your family and friends. Hope to see you there.

Read more about the garden in Leo's editorial:  http://www.sbcan.org/eat_well_from_home_community_gardens

For more information, contact Leonardo Espinoza at [email protected].

1. SBCAN Roundtable meeting summaries
2. Planning Commission Hearing on Gaviota Coast Plan, September 14
3. AmeriCorps Info Sessions in Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Barbara September 13-15
4. San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission Hearing on Phillips 66 Rail Terminal, September 22
5. Editorial on SBCAN's Green Team published September 9, 2016

1.  SBCAN North County Roundtable meets Thursday, September 8 in Santa Maria
2.  SBCAN South County Roundtable meets Friday, September 9 in Santa Barbara
3.  SBCAN's Green Team invites you to help with the Edible Landscaping Demonstration Garden in Santa Maria, Sunday, September 25

1. SBCAN's Green Team invites you to help with the Edible Landscaping Demonstration Garden in Santa Maria, Sunday, August 28 from 10 a.m. to noon.
2. SBCAN's North County Roundtable will meet on Thursday, September 8 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
3. SBCAN editorial: Motorsports Park a bad idea for Lompoc
4. Mesa Refinery Watch Newsletter about the proposed Phillip 66 rail spur