Action Alerts

  • County hosts meeting re river, trail and beach access issues in Guadalupe on Wed, July 19

    County Supervisor Steve Lavagnino is hosting a Community Town Hall meeting with topics SBCAN has been involved with and advocates on:
    • Repairing West Main Street and reopening Guadalupe Dunes Park
    • Restoring the Santa Maria River channel
    • Developing the Santa Maria River Levee Trail
    • Replacing Bonita School Road Bridge

    Several county departments are involved.

    The meeting is July 19 at 6 p.m. at Guadalupe City Hall Auditorium, 918 Obispo St., Guadalupe.

    For more information, contact Cory Bantilan at [email protected] or call 805.680.2226.

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    July 17, 2023

  • Protect Prime Ag Outside Santa Maria - July 19

    Help protect prime agricultural land outside of the City of Santa Maria at the Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, July 19th at 6:30pm. 
     
    On the heels of a big victory a few weeks ago with LAFCO denying Lompoc's repeated attempt to annex the Bailey Avenue corridor, now there are 1,000 acres outside of Santa Maria that are at risk of being annexed and developed as part of the Santa Maria General Plan Update Land Use Alternatives. 

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    July 17, 2023

  • Quail Springs and SM General Plan at NC Roundtable July 13

    This Thursday we will hear from Brenton Kelly about the work going on at Quail Springs. Also, on the heels of a big victory a few weeks ago with LAFCO denying Lompoc's repeated attempt to annex the Bailey Avenue corridor, now there are 1,000 acres outside of Santa Maria that are at risk of being annexed and developed as part of the Santa Maria General Plan Update Land Use Alternatives. We hope to see you there!  

    SBCAN North County Roundtable
    Thursday, July 13th, 2023
    5 - 6:30 PM
    Via Zoom - register at the link below

    AGENDA

    1. Call to Order Introductions; Agenda Review
    2. Quail Springs - Brenton Kelly from Quail Springs will discuss the work they are doing related to water conservation and other environmental issues. 
    3. Santa Maria General Plan Land Use Alternatives - The staff recommended preferred alternative includes 1,000 acres of land outside of Santa Maria that could be annexed and developed. Here is a link to the memorandum document, and here is a link to the presentation. 
    4. Updates from members - please let us know if you have items you'd like to see added to the agenda
    5. Our next meetings are to be determined and will be via Zoom.

    Register in advance for this meeting:
    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ucemvqTMpG9ae97gXXqdsIVw99WgU1vwg

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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    July 12, 2023

  • Building Livable Spaces public meeting Sun, July 9 in Nipomo

    The Nipomo Action Committee has asked us to share the following information with you: 

    Nipomo Action Committee Public Information Meeting
    Sunday, July 9, 4pm-6pm
    Olympic Hall - Nipomo High School

    California’s Enduring Dilemma:
    “Building Livable Spaces – Respecting and Protecting the Environment”

    Special Guest Speaker - Stephanie Pincetl, PhDStephanie_Pincetl2.jpg
    Presentation, Panel Discussion, Q &A

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    July 07, 2023

  • Grocery Merger, Ring Net Issues, Housing Updates at SC Roundtable June 30

    This Friday we will have updates about the renoviction issue at the County level, and other housing issues. We will also hear from Ben Pitterle from Los Padres Forest Watch about how the ring nets installed in the wake of the Montecito Debris Flow are having unintended negative impacts on our creeks. We will also receive an update from UFCW Local 770 president Kathy Finn about the proposed grocery merger of Albertsons and Kroger, and what it means for consumers and workers. 

    SBCAN South County Roundtable
    Friday, June 30, 2023
    12 - 1:30 PM
    Via Zoom - register at the link below

    AGENDA

    1. Call to Order Introductions; Agenda Review
    2. Ring Nets and Creeks- Ben Pitterle from Los Padres Forest Watch will discuss some negative impacts from the Montecito Emergency Debris Flow Mitigation Project, and what can be done to address the issue. 
    3. Proposed Grocery Merger - UFCW Local 770 President Kathy Finn will give us an update about the proposed Albertsons - Kroger merger and what it means for consumers and workers. 
    4. County Renovictions- After weeks of advocacy and organizing from tenant activists, this Tuesday the County Board of Supervisors passed amendments to strengthen the Just Cause ordinance. We will hear about what this means for tenants and what the next steps are to further increase protections.
    5. Other Housing Updates- We will hear other updates related to housing issues at the State and local level. 
    6. Our next meetings are to be determined and will be via Zoom.

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    June 29, 2023

  • Stand up Against ExxonMobil - Planning Commission Hearing June 14, 2023

    Please see this message from our partners at the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) about this important oil issue that will be discussed at the County Planning Commission meeting tomorrow. EDC represents SBCAN on this issue. Thank you to the Fund for Santa Barbara for providing us an emergent needs grant to retain EDC on this matter. 
     

     

    On June 14, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission will consider whether to approve Plains All American Pipeline Company’s request to transfer ownership of Lines 901 and 903 to the Pacific Pipeline Company (“PPC”), an ExxonMobil subsidiary. Plains also seeks to change the operator of the pipelines to ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (“EMPCo”), another ExxonMobil subsidiary. Please join the Environmental Defense Center today to urge Santa Barbara County to deny this request and protect our environment and climate.

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    June 13, 2023

  • North County Roundtable June 8th

    This Thursday we will have updates from various groups in North County, including some winners for our upcoming North County Awards Dinner. Tickets are available for purchase here. We hope to see you at the roundtable, and the Awards Dinner!

    SBCAN North County Roundtable
    Thursday, June 8, 2023
    5 - 6:30 PM
    Via Zoom - register at the link below

    AGENDA

    1. Call to Order Introductions; Agenda Review
    2. St. Peter's Episcopal Church - Claudia Vega from St. Peter's will tell us about their multicultural ministry activities. St. Peter's will receive SBCAN's Looking Forward Award at our North County Awards Dinner this year
    3. Mobile home Rent Stabilization - Andrea Mayfield will give an update on the Mobile home Rent Stabilization Initiative
    4. Our next meetings are to be determined and will be via Zoom.

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    June 06, 2023

  • Housing Updates at South County Roundtable - Fri. May 26

    This Friday we will hear some exciting updates about various housing initiatives going on in the City of Santa Barbara and throughout the County. Rob Fredericks from the City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority and Alex Entrekin from Legal Aid will be among the presenters. We hope to see you there!

    SBCAN South County Roundtable
    Friday, May 26, 2023
    12 - 1:30 PM
    Via Zoom - register at the link below

    AGENDA

    1. Call to Order Introductions; Agenda Review
    2. Housing Updates - Rob Fredericks from the City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority will present updates related to the City's HOPE fund. Alex Entrekin from Legal Aid will present about the IV mass eviction situation. 
    3. Our next meetings are to be determined and will be via Zoom.

    Written by
    May 25, 2023

  • BROKE Film Screening, May 16th

    SBCAN will be co-sponsoring a forum this TUESDAY, May 16, beginning with the screening of a 56 minute documentary film by Gail Osherenko, BROKE: THE SANTA BARBARA OIL PIPELINE SPILL OF 2015, followed by a panel discussion of three applications by Pacific Pipeline Corp. (the current owner of the pipeline) and efforts to restart Exxon's platforms off the Gaviota Coast. 
     

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    May 11, 2023

  • This Thursday - North County Roundtable

    This Thursday evening we will have our North County Roundtable meeting. We will hear from Gail Osherenko from the League of Women Voters about County-wide concerns about the County Jails. We will also hear from Alexander Murkinson from C4 Lompoc: Collective Cultures Creating Change about their work in the community. C4 will be the winner of this year's Giving Back Award at SBCAN's North County Awards Dinner. (Tickets to the Awards Dinner are available now, click here!)
     
    SBCAN North County Roundtable
    Thursday, May 11th, 2023
    5 - 6:30 PM
    Via Zoom - register at the link below
    AGENDA
    1. Call to Order Introductions; Agenda Review (5 min.)
    2. County Jail Reform Gail Osherenko from the League of Women Voters will discuss issues with the County's plans for the South and North County jails. There is an important decision coming up around this issue at the May 16th Board of Supervisors meeting. 
    3. C4 Lompoc: Collective Cultures Creating Change Alexander Murkinson will be sharing about the work that C4 does in the community. 
    4. Updates from participants. Please let us know if there are items you want to bring up. (2 to 5 min. each)
    5. Our next meetings are to be determined and will be via Zoom.
    Register in advance for this meeting:
    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvcO6gqzMrGdKshVJ-uglZrkUsW-oIey8S

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

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    May 09, 2023