Archive for March 2022

The Chamber released our March Data Dashboard on Monday, March 28th. This monthly dashboard aims to showcase the story of our region’s economic development and recovery through an aggregate of community data points. The dashboard includes data from Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Santa Barbara County areas, relating to the local workforce, real estate, taxes, tourism, homelessness, poverty,…

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The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the first State of the City – From Goleta to Carpinteria on Wednesday, April 27th at 11 AM, hosted at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. This event will be a one-of-a-kind luncheon featuring presentations from the three cities, Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria. Registration is now open.…

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The Santa Barbara South Coast Hospitality Committee has partnered with Visit Santa Barbara to host a career fair and meet prospective job seekers on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 11 AM – 3 PM at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. This event is an opportunity for you to introduce your business to the local community in…

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The Chamber will celebrate “We Love Our Members” and shower our members with fabulous prizes. Be sure to renew your membership by April 8th to be entered to win. Prizes will be given at the April 28th B2B Networking Event. You need not be present to win. Click here to register for the April B2B that…

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The Chamber celebrated inspiring community members this past Saturday at the 63rd Annual Carpinteria Community Awards Gala. This year’s honorees included Merit Awards, Educators of the Year Ryan Ethington, Carolyn Haines, and Kate Guede. Mr. Ethington was recognized as the 2020 Secondary School Educator. Vences from Carpinteria High School as the Jr. Carpinterian of the Year. Eduardo Vences…

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In late 2020, the Santa Barbara City Council established the Community Formation Commission to guide the creation of a civilian oversight system for the Santa Barbara Police Department. The group has spent the last year researching, deliberating, and preparing draft recommendations (available in both Spanish and English) for a civilian oversight entity that would best meet the specific needs of…

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Next month the Chamber will celebrate “We Love Our Members” and shower them with fabulous prizes. Be sure to renew your membership before March 31 to be entered to win. Prizes will be given at the April 28th B2B Networking Event. You need not be present to win. Click here to register for the April B2B that…

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The Chamber is thrilled to host the 63rd Annual Community Awards Gala this Saturday, March 12th, at Rincon Beach Club. This event is an opportunity to recognize individual efforts and a commitment to serve. Each person honored has made a lasting impact on the Carpinteria community. Ahead of the event, filmmaker Larry Nimmer interviewed each…

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The Chamber has partnered with the Santa Barbara Foundation in assisting the County in the distribution of the Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program funding. The program seeks eligible microbusinesses that faced adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for up to $2,500 in funding. Grant funding does not require repayment of any kind. Applications…

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As part of their Green Business Certification Program, the California Green Business Network has announced the Sustainable Business Challenge for businesses in Santa Barbara County. Businesses who complete their certification between April 1st and June 30th, 2022, will be eligible for $500 in incentives. In addition to the $500, newly certified Green Businesses will receive…

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