Archive for June 2022

The Chamber released the June Data Dashboard on June 27. The monthly dashboard showcases data trends related to real estate, workforce, sales tax, tourism, cannabis revenue, crime, homelessness, poverty, and COVID-19 throughout Santa Barbara County and the South Coast. Click here for the full June 2022 South Coast Data Dashboard. For the May Data Dashboard, click…

The Chamber was pleased to host 3rd District Supervisor Joan Hartmann and Mayor Paula Perotte for an economic development tour in Goleta last week. Due to the County redistricting process, the 3rd district shifted to include a new portion of Goleta. The group toured a few local tech businesses and explored Old Town Goleta. We…

The Chamber held its Business 2 Business Networking event on June 23 at the Santa Barbara Zoo, sponsored by Southwest. Southwest is one of the major airlines of the United States and the world’s largest low-cost carrier.  Check out all the summer promotions that are going on now! Register now for the next B2B Networking…

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce will host the return of the in-person Legislative Summit on Wednesday, August 10, from 9:00 to 11:30 AM. Featured speakers include Congressman Salud Carbajal, Senator Monique Limón, and 1st District County Supervisor Das Williams. Register Now!

In partnership with the City of Santa Barbara Environmental Services Department, the Chamber hosted a Mayor’s Cleanup Day last Saturday, just in time to welcome summer visitors! Previously hosted by Hospitality Santa Barbara, with the Mayor’s support this year, 120 volunteers helped to improve the cleanliness of Downtown and the Waterfront. In addition to Hospitality…

The Chamber is excited to announce the return of the Goleta Lemon Festival, September 24 & 25 at Girsh Park. Applications for vendors and volunteers for the 2022 Goleta Lemon Festival are now being accepted. Each year, the festival hosts 70+ booths featuring local non-profit organizations, as well as food, beverage, and merchandise. The Community…

The Chamber continues to gather businesses and work with government to propose solutions and improvements to the economic vitality of the downtown corridor, including the State Street Promenade. Please see the excellent letter to the editor, written by Chamber members Richard Yates and Tina Takaya, regarding the State Street Promenade featured on Noozhawk.

The Chamber continues to work with partner organizations to identify successful programs that help address concerns in the community. As a result, the Chamber recently met with the Santa Barbara Police Department’s Volunteers In Policing (VIP) program. Testimonials from businesses on the Santa Barbara Waterfront highlight the VIP program as having been successful in addressing…

Santa Barbara welcomed back 14 cruise ships and over 22,000 passengers this spring after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic. Passengers continue to comment that the Santa Barbara port is like no other, with a robust hospitality program welcoming passengers as they come to land. Giving the full tourism experience, volunteers take pride…

Last Friday, Caltrans and local leaders celebrated the completion of new carpool lanes along Highway 101 through Carpinteria. As part of the project, carpool lanes were constructed in both directions during peak periods, two new bridges were built over Franklin Creek and Santa Monica Creek, five new freeway exit ramps were constructed, six new sound…