Posts by Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce

The Healthy Soils Program (HSP) provides financial incentives to California growers and ranchers to implement conservation management practices that sequester carbon, reduce atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions, and improve soil health. The HSP is accepting grant applications until Friday, February 25, 2022, awarding grants up to $100,000 per agriculture operation. Karen Graf, Chamber Carpinteria Business Liaison…

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The next Goleta Community Concerns Regional Action Plan (RAP) meeting will be held virtually on Monday, February 28th, 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. on Zoom. Hosted by the Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation (SB ACT) in partnership with the City of Goleta, the Goleta RAP focuses on addressing issues related to homelessness throughout Goleta.…

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Join us for the Chamber’s Annual Meeting & Regional Business Awards on Friday, February 25th (11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort’s outdoor rotunda as we honor the phenomenal businesses who shape our thriving local economy and uplift our community’s quality of life. The afternoon will include an annual membership meeting where the…

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The Chamber is excited to announce the 62nd Annual Carpinteria Community Awards Gala will be held on Saturday, March 12th, at Rincon Beach Club. The Community Awards Gala honors community members who have gone above and beyond. This includes two extraordinary educators of the year who receive funding for classroom supplies; a Jr. Carpinterian of the Year and…

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At last month’s Public Policy Committee meeting on January 26th, the committee welcomed guest speaker Garrett Wong with the County of Santa Barbara’s Once Climate Initiative. The committee has focused considerable effort on providing business feedback to the County’s 2030 Climate Action Plan. Feedback is currently being taken online through consider.it, a public engagement tool, open…

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The Chamber has joined the Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative to connect local businesses to the non-profit’s work with the County. We aim to champion incentive-based programs, identify businesses who can be early adopters of new climate solutions, as well as find ways in which businesses may be able to spearhead climate change solutions…

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Lack of stable childcare has been identified as one of the many factors that have contributed to a workforce shortage both locally and nationally. That is why last year the County Board of Supervisors agreed to set aside $2 million of ARPA funds to address the sustainability of the childcare sector. First 5 Santa Barbara…

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The Chamber welcomes Mitchell Sjerven to the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.A thirty-five year restaurant veteran, Mitchell owns bouchon Santa Barbara, a regional wine country dining experience in downtown Santa Barbara.  Sjerven is also a faculty member in the School of Culinary Arts at Santa Barbara City College, where he…

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Dear Chamber Members, It has been my enormous privilege and honor to serve you through the various roles at the Chamber for the past ten years. My last day with the Chamber will be this Friday, February 4th. I want to thank you so much for having been a part of that journey and for…

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The Chamber’s January 2022 Data Dashboard launched on Monday, January 31st. This monthly dashboard aims to showcase the story of our region’s economic development through community data points. The dashboard is just that – an overview of a variety of points including the Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Santa Barbara County areas, relating to the local workforce, real…

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