Posts by Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber kicked off the new year with our 2021 Annual Membership Meeting last Thursday. Nearly 100 chamber members gathered via a Zoom webcast for the organization’s meeting highlighting the board members who have helped lead the chamber through the months-long pandemic, while also celebrating the future. We welcomed 2021 chair, Kirsten McLaughlin and gave…

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Chambers in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties believe businesses can still operate safely despite a recent rise in COVID-19 numbers in the region. Chamber members have voiced support for safety measures such as wearing masks and practicing social distancing.  Chamber leaders organized a petition to urge Gov. Newsom to place them in…

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CHAMBER COVID SAFETY 5-STEP METHOD The Chamber believes that businesses can operate safely with what we are calling the COVID Safety 5-Step Method After months of operating through the COVID-19 Pandemic, we have learned a lot about successfully dealing with the virus and how businesses can operate safely and keep their employees and customers safe.

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The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce issued support for the proposal for the Goleta Complete Streets project to reduce Hollister Avenue from four lanes to two, providing safe access to bicyclist and pedestrians to and from Old Town Goleta, which creates more room for outdoor space and dining more accessible to the community.…

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The Chamber’s Public Policy Committee addressed a proposal for the city of Santa Barbara to ban natural gas from new construction. Though the Chamber acknowledges the importance of addressing climate change, the Chamber also recognizes that the timing is off to make these modifications given the economic impacts businesses are facing due to the COVID-19…

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