Chamber News

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 November 2022 South Coast Data Dashboard. Please reach out to Dustin@SBSCChamber.com  with questions and/or suggestions.

Join us at the Santa Barbara Zoo on December 15 for the December Business-2-Business networking breakfast sponsored by CADA. The theme this month is Festive Holiday. CADA is a highly respected, progressive agency providing behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, and prevention/education services to adults, adolescents, children, and their families. For more information, click here. The cost for the…

Dear Chamber Member, Welcome to the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce’s November 2022 Data Dashboard. Below you will find data related to real estate, workforce, sales tax, tourism, cannabis revenue, crime, homelessness, poverty, and COVID-19 throughout Santa Barbara County and the South Coast. The Chamber continues to update the Dashboard monthly, adding additional…

Save the date! The Chamber’s Annual Meeting & Regional Business Awards will be held on Friday, February 2, 2023, at 11:30 AM at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort’s outdoor rotunda. The afternoon will include lunch during the Annual Membership Meeting where the 2023 Executive Officers and Board Members will be formally installed and the outgoing Board…

In Goleta, we thank Councilmember Roger Aceves for his years of service to the community and look forward to working with incoming Councilmember-Elect Luz Reyes-Martin. We look forward to continuing to work closely with Councilmember James Kyriaco. Despite the Chamber’s opposition to the implementation of a news sales tax in Goleta, we will continue to…

Join us at the Santa Barbara Zoo on November 17 for the Business-2-Business networking breakfast sponsored by ExxonMobil, as well as the opportunity to meet some of our newly elected and re-elected officials. The theme this month is Giving Thanks and Fall Vibes. The cost for the event is $30 for members and $40 for non-members. Members can…

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Buellton Chamber of Commerce, Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce, Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce, Santa Ynez Chamber of Commerce, and Solvang Chamber of Commerce, will host the State of the County on Wednesday, November 30, from 3 to 5 PM at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront…

The Chamber released the October Data Dashboard. 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 October 2022 South Coast Data Dashboard. Please reach out to Dustin@SBSCChamber.com with questions and/or suggestions.

Last week the Chamber held a Childcare Roundtable with U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal and State Senator Monique Limón. The Roundtable brought together businesses with an interest and/or experience in providing childcare benefits to their employees as well as some of the great local organizations working on solutions to the shortage of affordable childcare in our…