Chamber News

This month’s winter storms have taken a toll on our businesses, our communities, and our hearts. Our sincere gratitude goes out to our first responders and government officials for their communication and leadership. We want to extend our deepest appreciation to our businesses, who worked so hard to keep their employees safe, take care of…

Dear Chamber Member, Happy New Year and welcome to the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce’s December 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…

The 2023 Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce Magazine is now available at the State Street Visitor Center. The Chamber is honored to publish the premier guide to the South Coast highlighting the business communities of Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and everything in between. This magazine features the unique people, innovative business and successful…

The Chamber hosted the 72nd Annual Goleta’s Finest Community Awards Gala on December 17. The evening was filled with heartfelt gratitude, dedicated to those who have gone above and beyond to make a difference in the Goleta community. We were honored to award the many deserving recipients which you can read more about here. The…

On December 15, the Chamber held its last Business 2 Business Networking event of the year at the Santa Barbara Zoo, with a special sponsor presentation by CADA. 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…

Earlier this month, the Chamber held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Your CBD Store, which was a tremendous success. The Chamber celebrated two success stories on December 15, the first being the brand new Farmacy in Isla Vista, and the second being the open house for the newly built Carpinteria Sanitary District Administration Building. Thank you…

On December 20, the Goleta City Council certified the results of the 2022 November election. Luz Reyes-Martín will represent District 1 and James Kyriaco will represent District 2. The new City Council voted unanimously to elect Kyle Richards as Mayor Pro Tempore. The Chamber welcomes Councilmember Luz Reyes-Martín, whose previous experience serving on the Goleta…

On December 12, the Carpinteria City Council certified the 2022 election results. Mónica Solórzano is the new District 1 representative, Roy Lee is the District 2 representative, Al Clark is the District 3 representative. Measure T was not passed and will not be adopted. The new City Council voted 4-1 to elect Al Clark as…

Carpinteria’s Holiday Spirit Parade took place on December 10 on Linden Avenue. Hundreds of Carpinterians attended the annual parade to show support. It was an honor for the Chamber to participate in the parade along with previous Carpinterians of the Year. Thank you to everyone that came out, it was a fantastic event! The Chamber…

On December 7 the Goleta City Council held a special meeting to hear an update from the Santa Barbara Airport (SBA). The Airport’s presentation was led by their new director Christopher Hastert, who emphasized a desire to further develop trust and transparency with the City of Goleta and its residents. While the Airport presented on…