Chamber News

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce offers a huge thank you to outgoing Councilmember Roger Aceves for his 16 years of service on the Goleta City Council. Councilmember Aceves stepped up to serve the City of Goleta when the City was less than 5 years old. He served two terms as Goleta’s Mayor…

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for businesses from Goleta, Santa Barbara and Carpinteria that have made a significant impact on our community over the last year. If you know a business deserving of recognition, nominate them today. To ensure that your recommendations are considered,please submit a completed form by…

Last week the Chamber completed the first round of a series of online industry specific roundtables discussions. The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber has partnered with the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce to gather industry specific feedback from businesses across the county, regarding business recovery related to COVID-19, the workforce shortage, and any other…

The Chamber welcomes our new Second District Supervisor Laura Capps. Supervisor Capps’ four-year term began early when she was appointed by Governor Newsom to fill now Assemblymember Gregg Hart’s vacant seat on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Capps has previous experience representing our communities on the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of…

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…