Chamber News

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…

The Chamber applauds the Goleta City Council for moving forward with the Hollister Avenue Old Town Interim Striping Project, which will begin in the summer of 2023. This project will reduce Hollister Avenue from four lanes to two in Old Town, allowing for increased parking, increased bicyclist safety, and increased walkability. All these changes are…

At the October Public Policy Committee meeting, the committee welcomed guest speaker Brittany Zajic with Keep the Funk, a Santa Barbara Funk Zone based organization focused on preserving the character of the Funk Zone. Zajic spoke to the group regarding the SoMo Funk development project and the potential impacts of the project to the area,…

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce will honor Goleta’s Finest at the annual community awards gala on December 17. If you know someone deserving special recognition for their activities in the community, here’s your chance to nominate them for these prestigious awards. To ensure that your recommendations are considered, please submit a completed nomination…

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization that belongs to YOU, the members.Earlier this week Chamber members received an invitation to participate in the 2022 Membership Survey. The survey is conducted through the Western Association of Chamber Executives (WACE) and helps measure the Chamber’s performance in comparison to all Chambers…

Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is proud to present our 2022 Voters Guide. Part of the Chamber’s charter and mission is to connect business with the government in meaningful ways. Our annual Voters Guide is not meant to tell you who or what to vote for. That is up to you. Our job…

Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is proud to present a first look at our 2022 Voters Guide. Our annual Voters Guide is not meant to tell you who or what to vote for and is instead meant to identify the candidates and measures that are most aligned with our pro-business mission, as it…