Chamber News

More than 35,000 people attended the 29th Annual Goleta Lemon Festival this past weekend at Girsh Park, making it one of the most successful lemon festivals yet. The two-day festival featured a variety of family-friendly events like the kid’s zone filled with activities, over 80 vendor booths featuring local non-profit organizations, lemon-themed foods and drinks, entertainment,…

Yesterday, we celebrated BEGA’s Flip the Switch event with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This occasion honored BEGA’s investment of more than $4 million in solar energy to provide 95% of campus power, reducing their reliance on traditional sources and reducing their carbon footprint. Their Carpinteria campus will receive over 900kW of power from over 2,000 fully recyclable…

We invite you to join us for a ribbon-cutting at BEGA’s Flip the Switch event on Wednesday, September 28, 8:30 to 10:00 AM at BEGA,1000 Bega Way in Carpinteria. Come celebrate this initiative with the local community. As part of BEGA’s sustainability initiative, BEGA invested in solar panels to power their corporate campus in Carpinteria, in an effort…

Kristen Miller, the Chamber’s President & CEO, celebrates her 20th anniversary this year. Since 2002, Miller has led the Goleta Chamber team, coming from the Corning Chamber of Commerce in New York. After graduating from New York University, she continued her education with extensive training in visitor services, destination marketing, economic development, and community relations.…

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce will host the return of the in-person Legislative Summit on Friday, October 7, from 9 AM to 10:30 AM at Hilton Garden Inn. Featuring presentations from Congressman Salud Carbajal, Senator Monique Limón, and 1st District Supervisor, Das Williams, this event is designed to brief business members on…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Mary Lynn Harms-Romo Director of Communications marylynn@stg.sbscchamber.com   The Goleta Lemon Festival Returns this September 24 & 25 at Girsh Park Presented by Rusty’s Pizza The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of The Goleta Lemon Festival, presented by Rusty’s Pizza, on September…

The Chamber released the August Data Dashboard this week.  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. This month, the Chamber is happy to highlight an impressive July for the City of Santa Barbara’s Transient…

You still have time to advertise in the next issue of the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce Magazine. Featuring stories from Goleta to Carpinteria, the magazine is a premier business guide. Businesses use it as a recruiting tool, for guests, for visitors, and for employees. Distributed locally and mailed nationwide to members and…

We are excited to share with you a variety of grants and funding options available for the business community and nonprofits, big and small. There has rarely been a time that so many opportunities were available.  Click Here for a list of current programs.

At last month’s Public Policy Committee meeting, the committee welcomed guest speaker Bryan Fernandez with Santa Barbara County Firefighters. Fernandez spoke about the upcoming Santa Barbara County contract for emergency services and County Fire’s interest in taking over the contract with a new approach that focused on local reinvestment. The committee also welcomed guest speaker…