Chamber News
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE CANNABIS FARMING
On May 24th the Chamber spoke in support of local cannabis projects at 3508 Via Real and 4701 Foothill Road, Carpinteria. The two projects were approved by the planning commission but faced appeals at the Board of Supervisors. Both projects have repeatedly shown themselves to be responsible farmers and thoughtful neighbors and community members. With…
Read MoreLAST CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CARPINTERIA BUSINESS RECOVERY SURVEY
The Chamber and the City of Carpinteria have been developing a strategic plan to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected local businesses in Carpinteria and what actions may be taken to address the needs of businesses continuing to recover from the economic downturn during the pandemic. For those of you who run a business…
Read MoreMAY 2022 DATA DASHBOARD
The Chamber released the May Data Dashboard on Tuesday, May 31st. This monthly dashboard aims to showcase the story of our region’s economic development and recovery through an aggregate of community data points. The dashboard includes data from Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Santa Barbara County areas, relating to the local workforce, real estate, taxes, tourism, homelessness, poverty,…
Read MoreSTATE STREET BUSINESSES JOIN US ON JUNE 13 FOR A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a second State St. Owner Business Roundtable Workshop on Monday, June 13th. On May 25th we hosted the first in its series and had a great turn out of over 25 downtown business representatives. The group gave feedback regarding issues affecting downtown businesses and thoughts on…
Read More2022 GOLETA MAGAZINE DIGITAL LINK IS NOW AVAILABLE
The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is proud to publish the premier guide to Goleta. The Goleta Magazine has been the source for information on Goleta for the past 34 years. The annual magazine has a distribution of 5,000 and readership of 50,000. The 2022-2023 Goleta Magazine showcases the unique businesses and individuals in the…
Read MoreCARPINTERIA BUSINESS COVID-19 RECOVERY SURVEY
The Chamber and the City of Carpinteria have been developing a strategic plan to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected local businesses in Carpinteria and what actions may be taken to address the needs of businesses continuing to recover from the economic downturn during the pandemic. For those of you who run a business…
Read More2022 GOLETA MAGAZINE HAS ARRIVED
The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is proud to publish the premier guide to Goleta. The Goleta Magazine has been the source of information on Goleta for the past 34 years. The annual magazine has a distribution of 5,000 and a readership of 50,000. The 2022-2023 Goleta Magazine showcases the unique businesses and…
Read MoreSTATE STREET BUSINESS OWNER ROUNDTABLE UPDATE
This week, the Chamber hosted the State Street Business Owner Roundtable, bringing together 40 attendants from State Street businesses, City Councilmembers, and city staff to discuss the downtown corridor’s future regarding the State Street Master Plan, as well as the decision-making process in the interim period. The overwhelming consensus from businesses was to keep investing…
Read MoreB2B NETWORKING EVENTS ARE HELD MONTHLY BY THE CHAMBER
On May 26th, the Chamber held a Business 2 Business networking event at the Santa Barbara Zoo with special sponsor Braille Institute. The Braille Institute is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform the lives of people with vision loss. Through a variety of free programs, classes, and services, the Braille Institute serves over…
Read MoreTHE VISITOR CENTERS FEATURE LOCAL FEMALE ARTISTS
The visitor center is your go-to for shopping local, as it sells artist’s creations from the region. We proudly support female artists, from whom make up 70% of the product available. One of these artists being a local wine painter, Danielle Renee Art. She is truly living her creative life among the vines, painting with…
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