Chamber News

The Chamber continues to support and advocate for increased housing throughout the South Coast, as a means of supporting our local workforce. Currently, the City of Santa Barbara’s recently released Draft 2023 Housing Element is one of the most relevant local processes in addressing the need for increased housing. The Chamber encourages our members to…

The Chamber continues to support actions that address homelessness throughout the South Coast. The Chamber is happy to share the success of this past year’s accomplishments and efforts in Santa Barbara, summarized by Liz Rodriguez with the Santa Barbara Hotel Group. Through collaborative efforts such as weekly RAP meetings lead by SBACT, effective and immediate…

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce will host the return of the in-person Legislative Summit on Wednesday, August 10, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM at Hilton Garden Inn. Limited seating available, register early. Featured speakers include Congressman Salud Carbajal, and 1st District County Supervisor Das Williams. Sponsorship opportunities are still available, please contact…

The Goleta City Council voted 4-1 to place a 1% sales tax measure on the upcoming November ballot. To pass, the measure will require a 50 percent plus one majority of Goleta voters. If passed the sales tax is estimated to generate $10.6 million in revenue for the City of Goleta. The Chamber has raised…

The Chamber continues to support and advocate for increased housing throughout the South Coast to support our local workforce. At last month’s Public Policy Committee meeting on June 29, the committee welcomed guest speaker Jessica Metzger, Project Planner with the City of Santa Barbara. Metzger gave the committee an overview of the City’s upcoming 2023…

Workforce Development was the topic of discussion at a recent convening of the South Coast Technology and Manufacturing representatives hosted by the Chamber. Technology and Manufacturing companies are a critical part of the South Coast economy and are experiencing many of the same labor shortage challenges as other industries. The event was focused on connecting…

The Chamber released the June Data Dashboard on June 27. 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 June 2022 South Coast Data Dashboard. For the May Data Dashboard, click…

The Chamber was pleased to host 3rd District Supervisor Joan Hartmann and Mayor Paula Perotte for an economic development tour in Goleta last week. Due to the County redistricting process, the 3rd district shifted to include a new portion of Goleta. The group toured a few local tech businesses and explored Old Town Goleta. We…

The Chamber held its Business 2 Business Networking event on June 23 at the Santa Barbara Zoo, sponsored by Southwest. Southwest is one of the major airlines of the United States and the world’s largest low-cost carrier.  Check out all the summer promotions that are going on now! Register now for the next B2B Networking…

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce will host the return of the in-person Legislative Summit on Wednesday, August 10, from 9:00 to 11:30 AM. Featured speakers include Congressman Salud Carbajal, Senator Monique Limón, and 1st District County Supervisor Das Williams. Register Now!