In response to today’s announcement that Southwest Airlines is coming to the Santa Barbara Airport, the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to provide its support and enthusiasm for this effort, one that will have a lasting…
Click here to watch the State of the County. The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce, From Goleta to Carpinteria will host a virtual State of the County for release on Friday, December 11th, 9 - 10:30AM. …
In response to the recent spike in issues and disturbances arising from the transient population impacting local business and tourism, the Chamber will be initiating a response and collecting data from the community. The Chamber will be acting as the repository for…
Everyone is concerned about the rise in COVID cases throughout our community and we are left debating whether there will be further tightening of restrictions or even another shut down. The Chamber is adamant about advocating that any new restrictions…
Click here to view the Goleta State of the City With all of the challenges that have come with the rapid outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, local leaders gathered to give an update on the ever-changing business climate at Friday’s…
An initiative led by the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce, and its Economic Development Committee, is underway to support long term economic vitality, job growth, and tourism in the region. The mission of this integrated effort is to…
Moving from the red tier back to the purple tier, amid swift changes to Governor Newsom’s color-coded policy, came as a shock Monday morning. This new development is another reminder that we are operating in a very fluid environment. While…
In October the Chamber’s Public Policy Committee heard from Sara Dearman, the Government and Public Affairs Advisor for Chevron’s West Coast Decommissioning (WCD) Program. Ms. Dearman gave an overview of the background of the project and presented on the timeline…
The Chamber is in the midst of robust conversations for our Roadmap to Recovery and we are learning so much! We are thankful for our 70+ members who have participated in our Agribusiness, Arts & Culture, Education, Lodging/Hospitality/Tourism, Childcare, Business…
Click here to watch the 2020 Santa Barbara State of the City Santa Barbara will recover from the COVID-19 public health crisis “better, stronger and united,” Mayor Cathy Murillo said during Friday’s State of the City address via Zoom. “We will…