Santa Barbara County Action Network Information & Action Alert June/July 07

June/July 2007

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

1. SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s),July 18 and July 22
2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe
3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff
4. North County Environmental Summit Report
5. SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, Honored by CPA

Now the details:

1.SAVE THE DATES!
SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s), July 18 and July 22.

This year SB CAN will be holding two membership meetings, one in Santa Barbara, and one in Santa Maria. Please join us at one or both of the meetings to find out more about what SB CAN is doing and your opportunities for participation. We will also be electing board members and gathering feedback from our members. Two very special speakers will share their unique observations on the local political scene. Details follow:

Santa Barbara Meeting

Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-7:30 PM, Karpeles Library, 21 W Anapamu St

FEATURING: Harvey Molotch, NYU Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis, noted author, founding SB CAN member, speaking on “Santa Barbara as the Hinge of History”

Santa Maria Meeting

Sunday, July 22, 2-4 PM, D.W.'s American Bistro, 2646 Santa Maria Way #106

FEATURING: Hilda Zacarias, SB CAN founding member, and newest Santa Maria City Council Member, speaking on “From Activism to Action.”

Since space is limited we ask that you R.S.V.P. by July 13 to mail@sbcan.org or 879-1768.

2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe

We are very pleased to announce that Olivia Uribe will be joining SB CAN full-time as our Associate Director. She will assist Executive Director Deborah Brasket in day-to-day organizing efforts of the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN), an organization dedicated to establishing a progressive agenda for Santa Barbara County.

Olivia has demonstrated a commitment to progressive social and political causes. She graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in political science in 2006, and currently is pursuing a degree in law. While in college she studied political science abroad in China and Vietnam, and she was the Global Legislative Intern in Washington D.C. for RESULTS, a citizen’s advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger and poverty.

Most recently Olivia worked with Speak Out California, a non-profit progressive activist organization that seeks to influence state legislation through the internet. She has also served on the SB CAN board as Membership Committee Chair, and worked as a campaign assistant for the re-election of Margaret Connell on the Goleta City Council.

While both staff members will be active throughout the county, Olivia will be based on the south coast, maintaining our new office in Santa Barbara, while Deborah will be based in the north county. This way SB CAN will have an active presence across the county, helping to advocate on social justice and environmental issues.

Many thanks to the McCune Foundation and SBCORE for their Fall 2006 grant that allowed us to add staff in the north county, and for the 2007 capacity-building grant that will help us to continue our work educating the public about critical social justice and environmental issues.

3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff

SB CAN has moved! Come visit us at our new office in the Santa Barbara Business & Technology Center at 402 E. Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. Our office phone is 805-879-1768. To reach staff directly, use the following contact info:

Deborah Brasket, Executive Director, 805-722-5094 (cell), or Deborah@sbcan.org

Olivia Uribe, Associate Director, 805-563-0463 (cell), or Olivia@sbcan.org

Our mailing address is still: PO BOX 23453, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-3453.

4. Report on the North County Environmental Summit

On May 23, SB CAN hosted a "Northern Santa Barbara County Environmental Summit” in Orcutt. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together environmental groups and activists from across the region to examine some of the environmental challenges in northern Santa Barbara County, share information, and explore possibilities for working together.

Over two dozen community activists participated, who, along with facilitator George Relles, identified concerns and challenges, and brainstormed techniques and strategies for dealing with them.

Based on the group’s comments, the biggest challenges seem to be grouped into five areas:

1. Problems with local government, policies & procedures

2. Threats to/from natural resources

3. Oil Drilling and Contamination / Energy / Landfills

4. Housing / Sprawl

5. Threat to / from agriculture

6. Transportation

If you would like to be invited to the next environmental roundtable, contact SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, at 722-5094 or Deborah@sbcan.org

5. Citizens Planning Association (CPA) Honors SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket

At its annual meeting on June 9, Citizens Planning Association & Foundation presented awards to four honorees:
Cameron Benson - Environmental Leadership Award
Deborah Brasket - Community Activism Award
Betsy Cramer - CPA Volunteer of the Year
Bill Mahan - Public Service Award

CPA is one of the oldest and most well-respected citizen activists groups in Santa Barbara. Deborah was recognized for her efforts in helping to build a progressive movement in northern Santa Barbara County through her volunteer work as a board member of SB CAN, her regular columns in the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record, and most recently, her leadership as SB CAN Executive Director in hosting the Northern Santa Barbara Environment.June/July 2007

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

1. SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s),July 18 and July 22
2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe
3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff
4. North County Environmental Summit Report
5. SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, Honored by CPA

Now the details:

1.SAVE THE DATES!
SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s), July 18 and July 22.

This year SB CAN will be holding two membership meetings, one in Santa Barbara, and one in Santa Maria. Please join us at one or both of the meetings to find out more about what SB CAN is doing and your opportunities for participation. We will also be electing board members and gathering feedback from our members. Two very special speakers will share their unique observations on the local political scene. Details follow:

Santa Barbara Meeting

Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-7:30 PM, Karpeles Library, 21 W Anapamu St

FEATURING: Harvey Molotch, NYU Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis, noted author, founding SB CAN member, speaking on “Santa Barbara as the Hinge of History”

Santa Maria Meeting

Sunday, July 22, 2-4 PM, D.W.'s American Bistro, 2646 Santa Maria Way #106

FEATURING: Hilda Zacarias, SB CAN founding member, and newest Santa Maria City Council Member, speaking on “From Activism to Action.”

Since space is limited we ask that you R.S.V.P. by July 13 to mail@sbcan.org or 879-1768.

2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe

We are very pleased to announce that Olivia Uribe will be joining SB CAN full-time as our Associate Director. She will assist Executive Director Deborah Brasket in day-to-day organizing efforts of the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN), an organization dedicated to establishing a progressive agenda for Santa Barbara County.

Olivia has demonstrated a commitment to progressive social and political causes. She graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in political science in 2006, and currently is pursuing a degree in law. While in college she studied political science abroad in China and Vietnam, and she was the Global Legislative Intern in Washington D.C. for RESULTS, a citizen’s advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger and poverty.

Most recently Olivia worked with Speak Out California, a non-profit progressive activist organization that seeks to influence state legislation through the internet. She has also served on the SB CAN board as Membership Committee Chair, and worked as a campaign assistant for the re-election of Margaret Connell on the Goleta City Council.

While both staff members will be active throughout the county, Olivia will be based on the south coast, maintaining our new office in Santa Barbara, while Deborah will be based in the north county. This way SB CAN will have an active presence across the county, helping to advocate on social justice and environmental issues.

Many thanks to the McCune Foundation and SBCORE for their Fall 2006 grant that allowed us to add staff in the north county, and for the 2007 capacity-building grant that will help us to continue our work educating the public about critical social justice and environmental issues.

3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff

SB CAN has moved! Come visit us at our new office in the Santa Barbara Business & Technology Center at 402 E. Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. Our office phone is 805-879-1768. To reach staff directly, use the following contact info:

Deborah Brasket, Executive Director, 805-722-5094 (cell), or Deborah@sbcan.org

Olivia Uribe, Associate Director, 805-563-0463 (cell), or Olivia@sbcan.org

Our mailing address is still: PO BOX 23453, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-3453.

4. Report on the North County Environmental Summit

On May 23, SB CAN hosted a "Northern Santa Barbara County Environmental Summit” in Orcutt. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together environmental groups and activists from across the region to examine some of the environmental challenges in northern Santa Barbara County, share information, and explore possibilities for working together.

Over two dozen community activists participated, who, along with facilitator George Relles, identified concerns and challenges, and brainstormed techniques and strategies for dealing with them.

Based on the group’s comments, the biggest challenges seem to be grouped into five areas:

1. Problems with local government, policies & procedures

2. Threats to/from natural resources

3. Oil Drilling and Contamination / Energy / Landfills

4. Housing / Sprawl

5. Threat to / from agriculture

6. Transportation

If you would like to be invited to the next environmental roundtable, contact SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, at 722-5094 or Deborah@sbcan.org

5. Citizens Planning Association (CPA) Honors SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket

At its annual meeting on June 9, Citizens Planning Association & Foundation presented awards to four honorees:
Cameron Benson - Environmental Leadership Award
Deborah Brasket - Community Activism Award
Betsy Cramer - CPA Volunteer of the Year
Bill Mahan - Public Service Award

CPA is one of the oldest and most well-respected citizen activists groups in Santa Barbara. Deborah was recognized for her efforts in helping to build a progressive movement in northern Santa Barbara County through her volunteer work as a board member of SB CAN, her regular columns in the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record, and most recently, her leadership as SB CAN Executive Director in hosting the Northern Santa Barbara Environment.June/July 2007

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

1. SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s),July 18 and July 22
2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe
3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff
4. North County Environmental Summit Report
5. SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, Honored by CPA

Now the details:

1.SAVE THE DATES!
SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s), July 18 and July 22.

This year SB CAN will be holding two membership meetings, one in Santa Barbara, and one in Santa Maria. Please join us at one or both of the meetings to find out more about what SB CAN is doing and your opportunities for participation. We will also be electing board members and gathering feedback from our members. Two very special speakers will share their unique observations on the local political scene. Details follow:

Santa Barbara Meeting

Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-7:30 PM, Karpeles Library, 21 W Anapamu St

FEATURING: Harvey Molotch, NYU Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis, noted author, founding SB CAN member, speaking on “Santa Barbara as the Hinge of History”

Santa Maria Meeting

Sunday, July 22, 2-4 PM, D.W.'s American Bistro, 2646 Santa Maria Way #106

FEATURING: Hilda Zacarias, SB CAN founding member, and newest Santa Maria City Council Member, speaking on “From Activism to Action.”

Since space is limited we ask that you R.S.V.P. by July 13 to mail@sbcan.org or 879-1768.

2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe

We are very pleased to announce that Olivia Uribe will be joining SB CAN full-time as our Associate Director. She will assist Executive Director Deborah Brasket in day-to-day organizing efforts of the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN), an organization dedicated to establishing a progressive agenda for Santa Barbara County.

Olivia has demonstrated a commitment to progressive social and political causes. She graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in political science in 2006, and currently is pursuing a degree in law. While in college she studied political science abroad in China and Vietnam, and she was the Global Legislative Intern in Washington D.C. for RESULTS, a citizen’s advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger and poverty.

Most recently Olivia worked with Speak Out California, a non-profit progressive activist organization that seeks to influence state legislation through the internet. She has also served on the SB CAN board as Membership Committee Chair, and worked as a campaign assistant for the re-election of Margaret Connell on the Goleta City Council.

While both staff members will be active throughout the county, Olivia will be based on the south coast, maintaining our new office in Santa Barbara, while Deborah will be based in the north county. This way SB CAN will have an active presence across the county, helping to advocate on social justice and environmental issues.

Many thanks to the McCune Foundation and SBCORE for their Fall 2006 grant that allowed us to add staff in the north county, and for the 2007 capacity-building grant that will help us to continue our work educating the public about critical social justice and environmental issues.

3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff

SB CAN has moved! Come visit us at our new office in the Santa Barbara Business & Technology Center at 402 E. Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. Our office phone is 805-879-1768. To reach staff directly, use the following contact info:

Deborah Brasket, Executive Director, 805-722-5094 (cell), or Deborah@sbcan.org

Olivia Uribe, Associate Director, 805-563-0463 (cell), or Olivia@sbcan.org

Our mailing address is still: PO BOX 23453, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-3453.

4. Report on the North County Environmental Summit

On May 23, SB CAN hosted a "Northern Santa Barbara County Environmental Summit” in Orcutt. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together environmental groups and activists from across the region to examine some of the environmental challenges in northern Santa Barbara County, share information, and explore possibilities for working together.

Over two dozen community activists participated, who, along with facilitator George Relles, identified concerns and challenges, and brainstormed techniques and strategies for dealing with them.

Based on the group’s comments, the biggest challenges seem to be grouped into five areas:

1. Problems with local government, policies & procedures

2. Threats to/from natural resources

3. Oil Drilling and Contamination / Energy / Landfills

4. Housing / Sprawl

5. Threat to / from agriculture

6. Transportation

If you would like to be invited to the next environmental roundtable, contact SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, at 722-5094 or Deborah@sbcan.org

5. Citizens Planning Association (CPA) Honors SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket

At its annual meeting on June 9, Citizens Planning Association & Foundation presented awards to four honorees:
Cameron Benson - Environmental Leadership Award
Deborah Brasket - Community Activism Award
Betsy Cramer - CPA Volunteer of the Year
Bill Mahan - Public Service Award

CPA is one of the oldest and most well-respected citizen activists groups in Santa Barbara. Deborah was recognized for her efforts in helping to build a progressive movement in northern Santa Barbara County through her volunteer work as a board member of SB CAN, her regular columns in the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record, and most recently, her leadership as SB CAN Executive Director in hosting the Northern Santa Barbara Environment.June/July 2007

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

1. SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s),July 18 and July 22
2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe
3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff
4. North County Environmental Summit Report
5. SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, Honored by CPA

Now the details:

1.SAVE THE DATES!
SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s), July 18 and July 22.

This year SB CAN will be holding two membership meetings, one in Santa Barbara, and one in Santa Maria. Please join us at one or both of the meetings to find out more about what SB CAN is doing and your opportunities for participation. We will also be electing board members and gathering feedback from our members. Two very special speakers will share their unique observations on the local political scene. Details follow:

Santa Barbara Meeting

Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-7:30 PM, Karpeles Library, 21 W Anapamu St

FEATURING: Harvey Molotch, NYU Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis, noted author, founding SB CAN member, speaking on “Santa Barbara as the Hinge of History”

Santa Maria Meeting

Sunday, July 22, 2-4 PM, D.W.'s American Bistro, 2646 Santa Maria Way #106

FEATURING: Hilda Zacarias, SB CAN founding member, and newest Santa Maria City Council Member, speaking on “From Activism to Action.”

Since space is limited we ask that you R.S.V.P. by July 13 to mail@sbcan.org or 879-1768.

2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe

We are very pleased to announce that Olivia Uribe will be joining SB CAN full-time as our Associate Director. She will assist Executive Director Deborah Brasket in day-to-day organizing efforts of the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN), an organization dedicated to establishing a progressive agenda for Santa Barbara County.

Olivia has demonstrated a commitment to progressive social and political causes. She graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in political science in 2006, and currently is pursuing a degree in law. While in college she studied political science abroad in China and Vietnam, and she was the Global Legislative Intern in Washington D.C. for RESULTS, a citizen’s advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger and poverty.

Most recently Olivia worked with Speak Out California, a non-profit progressive activist organization that seeks to influence state legislation through the internet. She has also served on the SB CAN board as Membership Committee Chair, and worked as a campaign assistant for the re-election of Margaret Connell on the Goleta City Council.

While both staff members will be active throughout the county, Olivia will be based on the south coast, maintaining our new office in Santa Barbara, while Deborah will be based in the north county. This way SB CAN will have an active presence across the county, helping to advocate on social justice and environmental issues.

Many thanks to the McCune Foundation and SBCORE for their Fall 2006 grant that allowed us to add staff in the north county, and for the 2007 capacity-building grant that will help us to continue our work educating the public about critical social justice and environmental issues.

3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff

SB CAN has moved! Come visit us at our new office in the Santa Barbara Business & Technology Center at 402 E. Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. Our office phone is 805-879-1768. To reach staff directly, use the following contact info:

Deborah Brasket, Executive Director, 805-722-5094 (cell), or Deborah@sbcan.org

Olivia Uribe, Associate Director, 805-563-0463 (cell), or Olivia@sbcan.org

Our mailing address is still: PO BOX 23453, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-3453.

4. Report on the North County Environmental Summit

On May 23, SB CAN hosted a "Northern Santa Barbara County Environmental Summit” in Orcutt. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together environmental groups and activists from across the region to examine some of the environmental challenges in northern Santa Barbara County, share information, and explore possibilities for working together.

Over two dozen community activists participated, who, along with facilitator George Relles, identified concerns and challenges, and brainstormed techniques and strategies for dealing with them.

Based on the group’s comments, the biggest challenges seem to be grouped into five areas:

1. Problems with local government, policies & procedures

2. Threats to/from natural resources

3. Oil Drilling and Contamination / Energy / Landfills

4. Housing / Sprawl

5. Threat to / from agriculture

6. Transportation

If you would like to be invited to the next environmental roundtable, contact SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, at 722-5094 or Deborah@sbcan.org

5. Citizens Planning Association (CPA) Honors SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket

At its annual meeting on June 9, Citizens Planning Association & Foundation presented awards to four honorees:
Cameron Benson - Environmental Leadership Award
Deborah Brasket - Community Activism Award
Betsy Cramer - CPA Volunteer of the Year
Bill Mahan - Public Service Award

CPA is one of the oldest and most well-respected citizen activists groups in Santa Barbara. Deborah was recognized for her efforts in helping to build a progressive movement in northern Santa Barbara County through her volunteer work as a board member of SB CAN, her regular columns in the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record, and most recently, her leadership as SB CAN Executive Director in hosting the Northern Santa Barbara Environment.June/July 2007

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

1. SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s),July 18 and July 22
2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe
3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff
4. North County Environmental Summit Report
5. SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, Honored by CPA

Now the details:

1.SAVE THE DATES!
SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s), July 18 and July 22.

This year SB CAN will be holding two membership meetings, one in Santa Barbara, and one in Santa Maria. Please join us at one or both of the meetings to find out more about what SB CAN is doing and your opportunities for participation. We will also be electing board members and gathering feedback from our members. Two very special speakers will share their unique observations on the local political scene. Details follow:

Santa Barbara Meeting

Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-7:30 PM, Karpeles Library, 21 W Anapamu St

FEATURING: Harvey Molotch, NYU Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis, noted author, founding SB CAN member, speaking on “Santa Barbara as the Hinge of History”

Santa Maria Meeting

Sunday, July 22, 2-4 PM, D.W.'s American Bistro, 2646 Santa Maria Way #106

FEATURING: Hilda Zacarias, SB CAN founding member, and newest Santa Maria City Council Member, speaking on “From Activism to Action.”

Since space is limited we ask that you R.S.V.P. by July 13 to mail@sbcan.org or 879-1768.

2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe

We are very pleased to announce that Olivia Uribe will be joining SB CAN full-time as our Associate Director. She will assist Executive Director Deborah Brasket in day-to-day organizing efforts of the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN), an organization dedicated to establishing a progressive agenda for Santa Barbara County.

Olivia has demonstrated a commitment to progressive social and political causes. She graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in political science in 2006, and currently is pursuing a degree in law. While in college she studied political science abroad in China and Vietnam, and she was the Global Legislative Intern in Washington D.C. for RESULTS, a citizen’s advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger and poverty.

Most recently Olivia worked with Speak Out California, a non-profit progressive activist organization that seeks to influence state legislation through the internet. She has also served on the SB CAN board as Membership Committee Chair, and worked as a campaign assistant for the re-election of Margaret Connell on the Goleta City Council.

While both staff members will be active throughout the county, Olivia will be based on the south coast, maintaining our new office in Santa Barbara, while Deborah will be based in the north county. This way SB CAN will have an active presence across the county, helping to advocate on social justice and environmental issues.

Many thanks to the McCune Foundation and SBCORE for their Fall 2006 grant that allowed us to add staff in the north county, and for the 2007 capacity-building grant that will help us to continue our work educating the public about critical social justice and environmental issues.

3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff

SB CAN has moved! Come visit us at our new office in the Santa Barbara Business & Technology Center at 402 E. Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. Our office phone is 805-879-1768. To reach staff directly, use the following contact info:

Deborah Brasket, Executive Director, 805-722-5094 (cell), or Deborah@sbcan.org

Olivia Uribe, Associate Director, 805-563-0463 (cell), or Olivia@sbcan.org

Our mailing address is still: PO BOX 23453, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-3453.

4. Report on the North County Environmental Summit

On May 23, SB CAN hosted a "Northern Santa Barbara County Environmental Summit” in Orcutt. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together environmental groups and activists from across the region to examine some of the environmental challenges in northern Santa Barbara County, share information, and explore possibilities for working together.

Over two dozen community activists participated, who, along with facilitator George Relles, identified concerns and challenges, and brainstormed techniques and strategies for dealing with them.

Based on the group’s comments, the biggest challenges seem to be grouped into five areas:

1. Problems with local government, policies & procedures

2. Threats to/from natural resources

3. Oil Drilling and Contamination / Energy / Landfills

4. Housing / Sprawl

5. Threat to / from agriculture

6. Transportation

If you would like to be invited to the next environmental roundtable, contact SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, at 722-5094 or Deborah@sbcan.org

5. Citizens Planning Association (CPA) Honors SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket

At its annual meeting on June 9, Citizens Planning Association & Foundation presented awards to four honorees:
Cameron Benson - Environmental Leadership Award
Deborah Brasket - Community Activism Award
Betsy Cramer - CPA Volunteer of the Year
Bill Mahan - Public Service Award

CPA is one of the oldest and most well-respected citizen activists groups in Santa Barbara. Deborah was recognized for her efforts in helping to build a progressive movement in northern Santa Barbara County through her volunteer work as a board member of SB CAN, her regular columns in the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record, and most recently, her leadership as SB CAN Executive Director in hosting the Northern Santa Barbara Environment.June/July 2007

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

1. SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s),July 18 and July 22
2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe
3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff
4. North County Environmental Summit Report
5. SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, Honored by CPA

Now the details:

1.SAVE THE DATES!
SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s), July 18 and July 22.

This year SB CAN will be holding two membership meetings, one in Santa Barbara, and one in Santa Maria. Please join us at one or both of the meetings to find out more about what SB CAN is doing and your opportunities for participation. We will also be electing board members and gathering feedback from our members. Two very special speakers will share their unique observations on the local political scene. Details follow:

Santa Barbara Meeting

Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-7:30 PM, Karpeles Library, 21 W Anapamu St

FEATURING: Harvey Molotch, NYU Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis, noted author, founding SB CAN member, speaking on “Santa Barbara as the Hinge of History”

Santa Maria Meeting

Sunday, July 22, 2-4 PM, D.W.'s American Bistro, 2646 Santa Maria Way #106

FEATURING: Hilda Zacarias, SB CAN founding member, and newest Santa Maria City Council Member, speaking on “From Activism to Action.”

Since space is limited we ask that you R.S.V.P. by July 13 to mail@sbcan.org or 879-1768.

2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe

We are very pleased to announce that Olivia Uribe will be joining SB CAN full-time as our Associate Director. She will assist Executive Director Deborah Brasket in day-to-day organizing efforts of the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN), an organization dedicated to establishing a progressive agenda for Santa Barbara County.

Olivia has demonstrated a commitment to progressive social and political causes. She graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in political science in 2006, and currently is pursuing a degree in law. While in college she studied political science abroad in China and Vietnam, and she was the Global Legislative Intern in Washington D.C. for RESULTS, a citizen’s advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger and poverty.

Most recently Olivia worked with Speak Out California, a non-profit progressive activist organization that seeks to influence state legislation through the internet. She has also served on the SB CAN board as Membership Committee Chair, and worked as a campaign assistant for the re-election of Margaret Connell on the Goleta City Council.

While both staff members will be active throughout the county, Olivia will be based on the south coast, maintaining our new office in Santa Barbara, while Deborah will be based in the north county. This way SB CAN will have an active presence across the county, helping to advocate on social justice and environmental issues.

Many thanks to the McCune Foundation and SBCORE for their Fall 2006 grant that allowed us to add staff in the north county, and for the 2007 capacity-building grant that will help us to continue our work educating the public about critical social justice and environmental issues.

3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff

SB CAN has moved! Come visit us at our new office in the Santa Barbara Business & Technology Center at 402 E. Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. Our office phone is 805-879-1768. To reach staff directly, use the following contact info:

Deborah Brasket, Executive Director, 805-722-5094 (cell), or Deborah@sbcan.org

Olivia Uribe, Associate Director, 805-563-0463 (cell), or Olivia@sbcan.org

Our mailing address is still: PO BOX 23453, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-3453.

4. Report on the North County Environmental Summit

On May 23, SB CAN hosted a "Northern Santa Barbara County Environmental Summit” in Orcutt. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together environmental groups and activists from across the region to examine some of the environmental challenges in northern Santa Barbara County, share information, and explore possibilities for working together.

Over two dozen community activists participated, who, along with facilitator George Relles, identified concerns and challenges, and brainstormed techniques and strategies for dealing with them.

Based on the group’s comments, the biggest challenges seem to be grouped into five areas:

1. Problems with local government, policies & procedures

2. Threats to/from natural resources

3. Oil Drilling and Contamination / Energy / Landfills

4. Housing / Sprawl

5. Threat to / from agriculture

6. Transportation

If you would like to be invited to the next environmental roundtable, contact SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, at 722-5094 or Deborah@sbcan.org

5. Citizens Planning Association (CPA) Honors SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket

At its annual meeting on June 9, Citizens Planning Association & Foundation presented awards to four honorees:
Cameron Benson - Environmental Leadership Award
Deborah Brasket - Community Activism Award
Betsy Cramer - CPA Volunteer of the Year
Bill Mahan - Public Service Award

CPA is one of the oldest and most well-respected citizen activists groups in Santa Barbara. Deborah was recognized for her efforts in helping to build a progressive movement in northern Santa Barbara County through her volunteer work as a board member of SB CAN, her regular columns in the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record, and most recently, her leadership as SB CAN Executive Director in hosting the Northern Santa Barbara Environment.June/July 2007

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

1. SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s),July 18 and July 22
2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe
3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff
4. North County Environmental Summit Report
5. SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, Honored by CPA

Now the details:

1.SAVE THE DATES!
SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s), July 18 and July 22.

This year SB CAN will be holding two membership meetings, one in Santa Barbara, and one in Santa Maria. Please join us at one or both of the meetings to find out more about what SB CAN is doing and your opportunities for participation. We will also be electing board members and gathering feedback from our members. Two very special speakers will share their unique observations on the local political scene. Details follow:

Santa Barbara Meeting

Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-7:30 PM, Karpeles Library, 21 W Anapamu St

FEATURING: Harvey Molotch, NYU Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis, noted author, founding SB CAN member, speaking on “Santa Barbara as the Hinge of History”

Santa Maria Meeting

Sunday, July 22, 2-4 PM, D.W.'s American Bistro, 2646 Santa Maria Way #106

FEATURING: Hilda Zacarias, SB CAN founding member, and newest Santa Maria City Council Member, speaking on “From Activism to Action.”

Since space is limited we ask that you R.S.V.P. by July 13 to mail@sbcan.org or 879-1768.

2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe

We are very pleased to announce that Olivia Uribe will be joining SB CAN full-time as our Associate Director. She will assist Executive Director Deborah Brasket in day-to-day organizing efforts of the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN), an organization dedicated to establishing a progressive agenda for Santa Barbara County.

Olivia has demonstrated a commitment to progressive social and political causes. She graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in political science in 2006, and currently is pursuing a degree in law. While in college she studied political science abroad in China and Vietnam, and she was the Global Legislative Intern in Washington D.C. for RESULTS, a citizen’s advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger and poverty.

Most recently Olivia worked with Speak Out California, a non-profit progressive activist organization that seeks to influence state legislation through the internet. She has also served on the SB CAN board as Membership Committee Chair, and worked as a campaign assistant for the re-election of Margaret Connell on the Goleta City Council.

While both staff members will be active throughout the county, Olivia will be based on the south coast, maintaining our new office in Santa Barbara, while Deborah will be based in the north county. This way SB CAN will have an active presence across the county, helping to advocate on social justice and environmental issues.

Many thanks to the McCune Foundation and SBCORE for their Fall 2006 grant that allowed us to add staff in the north county, and for the 2007 capacity-building grant that will help us to continue our work educating the public about critical social justice and environmental issues.

3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff

SB CAN has moved! Come visit us at our new office in the Santa Barbara Business & Technology Center at 402 E. Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. Our office phone is 805-879-1768. To reach staff directly, use the following contact info:

Deborah Brasket, Executive Director, 805-722-5094 (cell), or Deborah@sbcan.org

Olivia Uribe, Associate Director, 805-563-0463 (cell), or Olivia@sbcan.org

Our mailing address is still: PO BOX 23453, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-3453.

4. Report on the North County Environmental Summit

On May 23, SB CAN hosted a "Northern Santa Barbara County Environmental Summit” in Orcutt. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together environmental groups and activists from across the region to examine some of the environmental challenges in northern Santa Barbara County, share information, and explore possibilities for working together.

Over two dozen community activists participated, who, along with facilitator George Relles, identified concerns and challenges, and brainstormed techniques and strategies for dealing with them.

Based on the group’s comments, the biggest challenges seem to be grouped into five areas:

1. Problems with local government, policies & procedures

2. Threats to/from natural resources

3. Oil Drilling and Contamination / Energy / Landfills

4. Housing / Sprawl

5. Threat to / from agriculture

6. Transportation

If you would like to be invited to the next environmental roundtable, contact SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, at 722-5094 or Deborah@sbcan.org

5. Citizens Planning Association (CPA) Honors SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket

At its annual meeting on June 9, Citizens Planning Association & Foundation presented awards to four honorees:
Cameron Benson - Environmental Leadership Award
Deborah Brasket - Community Activism Award
Betsy Cramer - CPA Volunteer of the Year
Bill Mahan - Public Service Award

CPA is one of the oldest and most well-respected citizen activists groups in Santa Barbara. Deborah was recognized for her efforts in helping to build a progressive movement in northern Santa Barbara County through her volunteer work as a board member of SB CAN, her regular columns in the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record, and most recently, her leadership as SB CAN Executive Director in hosting the Northern Santa Barbara Environment.June/July 2007

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

1. SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s),July 18 and July 22
2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe
3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff
4. North County Environmental Summit Report
5. SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, Honored by CPA

Now the details:

1.SAVE THE DATES!
SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s), July 18 and July 22.

This year SB CAN will be holding two membership meetings, one in Santa Barbara, and one in Santa Maria. Please join us at one or both of the meetings to find out more about what SB CAN is doing and your opportunities for participation. We will also be electing board members and gathering feedback from our members. Two very special speakers will share their unique observations on the local political scene. Details follow:

Santa Barbara Meeting

Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-7:30 PM, Karpeles Library, 21 W Anapamu St

FEATURING: Harvey Molotch, NYU Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis, noted author, founding SB CAN member, speaking on “Santa Barbara as the Hinge of History”

Santa Maria Meeting

Sunday, July 22, 2-4 PM, D.W.'s American Bistro, 2646 Santa Maria Way #106

FEATURING: Hilda Zacarias, SB CAN founding member, and newest Santa Maria City Council Member, speaking on “From Activism to Action.”

Since space is limited we ask that you R.S.V.P. by July 13 to mail@sbcan.org or 879-1768.

2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe

We are very pleased to announce that Olivia Uribe will be joining SB CAN full-time as our Associate Director. She will assist Executive Director Deborah Brasket in day-to-day organizing efforts of the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN), an organization dedicated to establishing a progressive agenda for Santa Barbara County.

Olivia has demonstrated a commitment to progressive social and political causes. She graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in political science in 2006, and currently is pursuing a degree in law. While in college she studied political science abroad in China and Vietnam, and she was the Global Legislative Intern in Washington D.C. for RESULTS, a citizen’s advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger and poverty.

Most recently Olivia worked with Speak Out California, a non-profit progressive activist organization that seeks to influence state legislation through the internet. She has also served on the SB CAN board as Membership Committee Chair, and worked as a campaign assistant for the re-election of Margaret Connell on the Goleta City Council.

While both staff members will be active throughout the county, Olivia will be based on the south coast, maintaining our new office in Santa Barbara, while Deborah will be based in the north county. This way SB CAN will have an active presence across the county, helping to advocate on social justice and environmental issues.

Many thanks to the McCune Foundation and SBCORE for their Fall 2006 grant that allowed us to add staff in the north county, and for the 2007 capacity-building grant that will help us to continue our work educating the public about critical social justice and environmental issues.

3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff

SB CAN has moved! Come visit us at our new office in the Santa Barbara Business & Technology Center at 402 E. Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. Our office phone is 805-879-1768. To reach staff directly, use the following contact info:

Deborah Brasket, Executive Director, 805-722-5094 (cell), or Deborah@sbcan.org

Olivia Uribe, Associate Director, 805-563-0463 (cell), or Olivia@sbcan.org

Our mailing address is still: PO BOX 23453, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-3453.

4. Report on the North County Environmental Summit

On May 23, SB CAN hosted a "Northern Santa Barbara County Environmental Summit” in Orcutt. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together environmental groups and activists from across the region to examine some of the environmental challenges in northern Santa Barbara County, share information, and explore possibilities for working together.

Over two dozen community activists participated, who, along with facilitator George Relles, identified concerns and challenges, and brainstormed techniques and strategies for dealing with them.

Based on the group’s comments, the biggest challenges seem to be grouped into five areas:

1. Problems with local government, policies & procedures

2. Threats to/from natural resources

3. Oil Drilling and Contamination / Energy / Landfills

4. Housing / Sprawl

5. Threat to / from agriculture

6. Transportation

If you would like to be invited to the next environmental roundtable, contact SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, at 722-5094 or Deborah@sbcan.org

5. Citizens Planning Association (CPA) Honors SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket

At its annual meeting on June 9, Citizens Planning Association & Foundation presented awards to four honorees:
Cameron Benson - Environmental Leadership Award
Deborah Brasket - Community Activism Award
Betsy Cramer - CPA Volunteer of the Year
Bill Mahan - Public Service Award

CPA is one of the oldest and most well-respected citizen activists groups in Santa Barbara. Deborah was recognized for her efforts in helping to build a progressive movement in northern Santa Barbara County through her volunteer work as a board member of SB CAN, her regular columns in the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record, and most recently, her leadership as SB CAN Executive Director in hosting the Northern Santa Barbara Environment.June/July 2007

Greetings SB CAN members and friends! Please take a few moments to review the upcoming events and news. Here they are in brief:

1. SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s),July 18 and July 22
2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe
3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff
4. North County Environmental Summit Report
5. SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, Honored by CPA

Now the details:

1.SAVE THE DATES!
SB CAN’s Annual Membership Meeting(s), July 18 and July 22.

This year SB CAN will be holding two membership meetings, one in Santa Barbara, and one in Santa Maria. Please join us at one or both of the meetings to find out more about what SB CAN is doing and your opportunities for participation. We will also be electing board members and gathering feedback from our members. Two very special speakers will share their unique observations on the local political scene. Details follow:

Santa Barbara Meeting

Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-7:30 PM, Karpeles Library, 21 W Anapamu St

FEATURING: Harvey Molotch, NYU Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis, noted author, founding SB CAN member, speaking on “Santa Barbara as the Hinge of History”

Santa Maria Meeting

Sunday, July 22, 2-4 PM, D.W.'s American Bistro, 2646 Santa Maria Way #106

FEATURING: Hilda Zacarias, SB CAN founding member, and newest Santa Maria City Council Member, speaking on “From Activism to Action.”

Since space is limited we ask that you R.S.V.P. by July 13 to mail@sbcan.org or 879-1768.

2. SB CAN Hires Associate Director, Olivia Uribe

We are very pleased to announce that Olivia Uribe will be joining SB CAN full-time as our Associate Director. She will assist Executive Director Deborah Brasket in day-to-day organizing efforts of the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN), an organization dedicated to establishing a progressive agenda for Santa Barbara County.

Olivia has demonstrated a commitment to progressive social and political causes. She graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in political science in 2006, and currently is pursuing a degree in law. While in college she studied political science abroad in China and Vietnam, and she was the Global Legislative Intern in Washington D.C. for RESULTS, a citizen’s advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger and poverty.

Most recently Olivia worked with Speak Out California, a non-profit progressive activist organization that seeks to influence state legislation through the internet. She has also served on the SB CAN board as Membership Committee Chair, and worked as a campaign assistant for the re-election of Margaret Connell on the Goleta City Council.

While both staff members will be active throughout the county, Olivia will be based on the south coast, maintaining our new office in Santa Barbara, while Deborah will be based in the north county. This way SB CAN will have an active presence across the county, helping to advocate on social justice and environmental issues.

Many thanks to the McCune Foundation and SBCORE for their Fall 2006 grant that allowed us to add staff in the north county, and for the 2007 capacity-building grant that will help us to continue our work educating the public about critical social justice and environmental issues.

3. New office and contact info for SB CAN staff

SB CAN has moved! Come visit us at our new office in the Santa Barbara Business & Technology Center at 402 E. Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. Our office phone is 805-879-1768. To reach staff directly, use the following contact info:

Deborah Brasket, Executive Director, 805-722-5094 (cell), or Deborah@sbcan.org

Olivia Uribe, Associate Director, 805-563-0463 (cell), or Olivia@sbcan.org

Our mailing address is still: PO BOX 23453, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-3453.

4. Report on the North County Environmental Summit

On May 23, SB CAN hosted a "Northern Santa Barbara County Environmental Summit” in Orcutt. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together environmental groups and activists from across the region to examine some of the environmental challenges in northern Santa Barbara County, share information, and explore possibilities for working together.

Over two dozen community activists participated, who, along with facilitator George Relles, identified concerns and challenges, and brainstormed techniques and strategies for dealing with them.

Based on the group’s comments, the biggest challenges seem to be grouped into five areas:

1. Problems with local government, policies & procedures

2. Threats to/from natural resources

3. Oil Drilling and Contamination / Energy / Landfills

4. Housing / Sprawl

5. Threat to / from agriculture

6. Transportation

If you would like to be invited to the next environmental roundtable, contact SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket, at 722-5094 or Deborah@sbcan.org

5. Citizens Planning Association (CPA) Honors SB CAN Executive Director, Deborah Brasket

At its annual meeting on June 9, Citizens Planning Association & Foundation presented awards to four honorees:
Cameron Benson - Environmental Leadership Award
Deborah Brasket - Community Activism Award
Betsy Cramer - CPA Volunteer of the Year
Bill Mahan - Public Service Award

CPA is one of the oldest and most well-respected citizen activists groups in Santa Barbara. Deborah was recognized for her efforts in helping to build a progressive movement in northern Santa Barbara County through her volunteer work as a board member of SB CAN, her regular columns in the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record, and most recently, her leadership as SB CAN Executive Director in hosting the Northern Santa Barbara Environment.