State of County Addresses Community Issues, Economic Growth in Santa Barbara County
South Coast Chamber of Commerce's First In-Person Address Touches on Rise in Homelessness, Unemployment Due to COVID Pandemic
The first in-person State of the County was held Thursday as the final part of the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce’s four-part State of the City/County series, meant to connect and provide up-to-date information to business and government officials.
In July 2020, the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce merged with the chambers of Goleta and Carpinteria Valley to form the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce. The South Coast Chamber oversees 1,100 businesses from Goleta to Carpinteria.
The key speakers at the event included Mona Miyasato, county executive officer of Santa Barbara County; Nancy Anderson, assistant county executive officer of Santa Barbara County; Bob Nelson, chair of the county Board of Supervisors; and Peter Rupert, director of the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project.
