Dear Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors,
It’s no secret, we live or work in paradise here in Southern Santa Barbara County. However, that paradise comes with a high cost. It’s always been expensive to live here, but now it’s becoming impossible for many due to the soaring cost of living. Housing prices and rents continue to spike. It’s impacting South Coast School Districts and employees negatively.
The leaders of Santa Barbara Unified School District, the Santa Barbara Teachers Association, the California School Employees Association, Hope Elementary School District, Hope District Teachers Association, Goleta Union School District, and United Teaching Profession of Goleta are urging the board to do everything in its power to approve new affordable housing projects throughout the South Coast. The dire need for affordable housing is getting worse every day. We need housing affordability projects for workers of all income levels that will be used by people who live and work here in our community as their primary home.