Tag archives: Community Action Commission

Tea was served in copious amounts as CommUnify invited dozens to an outdoor event at the gorgeous Santa Barbara Club on December 2. Good thing, because one simple statement was quite sobering. Santa Barbara County is essentially tied for first in California for highest poverty rate. With the sale of countless multi-million-dollar homes in the […]

The Community Action Commission has just rebranded itself CommUnify and they do many things. Their dinner event at Firestone Vineyard had to be changed because of the pandemic. It was replaced by “The Good Ole Days” or a blast from the past – the 1950s. The location was the West Wind Drive-In movie theatre on […]

Natalia Alarcon, 34, is not the first woman, nor is she the first Hispanic, to run for a seat at the Carpinteria City Council dais. But she is the first Latina woman – and the youngest – to run, at least in recent history. Two seats are open in the race – a new mayor […]

The Community Action Commission (CAC) wears many hats. Their latest venture is the rebranding of the Back Door Deli and partnering with the County for the sake of 2,000 seniors county wide. This is the County’s first café and catering social enterprise business. My friend Linda Rosso, director of development and communications for CAC, invited […]

Community Action Commission (CAC) gave its 14th annual Champions Dinner, this year at the Hotel Corque in Solvang. Donors, sponsors, and employees gathered from all over the county for a wine tasting reception and dinner. This year’s Champions recipient was the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. Giving back to the community has always been […]

The Community Action Commission (CAC) of Santa Barbara County just held their 13th annual CAC Champions dinner in Solvang at the Corque Hotel. Until recently, I was not aware of this nonprofit and all they do. But during the mudslide, they were my lifeline when I called 211. I always got a real person on […]