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First District Supervisor Das Williams — Eastside Clean Up May 21, Section 8 Vouchers, Aerial Mapping, and more

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Eastside Neighborhood Clean Up

Join me for a Eastside Neighborhood Clean Up

Saturday, May 21, 2022

9:00am-12:00pm

Meet at Sunflower Park at 9:00am

Sunflower Park located at 1124 E. Mason St. (Across the street from Franklin School main entrance)

Bring friends and family to for a morning of community improvement and beautification. Activities to include litter clean-up, graffiti removal, and reporting illegal dumping and abandoned shopping carts for pick-up.

All equipment provided (including gloves).

Aerial Methane Mapping (AMM)

SoCalGas will be doing Aerial Methane Mapping (AMM) this week of May 16, in Carpinteria City and surrounding unincorporated Santa Barbara County, (Carpinteria Valley).

See map below and attached.

City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority Section 8 Vouchers
The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) has announced an extension of the opening of our Section 8 Voucher Programwaitlist. HACSB will accept applications now through Wednesday, June 17, 2022 at 11:59pm. Applications are available online at www.hacsbwaitlist.org.

 

Section 8 Vouchers are issued to qualifying applicants allowing them to choose a unit to rent from private landlords. Participants pay a portion of their income toward rent, directly to the landlord, and the remainder of the contract rent is paid to the landlord by the Housing Authority. Families, seniors, and disabled individuals are given priority on the Section 8 waiting list.

 

EV Educational Forum Recap

Thank you to all the residents that participated in the EV Community Forum with Central Coast Community Energy and Community Environmental Council.

In case you missed it, here are the two slide decks from CEC and CCCE with all the information on Electric Vehicles. There is information on which models that are available, the difference between an all-electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid, charging, incentives, and more. You can learn how EVs get over 100 mpg equivalent, can be fueled up for around $2/gallon equivalent, and which used ones can be purchased for under $10,000 after incentives. With the price of gas and everything going on in Ukraine, it’s never been a better time to switch to an electric vehicle.

You can also visit Community Environmental Council and Central Coast Community Energy website for more on EV incentives.
Central Coast Community Energy Presentation
Community Environmental Council Presentation
Community Environmental Council YouTube Presentation

Fire Prevention

Neighborhood Chipping
This year is on track to be one of the driest years. With that it is imperative that we all take measures to help prevent wildfires. The Neighborhood Chipping program is a great preventative measure. In preparation for wildfire, the Montecito Fire Department works in collaboration with identified neighborhoods to assist residents in improving community defensible space. Below are upcoming Chipping dates and the neighborhoods included:

May 23:

Sierra Vista, Nicholas, Ridge View, Canyon View, Sycamore Vista, Ranchito Vista, Calle Elegante, Calle Hermosa, Crest View

The Montecito Fire Department now has an Interactive Neighborhood Chipping Map available HERE. Type in your address for your neighborhood’s chipping date details. For more information visit Montecito Fire Protection District.