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Oct. 29 — Community Environmental Council (CEC) announces upcoming event

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2026 • Comments Off

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Events

Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative Network Event

Thursday, Oct. 29

9:15 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

The Mission Club

4300 Club House Rd., Lompoc

The Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative brings its network together in Lompoc for an annual event, celebrating two years of the Guadalupe-Lompoc Initiative and the projects, partnerships, and community benefits it has helped cultivate. The gathering offers an opportunity to reflect on what has emerged through collaboration and explore opportunities for continued learning and coordination across the region. Attendees can also take an optional afternoon tour of Collective Cultures Creating Change, a community garden supported through the initiative. Learn more and register.

Other Opportunities

Rideshare Drivers: Get Up to $20,300 Toward an EV

If you’re a rideshare driver for Uber, Lyft, or HopSkipDrive, you may qualify for California’s Rideshare Incentives for Driving Electric (RIDE) program. Income-qualified, high-volume rideshare drivers can receive up to $20,300 toward a new zero-emission vehicle, up to $14,200 toward a used vehicle, plus up to $1,170 annually for charging costs. To qualify, drivers must have completed at least 4,500 rides across eligible platforms in the previous 12 months. Learn more and see if you qualify through RIDE.

Where Santa Barbara’s Changemakers Gather

Planning a board meeting, strategic retreat, workshop, or community event this fall? The Community Environmental Council’s Environmental Hub offers flexible, sustainably designed meeting and event space for nonprofits, educational institutions, and government agencies.

With competitive nonprofit pricing, professional AV, and versatile spaces for meetings, trainings, film screenings, and community gatherings, The Hub provides the perfect setting to bring people together. Every booking also supports CEC’s work to advance climate solutions across the Central Coast.

Explore the space and book your event.

Support Critical Work Like This

Recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and a City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, CEC is led by CEO Sigrid Wright, 2022 Congressional Woman of the Year. See our most recent impact report to learn how we are serving California’s Central Coast by advancing rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis.