Events

Sara Dearman has held the position of Government and Public Affairs Representative for the Chevron West Coast Deocmmissioning Program since 2018, serving as the community and local government representative for the team. She has been with Chevron since 2005, representing the company in various public affairs roles both in San Ramon, California, and Singapore. Prior to moving to Santa Barbara county, she was Global Social Investment Advisor stewarding Chevron's global annual social investment budget as well as implementing and leading the global social investment monitoring and evlauation tool to be able to collect data on impact enterprise-wide, Sara lives ith her two young daughters in Santa Barbara.

Join us for a deep dive with Sara Dearman, Chevron's Government and Public Affairs Advisor, into the decommissioning of oil platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel. In the first of its kind in federal waters off the coast of California, Chevron will be going to record-breaking depths to complete the decommissioning of five oil platforms. Learn what's involved and what's at stake!

Before you cast your ballot, hear from the candidates for Mayor of Santa Barbara and ask them about what matters most to you and the community. This will be a lively moderated town hall form.

Before you cast your ballot, hear from the candidates for Mayor of Santa Barbara and ask them about what matters most to you and the community. This will be a lively moderated town hall form.

We will meet at the newly restored historic Cabrillo Pavillion Arts Center. Jill Zachary, Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation Director will takes us behind the scenes to learn about the history of this treasured Santa Barbara landmark, get first-hand insight into the restoration process, and we'll get a behind the scenes VIP tour of one of Santa Barbara's beloved iconic buildings.

Santa Barbara is the City of Friendly Ghosts--come hear their stories!  From the Chumash to those who have left this realm recently, the friendly ghosts of Santa Barbara enjoy coming back for a sentimental holiday journey back home. Just in time for Halloween, join us for an afternoon of Santa Barbara ghost stories with Julie Ann Brown. Julie has been sharing Santa Barbara's ghost stories with the community since 2017 when she founded Santa Barbara Ghost Tours.

Santa Barbara is the City of Friendly Ghosts--come hear their stories!  From the Chumash to those who have left this realm recently, the friendly ghosts of Santa Barbara enjoy coming back for a sentimental holiday journey back home. Professor Julie Ann Brown began collecting ghost stories while attending USC and working on the Queen Mary as a tour guide.  She has been sharing her love of ghosts with the community since 2017 when she founded Santa Barbara Ghost Tours. 

When Professor Brown is not volunteering as a docent or usher at Old Mission Santa Barbara, she teaches nine classes as a tenured professor and Department Chair of Business Administration at Santa Barbara City College.