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Santa Ynez Valley
Concerned Citizens
P.O. Box 244
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
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Contacting Officials


Decisions related to off-reservation developments will be made in Santa Barbara, Sacramento, and Washington, D.C. Therefore, we are lobbying local, state and federal officials and reaching out to media nationwide. You can help by expressing your personal views to officials who were elected to represent you, and by writing letters to the editors of our local newspapers.

E-mail, fax and mail letters to the following addresses. Please send a copy of your letter to SYVCC.

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Clayton Gregory, Regional Director
Bureau of Indian Affairs-Pacific Regional Office
2800 Cottage Way
Sacramento, CA 95825

California Secretary for Resources
Mike Chrisman
Secretary for Resources
Resources Agency
1416 Ninth St., Suite 1311
Sacramento, CA 95814

Santa Ynez Valley Journal
Website: www.syvjournal.com
E-mail: editor@syvjournal.com
PO Box 524
Santa Ynez, CA 93460

Santa Ynez Valley News
Website: www.syvnews.com (go to .letter to editor. & follow prompts)
(805) 688-5522
P.O. Box 647
Solvang, CA 93464

Santa Barbara News-Press
E-mail: voices@newspress.com
FAX: (805) 966-6258
P.O. Box 1359
Santa Barbara, CA 93102


SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Information and Referral

105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 568-2190
E-mail: cao@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Web site: www.countyofsb.org/government.aspx?id=624

1st District, Salud Carbajal, Chair
Phone: (805) 568-2186
Fax: (805) 568-2534
E-mail: SupervisorCarbajal@sbcbos1.org
Web site: www.countyofsb.org/Salud-Carbajal

2nd District, Janet Wolf, Supervisor
Phone: (805) 568-2191
Fax: (805 568-2283
E-mail: jwolf@sbcbos2.org
Web site: www.countyofsb.org/Janet-Wolf

3rd District [This covers Santa Ynez Valley], Doreen Farr, Supervisor
Phone: (805) 568-2192
Fax: (805) 568-2883
E-mail: dfarr@countyofsb.org
Santa Ynez Field Office: 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang, CA 93463
Phone: (805) 686-5095
Fax: (805) 683-8133

4th District, Joni Gray, Supervisor
401 East Cypress Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436
Phone: (805) 737-7700
Fax: (805) 737-7703
E-mail: jgray@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Web site: www.countyofsb.org/Joni-Gray/

Santa Maria 4th District Office
511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone: (805) 346-8407
Fax: (805) 346-8498

5th District, Steve Lavagnino, Supervisor
511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone: (805) 346-8400
Fax: (805) 346-8404
E-mail: jcenteno@co.santa-barbaraca.us
Web site: www.countyofsb.org/Joseph-Centeno


GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 558-3160
Web site: www.gov.ca.gov


PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Barack Obama
The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
Fax: 202-456-2461
E-mail: (Use website "contact-us" form)
Web site: www.whitehouse.gov


CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATORS

Assembly District 35, Assemblyman Pedro Nava (D)
101 West Anapamu Street, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 564-1649
Fax: (805) 564-1651
Web site: www.assembly.ca.gov/nava
State Capitol, Room 2148, Sacramento, CA 94249-0035
Phone: (916) 319-2035
Fax: (916) 319-2135

Senate District 19, State Senator Tony Strickland (R)
223 East Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 400, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Phone: (805) 494-8808
Web site: www.tonystrickland.com
State Capitol, Room 3070.Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-8873
Fax: (916) 324-7544

CONGRESS

U.S. Representative Lois Capps (D - District 23)
Local Office, Santa Barbara
101 W. Anapamu St., Suite C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 730-1710
Fax: (805) 730-9153

1110 Longworth Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3601
Fax: (202) 225-5632
Web site: www.house.gov/capps/

U.S. Representative Elton Gallegly (R - District 24)
Local Office: Solvang
485 Alisal Road, Suite G-1A, Solvang, CA 93463
Phone: (805) 686-2525
Fax: (805) 686-2566
Washington, DC
Office of Congressman Elton Gallegly
2309 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515-0523
Phone: (202) 225-5811
Fax: (202) 225-1100
Web site: www.house.gov/gallegly/


SENATE

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D)
United States Senate
112 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3553
Fax: (202) 224-0454
Web site: www.boxer.senate.gov/

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D)
United States Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3841
Fax: (202) 228-3954
Web site: www.feinstein.senate.gov/

Solvang City Council
Meets: Second and fourth Mondays of each month
Location: Solvang City Hall, 1644 Oak Street
Members: Jim Richardson (mayor); Edwin Skytt; Hans Duus; Joan Jamieson; Ken Palmer
Web site: www.cityofsolvang.com
Solvang Planning Commission

Meets: First Monday of each month
Location: Solvang City Hall, 1644 Oak Street
Members: Day Yeager (chair); Kathi Hopkins (Vice-Chair); Aaron Petersen; Adam Hawthorne; Melissa DeLeon
Web site: www.cityofsolvang.com

Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District
Meets: Third Tuesday of each month
Location: Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District, boardroom
Members: Holly Lindberg (president); Jeffrey W. Little; Bruce Porter; Jack Mochnick; Chris Burtness

Solvang School District
Meets: Second Monday of each month, Location: Discovery Center, upper campus
Members: Alfred Holzheu (president); J.D. Avery; Felix Fisher; Peter Haws; Michele Saunders

Santa Ynez Community Services District
P.O. Box 667, Santa Ynez, Ca 93460
Phone: (805) 688-3008
Bobbie Martin, General Manager

Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District
Improvement District No. 1
Meets: Third Tuesday of each month
Location: District offices, 3622 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez
Members: Harlan Burchardi (president); Matt Loudon; Lee Bettencourt; Harry Poor; Jeffery Clay
Web site: www.syrwd.org

Santa Ynez Valley Airport Authority
Meets: First Thursday of each month
Location: Airport Administration Building, 900 Airport Road, Santa Ynez
Members: Willy Chamberlin (chair); James Kunkle (president); David Romero (Treasurer)Aggie Margolis (secretary); Robert Leite; Jeff Hecker; Shawn Knight; Scott Millard; Tom Petersen
Web site: www.santaynezairport.com

County of Santa Barbara Agricultural Advisory Committee
Meets: First Wednesday of each month 2:00 p.m.
Location: 180 Industrial Way, Buellton, CA
Members: Grant Cremers; Greg France; Paul Van Leer; Dorothy Laine; LeRoy Scolari; Carl Stucky; June Van Wingerden; Kari Campbell-Bohard; Richard Quandt; and Brian Caird; Willy Chamberlin
Web site: CLICK HERE