Your Voice Matters. We Need Your Input!
On Tuesday, June 30 at 2:00pm, City Council will consider two options:
A. Direct staff to maintain the State Street Promenade in its current configuration until the Master Plan is implemented, or
B. Direct staff to reopen the street to vehicular traffic. See City Administrator's Office Interim Implementation of State Street Master Plan Report.
We encourage our community to share their perspective by attending, speaking, or submitting a letter.
The item before Council is titled “Interim Implementation of the State Street Master Plan.” It appears as Item 26 on the City Council agenda, under City Administrator, near the end of the meeting.
Join us at the City Council meeting—Tuesday, June 30 at 2:00 PM.
This is one of those moments where showing up makes a difference. The State Street item is Item 26, near the end of the agenda. Meeting timing can vary, so community members who wish to speak should follow the meeting and be ready when Item 26 is called.
Please join us—here’s how:
Meeting Date & Time:
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Meeting begins at 2:00pm
Meeting Agenda & Information:
- View the City Council Meeting Agenda
- View the Council Agenda Report (Interim Implementation of The State Street Master Plan)
- View the Summary of State Street Interim and Pilot Projects
In-Person Meeting Location:
City Council Chambers at City Hall
735 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(View on Google Maps)
How to Participate in the City Council Meeting:
Participate by attending in person at City Hall, writing a letter, or joining online remotely.
Attend the Meeting in Person:
- At the beginning of each meeting of the City Council, Finance Committee, or Ordinance Committee, any member of the public may address the City Council concerning any item not on the Council's agenda.
- Any person wishing to make such address should first complete and deliver a "Request to Speak" form prior to the time that public comment is taken up by the City Council.
- Each speaker will be given a total of 3 minutes to address the Council. Pooling of time is not allowed during general public comment. The time allotted for general public comment at the beginning of the 2:00 p.m. session is 30 minutes.
- Any member of the public who did not speak during the 2:00 p.m. session but who submitted a request to do so during the 2:00 p.m. 30 minute session may do so at the end of the meeting when the additional “Public Comment (If Necessary)” is announced.
- The City Council, upon majority vote, may decline to hear a speaker on the grounds that the subject matter is beyond their jurisdiction.
Write a Letter
- Letters should be emailed to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov before the meeting begins at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June 30.
- Emailed comments will be provided to City Council and become part of the public record.
Join Remotely via Zoom
- Participate remotely on Zoom
- Members of the public wishing to speak must “raise their hand” in the Zoom platform by selecting the virtual hand icon when their item is called.
- The keyboard shortcut for this is Alt+Y for Windows and Option+Y for Macs.
- City staff will activate the speaker’s microphone when the speaker’s name is called.
- The speaker will then need to unmute themselves. The keyboard shortcut for this is Alt+M for Windows or Command-Shift-A for Macs.
Participate by Telephone
- Dial 1-669-900-6833
- Enter Webinar ID: 893 5933 4270
- Press *9 to raise/lower your hand
- Press *6 to mute/unmute
Watch via Online Streaming
- Council meetings are streamed live at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP
Watch on Television
- Each regular City Council meeting is broadcast live in English and Spanish on City TV Channel 18 and rebroadcast in English on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., and in Spanish on Sundays at 3:00 p.m.
- Each televised Council meeting is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Check the City TV program guide at www.santabarbaraca.gov/citytv for rebroadcasts of Finance and Ordinance Committee meetings.