Category: News

The Carpinteria City Council will hold its next regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m. Members of the public may attend the meeting at City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., or view the meeting live at https://carpinteriaca.gov/, on Government Access Television Channel 21 or by logging into the Zoom webinar.

The following topics are highlights of the agenda. Additional details and numerous ways for the public to provide comments can be found at https://bit.ly/4gyMDCn. Comments posted on social media will not be provided to council members.

• South Coast Youth Safety Partnership Presentation by Steve DeLira, Family Youth Services Director with CommUnify.
• Special Event Permit Application for the 2024 California Avocado Festival.
• Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency Joint Executive Powers Agreement First Amendment.
• Santa Barbara County Regional SB 1383 Food Recovery Plan Memorandum of Understanding.
• Amendment to Carpinteria Municipal Code Section 8.20 pertaining to public sleeping and camping.
• Street Sweeping Equipment Consideration

Thanks to an incredibly generous community donation, Carpinteria Community Library soon will have a bilingual Literacy Coordinator who oversees a team of tutors and students working together to develop new readers and leaders in Carpinteria!

The $50,000 donation was anonymously gifted to the Friends of the Carpinteria Library to be used for literacy. Gifted in honor of John R. and Thelma L. Schmidhauser, the donation celebrates the Schmidhausers’ love for reading, learning and the city of Carpinteria.

Plans are to hire a part-time time literacy coordinator for three years, by which time the Library hopes to have the position funded by the California State Library Literacy Services.

“The donors are thrilled with the proposed use of the gift,” said Friends of the Carpinteria Library chair Gaby Edwards. “They believe it is just what John and Thelma would have wanted for Carpinteria.”

The new coordinator will receive training through California Library Literacy Services (CLLS), train 10 additional volunteer tutors; host quarterly training sessions for prospective tutors, conduct intake interviews for 15 learners, and establish a baseline resource library.

Creek Week fun abounds!

On two consecutive Saturdays, Sept. 21 and 28, from 10 a.m. to noon, we’re offering a free docent tour to learn about how our creeks have created our salt marsh and created a home for many creatures.

Meet at the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park entrance across from the corners of Sandyland Road and Ash Avenue in Carpinteria.

For more information call (805) 886-4382.

What’s better than a kayak tour off the biodiverse coast of Carpinteria? A FREE kayak tour off the coast of Carpinteria!

Join us during Creek Week for this special Wildlife Paddle on Sunday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Space is limited, and RSVPs are required. Email  sustainability@carpinteriaca.gov to secure a spot or learn more!

We’re excited to kick off Creek Week with Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon at numerous local beaches. Learn more and sign up to participate at ExploreEcology.org/CCD.

📣 We are seeking a part-time Recreation Leader! Individuals who are passionate about creating fun, engaging and inclusive recreational experiences for the community are invited to apply for our part-time Recreation Leader position for the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. 🎾 🥅 🏊‍♀️

➡️ Our Recreation Leader will assist with the planning and delivery of recreational programming activities for various age groups, including children, teens, adults and seniors. Learn more about the position and apply at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/carpinteriaca/jobs/4651681/recreation-leader?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

On Sept. 9, the Carpinteria City Council voted unanimously to recognize Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month in honor of people from Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Latin America.

This proclamation highlights the many contributions Hispanics have made to Carpinteria, California and the country, and it promotes greater awareness of the rich history and culture of the Hispanic community.

Please see the full proclamation here https://carpinteria.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1504&meta_id=95536

The City of Carpinteria has designated September as Library Card Sign-up Month and encouraged all residents to sign up for their own library card today. 

A library card empowers all people to explore new passions and interests, and libraries provide books, resources, programs and inclusive spaces to learn and explore.

Do you have a library card? If the answer is yes, bravo! If the answer is no, just head on over to Carpinteria Community Library where one of our wonderful staff members will help you get your very own library card!

Creek Week, Santa Barbara’s annual celebration of all things creek, watershed and ocean, will take place Sept. 21 – 28 this year and include lots of events close to home for Carpinterians! See event listings below and find additional details at https://sbcreekweek.com/

• Coastal Cleanup Day: Saturday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m. – noon, various beaches
• Yoga at Linden Field: Saturday, Sept. 21, 9 – 10 a.m.
• “Creeks Help Make the Carpinteria Salt Marsh” Tour: Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. – noon. Carpinteria Creek Restoration: Sunday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m. – noon, meet at Creek Park parking lot on the west side of the Rancho Granada Mobile Home Park
• Wildlife Paddle, Sunday, Sept. 22, 9 a.m. – noon, RSVP required, sustainability@carpinteriaca.gov
• Yoga at Linden Field: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 9 – 10 a.m.
• Call of the Wild: Adventure Tales of Men in Nature: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Avenue
• Carpinteria Bluffs Sunset Walk: Wednesday, Wednesday, Sept. 25,  5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Carpinteria Bluffs at end of Bailard Avenue.
• Guided Tour of the UC Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve: Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 – 10:30 a.m., Registration required by emailing ajbrooks@ucsb.edu
• “Creeks Help Make the Carpinteria Salt Marsh” Tour: Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. – noon, meet at Marsh entrance across at Sandyland and Ash avenues

We are excited to announce that Noah Alvara has joined the City of Carpinteria team as an accounting technician. Noah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from California State University at Northridge, and his experience in finance includes a successful internship with our Finance Department and seven years as a Lead Technician at CVS Pharmacy.

Outside of work, Noah enjoys painting, snowboarding and soccer. An Oxnard resident, Noah is still getting to know Carpinteria. He is impressed with our charming downtown and recently enjoyed a delicious lunch at Lao Thai.