Employers can help blunt the fallout of financial uncertainty that’s disrupting local governments, a top Santa Barbara County official told area business and nonprofit leaders Thursday.
“You have a role to play,” county CEO Jana Petersen said during the annual State of the County Economic Summit—encouraging employers to help workers navigate potentially confusing Medi-Cal policy changes that could impact up to 47,000 county residents.
More than 300 people gathered for the late afternoon summit hosted by the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Goleta.
A sobering reflection on budget woes, the gathering also offered a clear-eyed overview of housing units in the planning pipeline—and an enthusiastic look forward at potential tech and space industry growth from the South Coast to the North County.
“Economic development…
