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Cosmopolitics 2026

September 19, 2026

Leading California Forward. More than 100 guests gathered for a conversation with California State Treasurer Fiona Ma on affordability, housing, economic futures, fiscal stewardship and women’s economic security

Photography: Marian Shapiro and Baron Spafford

More than 100 guests gathered at the Mar Monte Hotel for the September 19 program
Guests arrive for Cosmopolitics 2026
Members, guests and community leaders before the featured conversation
Members and guests at the Mar Monte Hotel
Community members during the reception
Guests gathered before the program
Reception and conversation before the keynote
Members, guests and community leaders
Guests during the September 19 gathering
A portrait from Cosmopolitics 2026
Music before the featured program
Conversation before the keynote
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma at Cosmopolitics 2026
The featured conversation addressed affordability, housing, fiscal stewardship and California’s economic future
The program moved from keynote remarks into moderated discussion and audience questions
Members and guests at the conclusion of the September 19 program
Keynote and moderated discussion at Cosmopolitics 2026
Questions from the room broadened the discussion to public policy and state government
Affordability, housing and public investment were among the central topics
The audience joined the conversation following the keynote
Guests during the featured conversation

National Day of Action: ICE Accountability

July 25, 2026

Photographs from the July 25 National Day of Action for ICE Accountability

ICE Out
ICE Out of 805
Sheriff Brown and ICE
Loyalty to the Constitution
ICE Out of 805 Banner
Melt ICE
Close the Camps
Stop Rogue ICE
Stop ICE Killings
ICE Out of 805
ICE Agents Are Killers
We the People Are Outraged
Detention Centers Are Prisons

Leading California Forward

More than 100 guests gathered for a conversation with California State Treasurer Fiona Ma on affordability, housing, economic futures, fiscal stewardship and women’s economic security

California’s economic future, close to home

The afternoon connected statewide financial policy to the pressures people feel locally — housing costs, affordability, public investment and whether working families can build long-term economic security

Affordability · Housing · Budgeting · Economic Security · Women’s Leadership

Topics at the center of Cosmopolitics 2026

A conversation about the decisions behind everyday costs

Fiona Ma discussed housing affordability, local and state budgeting, public investment and financial security, including the role of ADUs, permitting, neighborhood schools and childcare in supporting Central Coast communities

The discussion continued beyond the keynote

Sofia Wallace’s coverage in the Santa Barbara News-Press (opens in a new tab) followed questions on government budgeting, immigration and ballot measures, as well as the discussion of women’s financial independence, fiscal transparency and representation in public leadership

A public conversation about California’s future

SBWPC brought together members, community leaders and guests for a substantive discussion of the economic and policy choices shaping life in Santa Barbara and across California

Read the News-Press feature (opens in a new tab)Cosmopolitics recap