SBWPC Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery
Two distinct photo collections: Cosmopolitics 2026 at the Mar Monte Hotel and the July 25 National Day of Action
Mar Monte Hotel · Keynote and moderated conversation
View Cosmopolitics photographs 02 · JULY 25, 2026 National Day of Action: ICE AccountabilityJuly 25 · Santa Barbara
View National Day of ActionLeading 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
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
The community arrived
Arrival · Mar Monte Hotel
Members, guests and community leaders before the program
More than 100 guests in the room
The people behind the conversation
Audience during the featured conversation
Affordability, housing and fiscal stewardship
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
Keynote and moderated conversation
Audience Q&A
The discussion continued beyond the keynote
Sofia Wallace’s coverage 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
Read the News-Press featureA 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