Local Wiki
Santa Barbara County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 16, 2026- Board of Supervisors meets
- Tuesdays at 9:00 AM, alternating between the Santa Barbara and Santa Maria locations.
- Meeting location
- Santa Barbara sessions: Board Hearing Room, 4th Floor, County Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA. Santa Maria sessions: Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building.
- Clerk/Recorder/Assessor and Registrar of Voters
- Joseph E. Holland · 4440-A Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 · (805) 568-2200 (FAX (805) 568-2209) · electionssupport@countyofsb.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
- County Executive Officer
- Jana Petersen · County Executive Officer · 105 E. Anapamu St., 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 · (805) 568-3400 (Started Aug 20 2026 — very recently appointed.)
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (4)
- Buellton (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Carpinteria (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Guadalupe (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Solvang (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (21)
- Ballard Elementary
- Blochman Union Elementary
- Buellton Union Elementary
- Carpinteria Unified
- Cold Spring Elementary
- College Elementary
- Cuyama Joint Unified
- Goleta Union Elementary
- Guadalupe Union Elementary
- Hope Elementary
- Lompoc Unified
- Los Olivos Elementary
- Montecito Union Elementary
- Orcutt Union Elementary
- Santa Barbara County Office of Education
- Santa Barbara Unified
- Santa Maria Joint Union High
- Santa Maria-Bonita
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High
- Solvang Elementary
- Vista Del Mar Union
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Airport (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Cemetery (7)
- Carpinteria Public Cemetery District
- Goleta Cemetery District
- Guadalupe Cemetery District
- Lompoc Cemetery District
- Los Alamos Cemetery District
- Oak Hill Cemetery District
- Santa Maria Cemetery District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Education (1)
- Santa Barbara County Schools Self-Insurance for Employees
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (2)
- Carpinteria Summerland Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Montecito Fire Protection District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Health (2)
- Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Hospital (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)
- Santa Barbara City Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Santa Barbara County Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (6)
- Cuyama Community Services District
- Embarcadero Municipal Improvement District
- Goleta Sanitary District
- Isla Vista Community Services District
- Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
- Santa Rita Hills Community Services District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Natural Resources & Water Supply (4)
- Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Cuyama Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
- San Antonio Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Other Single Purpose (2)
- Santa Maria Public Financing Authority
- Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (2)
- Cuyama Valley Recreation and Park District
- Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Public Transit (1)
- Santa Barbara Metro Transit District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Sewer (5)
- Carpinteria Sanitary District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Goleta West Sanitary District
- Montecito Sanitary District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Santa Ynez Community Services District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Summerland Sanitary District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (3)
- Cachuma Conservation Release Board (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Cachuma Resource Conservation District
- Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Water & Sewer (2)
- Los Alamos Community Services District
- Mission Hills Community Services District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water Supply (7)
- Carpinteria Valley County Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Casmalia Community Services District
- Central Coast Water Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Cuyama Basin Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Goleta Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Montecito Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Vandenberg Village Community Services District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026