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SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse was unanimously selected as 2025 Chair of the Board of Directors for Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) and Fourth District County Supervisor Bob Nelson as Vice-Chair. Santa Barbara County Supervisor Roy Lee, Buellton Mayor David Silva, Lompoc Mayor James Mosby, and Solvang Mayor David Brown join the Board as new members. The Board also approved its 2025 meeting schedule.
Rowse, as Chair, will guide the Board in 2025 discussions on SBCAG’s future regional priorities after completing the Santa Barbara Highway 101 High Occupancy Vehicle project. Local, state, and federal partners secured approximately $700 million leveraged by Measure A, the voter approved countywide half-cent transportation sales tax for the Highway 101 upgrades, including safety improvements, carpool lanes, rail, transit, bicycle, pedestrian and local road enhancements. The SBCAG and Caltrans project team expects to receive news this summer about state funding for the final segment in Santa Barbara, stretching from Hermosillo Road to Sycamore Creek north of Cabrillo Boulevard. If approved, the entire project could be completed by the end of 2028…