Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps — whose first term was highlighted by her advocacy for affordable housing, battles against big oil, and a plan to make Isla Vista safer for its residents — officially launched her campaign for a second term with a sunny Saturday event at Goleta Beach on December 6.
“I’m running for reelection because, in a moment when national politics feels chaotic, divisive, and exhausting, I believe in something profoundly simple: local government can deliver. It can solve problems. It can improve lives,” Capps told the crowd during her election campaign kickoff.
Capps, the current Board Chair and daughter of political heavyweights Walter and Lois Capps, was first appointed to the County Board of Supervisors in December 2022 after former District 2 Supervisor Gregg Hart left the position to pursue a seat in the state assembly. In June 2022, she was officially elected to serve a full four-year term as 2nd District supervisor…