$1,800
Serving on a commission or board can be a great opportunity for residents to help their community, but many people may not be able to afford the time commitment Reyes-Martín said.
The five members of the County Board of Supervisors receive a salary of about $103,000, and City Council salaries range from $1,800 in Guadalupe to about $45,000 in Santa Barbara.
Most school boards, special districts and city commissions pay members small stipends, if they get paid at all.
According go the National League of Cities, the “average number of hours spent per week on council-related matters in small, medium and large cities is 20, 25 and 42, respectively.”
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About 90 individual bike docks are now lined up along State Street s curbs, in groups of five or six.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Crews have begun installing bike docks on State Street as the first step of Santa Barbara s electric bike sharing program rollout.
The docks are empty for now, but electric bikes should be available after the New Year. Riders would rent the bikes via a mobile app on their phone.
The docks are being placed in groups of five or six in areas of the street that are indented, allowing room for pedestrian traffic to pass. About 90 docks have been set up this week.
A story in Noozhawk’s Report on Santa Barbara District Elections
Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo was the first Latina to be elected to the City Council when she won her first term in 2011. She attends meetings from the mostly empty City Hall council chambers during the novel coronavirus pandemic, while other members video conference from their offices or homes. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina
December 16, 2020
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[Noozhawk’s note: First in a series about Santa Barbara’s transition to district-based elections for the City Council.]
For years, Santa Barbara’s Mesa, Riviera and San Roque neighborhoods were the political power bases deciding who would serve on the City Council.
By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor | @magnoli
December 16, 2020
Cities all over California are switching to district-based elections.
Santa Barbara has already held three of them to elect City Council members, and the transition has not delivered on all the hopes and promises of higher turnout and more equitable participation.
But it’s a start.
The current City Council is more diverse, in terms of ethnicity, age and gender, than the governing bodies before the switch to districts.
While every area of the city directly elects someone to the City Council, voters including the ones in historically underrepresented neighborhoods only vote for one of six members now, instead of casting a ballot for every seat.