Community Environmental Council Green Gala Photos

My husband and I had these photos taken at the Green Gala this past October.  

Every guest could pick a sign to hold and make a statement about what they are striving for!

Please visit www.CECSB.org to learn more about our Fossil Free by '33 mission!

Earth Day Kick Off Green Drinks Party!!

IT'S A PARTY!!!!!

Kick-off Earth Day with Green Drinks, Weekend Hippie, and Loa Tree

WHEN & WHERE: 

CARR WINERY

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

6:00pm until at least 9:00 pm this month

Earth Day Green Drinks with Weekend Hippie and Loa Tree to help kick-off the 40th anniversary of Earth Day

• New music from Spencer the Gardener featuring their latest CD Organic Gangster.

• Featured tastings from local foodies.

• No-host bar features delicious wine's from Carr Winery.

• Suggested donation at the door goes right to the Community Environment Council, sponsors of Earth Day.

Don't miss your chance to get inspired while supporting the Community Environmental Council, Earth Day, and local organizations.

Learn more at:

Green Drinks: http://www.greendrinks.org/CA/Santa%20Barbara

Weekend Hippie:
http://www.weekendhippie.com/home/earth-day.html

Loa Tree: 

http://www.loatree.com/

 

CEC: 

http://www.cecsb.org

RULE:

Third Tuesday of every month

WHERE (rotates):

Carr Winery

414 N. Salsipuedes St.

WHO:  

Anyone working on environmental issues or studying them, people interested in sharing ideas and networking in a green way, or anyone else interested in making the world a greener (better) place...the more the merrier! 

WHY:

For fun, networking, sharing a drink at the end of the day, inspiration, business and pleasure.

NEW TO GREEN DRINKS?:

Just go up to someone and say hello, and you will be made welcome

REMIND:

To get on this email circulation list, send an email to:

santabarbara@greendrinks.org

Next Month:

Arnoldi's for our 3rd Anniversary of Green Drinks in SB!

April 20th 6-8pm

STATUS:
Informal, self-organizing network. Every month in SB since...April-2007!!

GLOBAL:

Now active in  OVER 600 Cities worldwide!

(*note when we started SB green drinks there were only 263 cities listed)

Weekly Real Estate Snapshot 2/15 - 2/21

New Listings: *46
* one of these is a leased land cabin and another an affordable housing option
Price Improvements: 50
Pending: 26 breaks down to:
     under $1 million: 20
     $1-2 million: 4
     $2-4 million: 2
     $4-8 million: 0
     $8 million+: 0
Closed: 9
Off Market (expired, canceled, withdrawn): 20
Back On Market: 10

Data From Santa Barbara MLS and excludes mobile homes.

Daylight Savings Begins March 14th at 2:00am

In just 23 short days, Daylight Savings will begin!  I love it when this happens and our days are longer and brighter.  As I sit here typing this at 5:09pm it is still sunny out and the weather has been great this past week!  I am looking forward to Summer! 

Daylight Saving Time gives us the opportunity to enjoy sunny summer evenings by moving our clocks an hour forward in the spring.  Yet, the implementation of Daylight Saving Time has been fraught with controversy since Benjamin Franklin conceived of the idea. Even today, regions and countries routinely change their approaches to Daylight Saving Time.

Most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November. In the U.S., each time zone switches at a different time.

The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called "Summer Time" in many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Countries have different change dates. Glide your cursor over the map to see how changing the clocks affects different latitudes.

Today, approximately 70 countries utilize Daylight Saving Time in at least a portion of the country. Japan, India, and China are the only major industrialized countries that do not observe some form of daylight saving.

Information from www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving

February Santa Barbara EcoBroker Newsletter

In This Issue:        New Website: www.SBGreenTeam.com  Santa Barbara Real Estate Snapshot Lending Snapshot Real Estate and Energy Spotlight on Water and Home Water Conservation Community: Green Coast Innovation Zone  Get Involved: Earth Day Update; April 17 and 18th and How To Help Haiti Vocab Lesson: Earth Day Cool Websites of The Month: The Good Guide   LATEST & GREATEST...      OUR NEW WEBSITE: DeAnn and Elizabeth are very excited to announce our new Website.  We are proud to be your Santa Barbara Green Team. Please visit: www.SBGreenTeam.com SANTA BARBARA REAL ESTATE SNAPSHOT:   January 18 - February 15, 2010 New listings: 181 Price Improvements: 96 Pending: 94 (break down:) Sub $1million: 66 $1-2M: 14 $2-4M: 7 $4-8M: 2 $8M+: 0 Closed: 82 Off Market: 87 Back On market: 36 This is a look at statistics provided through the Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service over the past month.  They include single family residences and condos, from Carpinteria to Goleta.   Lending Snapshot: The Financial News Keeps Getting Better. The New Year has started off by offering several very strong incentives for purchasing a home early in 2010.    To begin with, the First Time Homebuyer’s Tax Credit of 2009 was extended into 2010.  However, there are strict parameters that must be met.  A buyer must be in escrow no later than the end of April and must close their loan by the end of June to qualify.  No one knows if it will be extended again, so buyers may want to firm up a purchase early in the year.   Also the FHA is starting to make their lending policies a bit more restrictive as the lending and housing market recovers. Increases in cost along with more stringent criteria have already been announced and should be implemented by the summer.  Buyers contemplating an FHA loan might have an advantage if they purchase a home early in the year before these changes take place. Remember, these loans go as high as $729,750 for a single family home in Santa Barbara with as little at 3.5% down! Long term loan rates are up slightly as the Fed nears the end of its purchase program of Mortgage Bonds, but are still near historic lows.  It is anticipated that rates could increase somewhere between 0.5–1.0% by the end of 2010, yet another incentive to purchase early in the year. All this could mean that we are at or are near the farthest point in the pendulum’s arc of restrictive lending policies, and are hopefully seeing a return to common sense lending. By Maddox Rees of Coast Village Lending   GREEN NEWS:   Real Estate Sector: A Key Player in Energy Efficiency  The real estate sector plays a key role in energy efficiency and conservation.  The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change determined that cost-effective energy efficiency measures in buildings could reduce building emissions by 30% from the 2020 estimated baseline. Basic improvements include improved building insulation, greater heating and cooling efficiencies, energy-efficient lighting, and energy-efficient appliances. Learn more about the United Nations' Sustainable Building & Construction Initiative here Spotlight on Water Our communities are facing greater challenges regarding water supply and infrastructure. How much water does an individual use daily? 10 Water Trivia Facts: How much of the earth’s surface is water? 80% How much of the earth’s water is suitable for drinking water? 1% How much water does an individual use daily? Over 100 gallons (all uses) In which room is the most water used? Bathroom How much water can you save by turning off the tap while brushing your teeth in the morning and before bedtime? 8 gallons a day How much water can a leaky toilet waste each day? 200 gallons How much water is used in the average five-minute shower? 15-25 gallons On the average, how much is used to hand wash dishes? 9-20 gallons How much water is used to produce a single day’s supply of U.S. newsprint? 300 million gallons How much water is used during the growing/production of a single orange? 13.8 gallons Source: Environmental Protection Agency Home Water Conservation Conservation is the easiest and cheapest way to protect our water supply. The Eco Starter Kit and Green & Healthy Kit from Eco Hatchery include essential water conservation products that save a typical U.S. household 7,000 gallons of water and $165-$260 in utility bills annually! View kit contents and order online at: www.ecohatchery.com/actionpack   COMMUNITY: The Green Coast Innovation Zone Santa Barbara & Tri Counties It is a business truism: winners see opportunity in adversity. An enormous economic opportunity in New Energy emerged across this country in the last two years, even as the economy itself withered and contracted... Nobody has envisioned New Energy’s potential more vividly than a small group of ambitious folks in the often-overlooked San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura tri-county region of California’s central coast... Community leaders there, having had a taste of regional development in the IT boom of the late 1990s, now intend to turn the dream into real energy deals and real sustainable growth and to turn the tri-county region into a “Green Coast” booming with New Energy opportunity. They have embarked on a pioneering effort to define exactly how a region can join together to create a New Energy boom. In doing so, they may be creating a template for regional New Energy economy coalitions throughout the nation. The instigator was Henry Dubroff, Editor of the Pacific Coast Business Times. As he traveled the beat in 2008-09, he talked up the idea of a Green Coast to Bill Buratto, President of the Ventura County Economic Development Association, Dave Davis, Director of the Santa Barbara Community Environmental Council, and Mike Manchak, President of the Economic Vitality Corporation. The concept of the Green Coast Innovation Zone (GCIZ) came out of those conversations. For the full article please reference: http://newenergynews.blogspot.com   GET INVOLVED: 40th Anniversary of Earth Day  April 17th and 18th   Next month on March 16th, Green Drinks, Loa Tree and Weekend Hippie will be hosting a joint Green Drinks Earth Day Celebration. For more information: www.CECSB.org Help Haiti Rebuild Haiti Earthquake Rebuilding - Let's all help to rebuild Haiti to be the world's example of a sustainable  community! Please donate today to help Global Green USA ensure that disaster resistant, healthier, energy efficient housing, schools and other structures appropriate for Haiti are built in the months ahead.   As we work on the rebuilding, we will help supplement aid efforts as we work with other organizations -- helping to provide solar flashlights and other ‘sustainable’ aid for lighting and water purification that can assist in the long recovery from this humanitarian crisis.   VOCABULARY LESSON: Earth Day  According to the Community Environmental Council, Earth Day was conceived by Senator Gaylord Nelson following a trip he took to Santa Barbara right after that horrific oil spill off our coast in 1969. The Senator was so outraged by what he saw that he went back to Washington and passed a bill designating April 22 as a national day to celebrate the earth.  Because of these events, Santa Barbara is considered by many to be the birthplace of the environmental movement. The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 and this year’s 40th Anniversary celebration will take place on Saturday & Sunday, April 17-18th at Alameda Park.   COOL WEBSITE OF THE MONTH:  www.theGoodGuide.com Find safe, healthy, & green products Search or browse over 50,000 food, toys, personal care, & household products to see whats really behind the label Get expert advice and recommendations on products to quickly learn the impacts of what you buy Find better products and make purchasing decisions based on whats important to you. Tuesday, February 16th Cafe Shell 1112 State St. 6-8 (ish) pm Next Month:   Green Drinks, Weekend Hippie and Loa Tree are putting on the Earth Day Kick Off Party!  Tuesday, March 16th Carr Winery 6-9pm   Live Music from Spencer the Gardener and others, Food Vendors and good times! Suggested donation at the door and all proceeds go to the Community Environmental Council   Join us as a fan on Facebook: Green Drinks Santa Barbara www.GreenDrinks.org         FOR SALE: Laurel Springs Ranch 2720 Painted Cave Road Santa Barbara, CA 93117   Listed at $12,000,000 160 acre, 5 parcels Turn key retreat business, panoramic views   lodge that sleeps 30, yoga studio, main house, multiple guest houses, spa, solar heated pool, barn, riding arena, pond, hiking trails, plentiful water, organic garden & more.  www.2720PaintedCaveRoad.com Retreat Center Website: www.LaurelSpringsRetreat.net         SOLD   212 Mohawk Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109 Sold at $727,500 Mesa property just steps to the beach, Lazy Acres and The Wilcox Property.  This house is ready for it's eco-friendly remodel!  Large lot and charming home with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath.         SOLD 5481 Calle Ocho Carpinteria, CA 93013    Sold for $860,000 A beautiful, wooded, creekside .70 acre lot. 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathroom home.  The new buyers are excited and ready for their GREEN REMODEL!         SOLD 270 Canon Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Sold for $930,000 Beautifully remodeled 3 bedroom,  2 bathroom home on a private lane. Arched doorways, hardwood flooring, stone fireplace and dining area in living room. Gourmet kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances and breakfast area. Main bathroom with separate tub and shower with Travertine tile work. Separate laundry room & 2-car garage. Terraced garden with fruit trees and mountain views.         Your Referrals are always welcomed and appreciated!   Please forward this informative newsletter to all that are interested in: Green Homes,  Real Estate and a healthy lifestyle. You can help us grow the green home movement in our community.         Elizabeth Wagner & DeAnn Wilson Village Properties 4050 Calle Real Suite 120 | Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Elizabeth: 805.895.1467 or DeAnn 805.451.7488 www.SantaBarbaraEcoBroker.com and www.GreenHomesSB.com SantaBarbaraEcoBrokers@gmail.com

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Weekly Real Estate Snapshot 2/8 - 2/14

New Listings: 52
Price Improvements: 34
Pending: 21 breaks down to:
     under $1 million: 14
     $1-2 million: 5
     $2-4 million: 2
     $4-8 million: 0
     $8 million+: 0
Closed: 19
Off Market (expired, canceled, withdrawn): 18
Back On Market: 4

Data From Santa Barbara MLS and excludes mobile homes.

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

It is that time of year again and here are the movies we plan to see...it's quite a few and of course there is that whole work thing to contend with...but here is our wish list!

1.  Climate Refugees

2. 180 Degrees South

3. The Cove: See it!  Then go to: www.takepart.com/thecove

4.  Hana Surf Girls

5. A Single Man

6. Crazy Heart

Weekly Real Estate Snapshot 2/1 - 2/7

New Listings: 38
Price Improvements: 20
Pending:  24 breaks down to:
     under $1 million: 16
     $1-2 million: 5
     $2-4 million: 2
     $4-8 million:1
     $8 million+: 0
Closed: 15
Off Market (expired, canceled, withdrawn): 20
Back On Market: 12

Data From Santa Barbara MLS and excludes mobile homes.

Earth Day 2010; Bringing It Home April 17 & 18th

  Happy Birthday CEC & Earth Day!

  CEC and Earth Day are turning 40...
COME CELEBRATE

11 am - 7 pm* Saturday April 17, 2010
11 am - 6 pm* Sunday April 18, 2010
Alameda Park, Santa Barbara

Download the Earth Day 40 press release

Download Earth Day 40 frequently asked questions 

Come see me at the Village Properties/EcoBroker/Green Drinks Booth #225 

Weekly Real Estate Snapshot 1/25 - 1/31

New Listings: 42
Price Improvements: 22
Pending:  24 breaks down to:
     under $1 million: 18
     $1-2 million: 4
     $2-4 million: 2
     $4-8 million: 0
     $8 million+: 0
Closed: 25
Off Market (expired, canceled, withdrawn): 33
Back On Market:10

Data From Santa Barbara MLS and excludes mobile homes.

Currently there are 487 homes and PUD's (Planned Unit Developments) active in the South Coast which equates to a 9 month inventory.  There were 443 active properties one month ago, so inventory has grown.

In Goleta there is a 7 month inventory and one month ago there were 4 months of inventory.
In Santa Barbara there is a 5 month inventory and a month ago there was a 7 month supply.
In Montecito there are currently 20 months of inventory.