ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Highlights of Supervisor Capps’ First-Term Accomplishments
Affordable Housing & Innovative Solutions to Curb Homelessness
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Secured commitments ensuring 50% of the units in the state-mandated housing plan for the county’s District 2 will be affordable — including the largest affordable housing project in county history.
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Championed the innovative use of under-utilized government-owned land for affordable housing, resulting in 320 new county units as a bold first step.
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Played a pivotal role in bringing an innovative homelessness project on county-owned land, called La Posada Village, to fruition.
Transition to Renewable Energy - Phasing Out Oil and Doubling County Solar
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Led the Board’s historic vote to phase out onshore oil and gas operations and ban future oil and gas projects, accelerating the county’s transition to clean energy.
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Building on her work at Santa Barbara Unified, Capps helped lead a major expansion to double solar energy on county buildings projected to save $40 million over 20 years— fiscally prudent and a model for public-sector sustainability.
Public Safety Leadership - A New Plan for a Safer Isla Vista
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Listened to stakeholders to create and pass an 8-point plan to address tragic and fatal cliff falls in Isla Vista.
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Doggedly strengthening safety and living conditions for residents in Isla Vista by passing tenant protections and securing millions of more funding for infrastructure improvements.
Protecting Open Space - Preserving Our Natural Beauty
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Secured the first-ever permanent conservation easement on 36 acres of More Mesa, ensuring this coastal open space will remain protected from future development.
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Pushed developers to include recreational and open spaces in their housing plans.
Responsive, Effective Government – Listening to Constituents
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Led the effort to resolve long standing odor issues in Carpinteria by implementing state-of-the-art requirements for cannabis operations.
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Passing stronger measures to ensure tax payments of non-compliant cannabis operators.
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Led the effort to curb potential conflicts of interest amongst county leadership by requiring disclosures of outside income.