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The Downtown Organization of Santa Barbara is dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of the business, cultural, community, and environmental vitality of downtown Santa Barbara for the benefit of its members, Santa Barbara residents, and visitors.

The City of Santa Barbara officially formed the Downtown Organization as a Business Improvement District in 1967 to meet the needs of businesses, professionals, and property owners. Presently, there are over 1,400 members who benefit from the Downtown Organization’s commitment to excellence and its on-going efforts on their behalf.

The Downtown Organization is a membership driven, non-profit organization whose goal is to maintain and enhance the business and cultural activity in the downtown area bounded by Anacapa, Chapala, Micheltorena, and Gutierrez Streets. Helping keep downtown Santa Barbara clean, attractive, safe, and vibrant goes towards supporting this goal.

Many members, Santa Barbara residents, and visitors take part in the activities and events sponsored by the Downtown Organization. These include the  Annual Downtown Holiday Parade, the Downtown Art and Wine Tour, 1st Thursday, the decorative State Street Flag Program, Downtown State Street Safe Trick-or-Treat, and the State of the Art Gallery, a unique collaboration between the City, the County, and the Downtown Organization.

We look forward to your visit to downtown Santa Barbara.
Come experience it!


For more information on the DO, please contact the DO office at 962-2098 ext. 22. or email info@sbdo.org
 
 
 
DOWNTOWN HOST PROGRAM
 
  

The Downtown Organization of Santa Barbara is looking for energetic, friendly volunteers to staff its new Downtown Host Program. As a volunteer you will welcome visitors and locals to the downtown area. Help direct them to area shops, restaurants, cultural venues and historic sites while answering questions about transportation and handing out Downtown Map & Guides. As a vounteer for the Host Program, you will be a valuable resource for the community.

 

 
Volunteers are needed Saturdays & Sundays - May 23rd – September 27th, 2009. Sign up for one day or the whole weekend

We will have three stations on State Street – Each station will be equipped with a table, chairs, umbrella and information to pass out. The locations are:

  • East side of the 500 block of State Street by Natural Café/ Pierre Lafond
  • Paseo Nuevo Mall entrance & State Street
  • The Santa Barbara Museum of Art corner at Anapamu & State Street

We are asking people to do a 2 hour shift either 12 – 2pm or 2 – 4pm. Everyone is welcome to do a 4 hour shift.

You can sign up for Shifts whenever you are ready!

All you need to do is let us know the Date, Time and Preferred location. See available shifts.

For more information, contact Georgette Friedman at 962-2098 ext. 23 or gfriedman@sbdo.org

 

                                 DOWNTOWN ORGANIZATION STAFF & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Staff
 
Bill Collyer - Executive Director - 962-2098 ext 21 - bcollyer@sbdo.org
Jennifer Rose - Operations Director - 962-2098 ext 22 - jrose@sbdo.org
Mary Lynn Harms - Marketing Director - 962-2098 ext 24 - mharms@sbdo.org
Georgette Friedman - Marketing and Sales Coordinator - 962-2098 ext 23 - gfriedman@sbdo.org
Luke Smith - Program Coordinator, 1st Thursday  - 962-2098 ext 25 - lsmith@sbdo.org
 
 
 
Officers
President: David Damiano, Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
Vice President: Randy Rowse, Paradise Cafe
Treasurer: Mark Whitehurst, CASA Magazine
Secretary: Tamara Erickson, Hotel Santa Barbara
 
Board Members
 
Maria Arroyo, Los Arroyos
Barbara Bartolome, Santa Barbara Scrapbooks
David Beardon, Santa Barbara Frame Shob & Gallery
Barbara Burger, Santa Barbara Symphony
Dr. Michael Cooper, DDS
Genny Cummings, Indigo Interiors
Ginny Brush, County Arts Commission
David de L'Arbre, Santa Barbara Travel Bureau
Roger Durling, Santa Barbara International Film Festival
William L. Duval Jr., Esq.,  William L. Duval Jr., Attorney at Law
Larry Fienberg, Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Sally Fouhse, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
Peter Frisch, The Granada
Joanne Funari, Business First National Bank
Bob Hansen, SOhO Restaurant & Music Club
Ed Holdren, Holdren's Steaks & Seafood
Kathy Janega-Dykes, Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau
Eric Kelley, The Book Den
Laura Knight, Pascucci
Matt LaBrie, Lynx Property Management
Dave Lombardi, Fast Frame
Gary Lynd, State & A Bar and Grill
Gene McKnight, Pacifica Commercial Real Estate
Bill Medel, WEMCO
Tom Morey, The Santa Barbara Independent
Dan Oriskovich, Montecito Bank & Trust
Tracy Pfautch, Paseo Nuevo Management
Wally Ronchietto, Cafe Buenos Aires
Kate Schwab, Great Books and Literary Service 
Tammy Steuart, Metropolitan Theatres
Bob Stout, Wildcat Lounge
Traci Taitt, The Towbes Group
Billie Vrtiak, Imagine
Gail Zannon, Santa Barbara Pistachio Company
 
 
Ex-Officio Board Members
 
Brian Bosse, City of Santa Barbara Housing and Redevelopment
Roger Horton, Santa Barbara City Council
Jason Stilwell, County of Santa Barbara
 
 
Honorary Lifetime Directors
 
Dale Lauderdale
Estelle Karp

  

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