Some 30 years ago I found myself a SBCC.  I was an unfocused, mediocre student, attending simply because my friends were there and it sounded like a great way to spend a few years figuring out what I wanted to do when I grew up.  What I ended up finding at SBCC was purpose and a joy for the earth sciences.  SBCC gave me a great opportunity and without it I would not have been able to attend a four-year college, start my own business in Santa Barbara, and raise a family here.

I recently had the opportunity to walk the campus.  The flood of fond memories was overshadowed by the sight of the very same buildings I studied in over three decades ago.  I walked into my old study lab that literally hasn’t changed one bit and when I was there we didn’t even have the internet.

That’s why Measure P is so vital to this institution.  Measure P goes a long way to bringing up SBCC’s facilities to today’s standards.

I’d hope you will all join me in seizing this great opportunity now to support SBCC for future students.  I owe a lot to SBCC.  Voting Yes on Measure P is a small effort with a huge return to give back to an institution that has given me and countless students before and after me so much.

Vote Yes on Measure P.