I would like to add my voice to the chorus of endorsements for Santa Barbara’s Measure I, a modest tax increase critical to maintaining essential services for the City of Santa Barbara: police, fire, water, parks and recreation, and the Santa Barbara Public Library.
I have served on the Library Advisory Board for almost four years although I do not write in my official capacity as chair of the board. Besides supporting the robust city services that maintain our health, safety, and quality of life, Measure I's passage is essential for keeping our library open seven days a week so that its contribution to Santa Barbara's social infrastructure can continue.
In case anyone needs a reminder of the library’s role in our community, here are a few examples illustrating these contributions: