Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network

02/17/2026

TODAY at 5PM! Register using this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xM9Xi9mRTe2XCzi6Q1RIcA

11/04/2025

As all of us older adults are aware, we are in open enrollment season. It is time to look at your Medicare plan and your prescription drug plan and plot a course for 2026.

I want to be sure you are all aware of the opportunity to get a second opinion on your choice. The Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens offers some amazing services. The one I will point to today is HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program). HICAP volunteers stand ready to answer any and all questions to Medicare beneficiaries about your coverage.

You can reach HICAP at 805-928-2552.

As an example, I normally just go online and figure out my next best choice for a prescription drug plan and live with it for the year. This year I reached out to my friend who volunteers for HICAP and she saved me $150/month.

Cheers!

Gail Marshall, President
Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network

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10/24/2025

Thank you to those who joined us last Wednesday for our forum "Staying Sane in a Crazy World". See our website sbgraypanthers.org/events to view all of our recorded forums.

https://youtu.be/PUtx-Gxp_XE?si=SDStxzMKZ0DciPbl

View the Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network's "Staying Sane in a Crazy World", a timely discussion moderated by GP's very own David Lebell with speakers Mir...

10/14/2025

Join the Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network for a timely discussion moderated by GP's very own David Lebell with speakers Miriam Winthrop, MD and Suzanne Grimmesey, MFT TOMORROW October 15 at 5:00 PM.

Topics will include:
- How the approach of a geriatric psychiatrist differs from a general psychiatrist
- Grappling with emotional & psychological challenges in this “crazy” world
- How the County can help support us emotionally, especially during a time of crisis

Register for the Zoom forum using this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/.../register/0Ol5-F28RESwchgoRKbVaw.

10/06/2025

Join the Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network for a timely discussion moderated by GP's very own David Lebell with speakers Miriam Winthrop, MD and Suzanne Grimmesey, MFT on Wednesday, October 15 at 5:00 PM.

Topics will include:

- How the approach of a geriatric psychiatrist differs from a general psychiatrist
- Grappling with emotional & psychological challenges in this “crazy” world
- How the County can help support us emotionally, especially during a time of crisis

Register for the Zoom forum using this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/.../register/0Ol5-F28RESwchgoRKbVaw.

09/01/2025

Join us for a timely discussion on how to sane in a crazy world!

Register for the Zoom event here: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../register/0Ol5-F28RESwchgoRKbVaw

06/23/2025

Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network President Gail Marshall and Board Member Joyce Howerton showing up for our communities!

06/12/2025

City Council moves forward on its two-year budget with an additional $2 million per year for affordable housing.

06/10/2025

Gray Panthers - hard at work!

05/01/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined our latest forum Talk with your Assemblymember Gregg Hart. The discussion was guided by our fantastic moderator and Gray Panthers SB Network Treasurer David Lebell. Thank you to our 41 participants who had great questions and to Assemblyman Gregg Hart for providing our community with rich information on California’s response to and the potential impacts of Trump’s barrage of actions and disruptions on the elderly, children and families.

Please see our events page for additional recordings. sbgraypanthers.org/events

https://youtu.be/bdcurMOGOJU?si=Y9zpHnR9FifLaPNA

Tune in to hear Assemblyman Gregg Hart’s perspective on California’s response to and the potential impacts of Trump’s barrage of actions and disruptions on t...

04/29/2025

Don't forget to join us today at 4:30!