Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)

Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) Dignity, Justice and Social Equity, Integrity, Stewardship, and Hope

Since our formation in 2001, CAUSE has directly brought about improved wages, and or, health benefits for over 5,000 working families, engaged over 260 allied community, labor, and faith organizations, while directly engaging over 13,000 unduplicated number of individuals in local, regional, state and national campaigns and initiatives toward achieving the organization’s program goals of policy re

form and meaningful social change. CAUSE’s work is represented under four campaign areas:

Living Wage & Sustainable Development
Universal Health Coverage
Women's Social, Economic, and Environmental (SEE) Justice
Grassroots Power

Learn more about our latest campaigns and efforts.

Bienvenidos a nuestro Foro Comunitario sobre la creación de una cooperativa de trabajadores agrícolas en Oxnard.Aprende ...
06/17/2026

Bienvenidos a nuestro Foro Comunitario sobre la creación de una cooperativa de trabajadores agrícolas en Oxnard.

Aprende más sobre Proyecto MILPA, un proyecto enfocado en justicia económica para el campesino a través de la creación de un negocio comunitario.

El evento será en español, con interpretación al idioma Mixteco. También habrá cuidado de niños.
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Please join us for a Community Forum about the creation of an agricultural worker-owner cooperative in Oxnard.

Learn more about Project MILPA, a project focused on economic justice for farmworkers through the creation of shared-ownership businesses.

The event will be held in Spanish, with interpretation in Mixteco. There will also be childcare available.




Families are feeling the impact of rising costs every day. The war with Iran has driven up energy prices and the effects...
06/16/2026

Families are feeling the impact of rising costs every day. The war with Iran has driven up energy prices and the effects have rippled through the economy – raising costs at the gas pump, increasing utility bills, and making groceries more expensive. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of Californians could lose access to critical food assistance benefits. Working families are being asked to absorb higher costs on multiple fronts, and we deserve policies that strengthen – not strain – our economic stability.

📊Source: Fortune (June 2, 2026), citing Moody's Analytics: The war with Iran has cost U.S. families an estimated $100 billion so far – roughly $750 per household – due to higher energy prices and increased military spending.

06/13/2026

Learn about with our policy advocate, Alex, as he talks about diesel pollution out of the

06/12/2026

Will you join the call?

Every person deserves dignity, fairness, and respect – regardless of where they were born.

Many community members picked up by ICE in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties are transferred to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, making the conditions inside this facility a local issue that impacts families across our region.

📢 Share their story
📞 Contact your member of Congress
✊ Demand accountability

Because dignity and justice are human rights – not privileges.

06/11/2026

🚨 The 30-day public comment period has OFFICIALLY started! Watch this clip to learn how to submit public comments!

This is our moment to make our voices heard.

The Rent Stabilization Ordinance will impact thousands of renters in Santa Barbara, and City Staff needs to hear directly from the people most affected by rising rents, displacement, housing insecurity, and the struggle to stay in our community. Every protection in this ordinance exists because community members organized, shared their stories, and demanded action. Now we need to show up again.

📧 Submit comments to: [email protected]
📧 CC: [email protected] [email protected]

Need support submitting your comment or sharing your story?
📱 Contact Angeliza, CAUSE Organizer: 805-754-7858

Your story matters. Your voice matters. Public comment helps shape the final ordinance!
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🚨 ¡El periodo de comentarios públicos de 30 días ha comenzado OFICIALMENTE! ¡Mira este vídeo para saber cómo enviar tus comentarios!

Este es nuestro momento para hacer oír nuestra voz.

La Ordenanza de Estabilización de Rentas afectará a miles de inquilinos en Santa Bárbara, y el personal municipal necesita escuchar directamente a las personas más afectadas por el aumento de los alquileres, el desplazamiento, la inseguridad de la vivienda y la lucha por permanecer en nuestra comunidad. Todas las protecciones de esta ordenanza existen porque los miembros de la comunidad se organizaron, compartieron sus historias y exigieron medidas. Ahora tenemos que volver a hacernos escuchar.

📧 Envía tus comentarios a: [email protected]
📧 CC: [email protected] [email protected]

¿Necesitas ayuda para enviar tu comentario o compartir tu testimonio?
📱 Ponte en contacto con Angeliza, organizadora de CAUSE: 805-754-7858

Tu experiencia importa. Tu voz importa. ¡Los comentarios públicos ayudan a dar forma a la ordenanza final!

Project MILPA committee members and staff attending the 2026 California Co-op Conference in Los Angeles. Thank you and ...
06/11/2026

Project MILPA committee members and staff attending the 2026 California Co-op Conference in Los Angeles. Thank you and all the presenters for hosting this year’s conference!
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Miembros y personal de Proyecto MILPA asistiendo a la Conferencia Cooperativa de California de 2026 en Los Ángeles. Gracias a y a todes les presentadores por sus esfuerzos en organizar este conferencia.






06/10/2026

The public comment period for Santa Barbara's Rent Stabilization Ordinance has officially started and because of community organizing, Ellis Act and Just Cause protections will now move forward alongside the rent stabilization Ordinance!

Reviewing these policies together creates a complete approach to housing stability and keeps momentum moving forward without waiting for lengthy processes to secure basic protections against displacement and unjust evictions.

This is what community power looks like: tenants showing up, speaking out, and demanding stronger protections!

The work isn't over. Now it's time to review the ordinance, submit comments, and make sure the final policy reflects what renters have been asking for from the beginning.

🎥 Video clip courtesy of Santa Barbara News Channel.
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El periodo de comentarios públicos sobre la Ordenanza de Estabilización de Rentas de Santa Bárbara ha comenzado oficialmente y, gracias a la movilización comunitaria, ¡las protecciones de la Ley Ellis y de Causa Justa ahora se desarrollarán junto con la Ordenanza de Estabilización de Rentas!

Revisar estas políticas de forma conjunta crea un enfoque integral para la estabilidad de la vivienda y mantiene el impulso sin tener que esperar a que concluyan largos procesos para garantizar protecciones básicas contra el desplazamiento y los desalojos injustos.

Así es el poder de la comunidad: ¡inquilinos que se movilizan, alzan la voz y exigen protecciones más sólidas!

El trabajo no ha terminado. Ahora es el momento de revisar la ordenanza, enviar comentarios y asegurarnos de que la política final refleje lo que los inquilinos han estado pidiendo desde el principio.

🎥 Vídeo cortesía de Santa Barbara News Channel.

06/10/2026

Esta semana hará mucho calor! ☀️Trabajadores Agricolas, tienen derecho a agua fresca y sombra durante su trabajo.

Si su empleador no está cumpliendo con estas reglas, pueden comunicar con los organizadores locales : Leslie (Condado de Santa Bárbara) al (805) 794-1592 y Alejandro (Condado de Ventura) al (805) 794-1524.

¡Cuídense, manténganse hidratados y gracias por todo el trabajo que hacen cada día! 🌱💪🏽

As families across California continue to face rising costs for housing, groceries, and everyday necessities, new federa...
06/09/2026

As families across California continue to face rising costs for housing, groceries, and everyday necessities, new federal cuts to food assistance are making it even harder for many to get by. More than 600,000 Californians have lost access to critical nutrition benefits, with thousands of households in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties among those affected.

At a time when working families are already stretching every dollar, these cuts raise serious concerns about food security and economic stability in communities throughout our region.

The reality is simple: no one should have to choose between paying rent, covering transportation costs, or putting food on the table.

Read the article to learn more about what these changes mean and who is impacted ➡️➡️➡️

On Monday, federal cuts to food assistance took effect, stripping more than 600,000 Californians of access to food and i...
06/04/2026

On Monday, federal cuts to food assistance took effect, stripping more than 600,000 Californians of access to food and impacting thousands of families across Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties at a time when we need support most.

Gas prices are up. Grocery bills are up. Rent is up. Yet instead of helping working families keep up with the rising cost of living, the federal government is taking food off the tables of people already struggling to make ends meet.

While billionaires continue to benefit from policies that make them wealthier, working families are being asked to shoulder more and more of the burden. No one should have to choose between paying rent, filling their gas tank, or putting food on the table.

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