Initiatives Issues
The mission of the SBCTAC is to support policies that promote fiscal responsibility, economic prosperity, property rights & public safety.
Throughout the year we will be active before the county board of supervisors and city councils throughout SB County in supporting and opposing proposed actions based on the Center's mission statement.
Stoker with his good friend Congressman Tom McClintock
Stoker with Congressman Salud Carbajal
As the Southwest Region Administrator responsible for serving 75 million people, Stoker coordinating EPA efforts in Navajo Nation in New Mexico.
Stoker on a facility tour
The Center will be playing a major role in local politics to support our mission. Through the creation of a separate Political Action Committee (PAC) board, the Center intends to:
Initiate a county-wide initiative to be put on the ballot in 2026 requiring term limits for county supervisors.
In 2028 initiate a county 'Good Government' initiative that will require county government to do several things to make county government more fiscally responsible, accountable, and transparent.
The Center PAC board will also be a major player in 2026 in promoting and financially supporting the right candidate to replace retiring County Supervisor Steve Lavagnino in the 5th Supervisorial District.
In 2028 we will be doing the same thing for a candidate in the 3rd Supervisorial District to replace retiring supervisor Joan Hartman and will be supporting the re-election of Supervisor Elect Roy Lee in the 1st Supervisorial District.
"Santa Barbara County has needed a viable taxpayer advocacy organization for quite some time, and I am confident SBCTAC is that group. They will support good government policies, oppose bad ones, and advocate for taxpayers and businesses of all sizes in an ever-changing regulatory environment."
- Supervisor Steve Lavagnino
Recommendations
SBCTAC OPPOSES THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA'S PROPOSAL TO RAISE PROPERTY TAXES. VOTE NO ON MEASURE I-SEE ATTACHED OPPOSITION STATEMENT THAT APPEARS IN THE VOTER GUIDE. The SBCTAC recommends a NO vote on Measure I in the City of Santa Barbara.
Issues & Recommendations
You can email your letter to: MikeStoker@aol.com
10/06/25 Dear Governor Newsom, On behalf of the over 300 business members of the Santa Barbara County Taxpayer Advocacy Center (SBCTAC),I am writing to urge you to take the necessary steps to grant Sable the permits needed to restart the Las Flores Pipeline System.
12/8/25 The SBCTAC urges the BOS to NOT endorse AB 1243 or SB 684 (Item A-17)
12/9/25 The Santa Barbara County Taxpayer Advocacy Center (SBCTAC) is a 501 C 4 advocacy organization that supports businesses, economic prosperity, government efficiency, property rights, and public safety locally on the Central Coast.
12/16/25 On behalf of the over 300 business members of the Santa Barbara County Taxpayer Advocacy Center (SBCTAC), we strongly urge the Board of Supervisors to approve Sable's request to approve Change of Owner, Operator, and Guarantor for the respective SYU, POPCO Gas Plant, and the Las Flores Pipeline System FDP Permits.
12/27/25 U.S. Department of Labor Active in Northern San Diego County Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor ordered the owners of a farm located near San Marcos, California, to pay $245,000 in back wages and civil penalties after the Department of Labor found they were charging 30 agricultural workers rent for unsafe and unsanitary housing.
1/13/26
I’m Mike Stoker, president & CEO of the Santa Barbara County Taxpayer Advocacy Center.
On behalf of our over 350 members of the Santa Barbara County Taxpayer Advocacy Center, we urge the Council to oppose the proposed rent increase moratorium for several reasons.