Welcome to the May issue of the Monarch Press! We are excited to kick this month off by appreciating our stellar City Clerks Team as part of Professional Municipal Clerks Week happening now. As usual, there is a lot going on this month, including Coffee & Community on May 16, a Public Works Week Interactive Family-Friendly Event on May 20, and the Splash Pad Ribbon-Cutting on May 21. We are also doing a last call for sponsors for the City’s Fourth of July Drone Light Show. Thank you to everyone who has stepped up! And thanks for caring about your community and being informed.

View current and previous issues of the Monarch Press at www.GoletaMonarchPress.com.

Features to look for this time are:

• Thank You Goleta City Clerks Team
• Last Call for July 4th Drone Light Show Sponsors
• Splash Pad Ribbon Cutting on May 21 
• Celebrate Public Works Week at May 20 Event
• Coffee & Community on Saturday, May 16
• CycleMAYnia is Happening Now – Check Out Goleta Activities
• 2026 Community State of the City Recap
• San Jose Creek Multipurpose Path Breaks Ground
• Meet Me in Old Town this June
• Calling All Businesses: Attend FIFA World Cup 2026 Lunch & Learn
• FIFA World Cup 2026 Watch Party on June 12
• Goleta Hosts Largest Senior Expo
• Beautify Goleta Earth Day Wrap-Up
• Plant, Learn, and Restore Habitat at Ellwood Mesa
• Go Plastic Free Goleta!
• Go Green Goleta with Home Electrification
• Green Room: What’s The Big Deal About Runoff?
• Code Compliance Corner: Vegetation and Landscaping Standards
• Rattlesnake Safety Info
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• New Email to Report Suspected Scams
• Goleta Valley Library May Programs 
• Construction Update for Goleta Valley Library
• Library Receives Milestone Gift Toward Capital Campaign
• New Daily Roundtrip Train Service
• City Job Opportunities
• ASAP Cats Presents Basil’s Big Bash Fundraiser June 14

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Goleta's City Clerks Team


Newest Drone Light Show sponsors - Toyota of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Honda and Acura

Join us for the splash pad ribbon-cutting on May 21

Come to our Public Works Week event on May 20

Coffee & Community is May 16