A 2016 final report from the Santa Barbara County Food Action Plan, the result of a two-year, community-driven process examining the region's food system. Offers practical recommendations for a healthier, more resilient, and economically vital food system.
A Summer 2026 roundup of California Strategic Growth Council funding opportunities relevant to community resilience, including the Community Resilience Centers Program, Transformative Climate Communities, Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program, and several Tribal-focused funds.
A community engagement piece inviting local fishers and pier visitors at Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier (Long Beach) to share their fish stories and help design future improvements to the pier. Part of the World of Waterfronts: Voices from the Pier project.
A one-page overview of the Central Coast Community of Practice: its objectives, shared values, background on California Jobs First and the Uplift Central Coast Coalition, and where and when the group gathers.
This primer outlines the Central Coast Resilient Food Systems Community of Practice: its objectives to co-design a shared regional food policy agenda, its guiding values, meeting schedule, the six-county region it covers, and the CERF and Uplift Central Coast Coalition context that catalyzed its formation.
A Lender Center for Social Justice policy brief (Syracuse University, Nov. 2025) on how Food Policy Councils can better include frontline food system workers in decision-making, strengthen labor standards through local policy, and use public procurement to reward fair labor practices.
CDFA is seeking stakeholder input via a short survey to help shape upcoming listening sessions and this summer's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) solicitation, informing priorities for future grant funding.
The Marin Food Policy Council's living policy platform covering food assistance programs, equity impacts, and consensus positions on key local food system issues.
A survey from CDFA, shared via SBCFAN, gathering input from Central Coast growers and food system stakeholders ahead of this summer's Specialty Crop Block Grant solicitation and listening sessions.
A sample/template policy platform document from NFCCC outlining topic areas for local food policy platforms, including food access, food security, nutrition education, and social determinants of health.