Jobs and Economic Development

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Salud Carbajal that provides urgently-needed relief for small businesses across the Central Coast. Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal announced that $9,512,340 in direct funding for Santa Barbara County community projects will be signed into law by President Biden after more than a year of advocacy for critical local projects. Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal announced that $7,975,000 in direct funding for San Luis Obispo County community projects will be signed into law by President Biden after more than a year of advocacy for critical local projects. Read more »

Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Rep. Carbajal announced that the first installments of federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are on their way to the Central Coast. Federal Aviation Administration allocations will deliver $7,381,647 to local airports and California will receive $4,862,447,187 in Federal Highway… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – This evening, Rep. Carbajal voted to pass H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, which will cut down on the cost of living for working families on the Central Coast and across the country while also making long overdue investments to address climate change. “The Build Back Better Act is a huge win for Central Coast families burdened by the high cost of health care,… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal announced California gained more than 47,000 jobs in September and 812,000 total jobs this year, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Carbajal helped support local businesses and create jobs by passing the American Rescue Plan and continues working to propel our economy… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Carbajal announced 41 venues in CA-24 will receive a total of over $27.3 million in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG). Congressman Carbajal voted to establish the program, which provides support to hard-hit businesses in the music and entertainment sector that were forced to shut their doors due to pandemic restrictions. The SVOG program was initially… Read more »

Washington, DC – On July 16th, Congressman Carbajal led 19 Members of Congress in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to include a national infrastructure bank in the final bipartisan infrastructure package. The same day, Congressman Carbajal reintroduced the National Infrastructure Investment Corporation (NIIC) Act which lays out how such a bank would operate. The bill… Read more »

Santa Barbara, CA - Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that he has secured $20 million in direct funding for local priorities in the House’s transportation and infrastructure package, the INVEST in America Act, and advanced several measures designed to create jobs, improve quality of life for Central Coast residents, and tackle the climate crisis.  The bill passed… Read more »

Santa Barbara, CA – Rep. Carbajal today joined the White House in announcing an agreement on the size and scope of leasing to allow for offshore wind development off the coast of Morro Bay. The area available for offshore wind development would span 399 square miles, enough to produce 3GW of energy, which represents the largest proposed floating offshore wind project in the… Read more »