My name is Randy Rowse. It’s likely we met during the 37 years I owned and operated the Paradise Cafe in downtown Santa Barbara, or during my 9 years of service as your City Council Member.
I came here in 1972 to attend UCSB as an Environmental Studies major, and never left. My wife Janet and I live in the same house on the Mesa where we’ve spent the past 36 years and raised our two children. Throughout all these years, my passion for the vibrancy of our downtown and the natural elements of our beautiful city has not diminished.
Prior to my City Council tenure, I was active in community organizations such as the Downtown Parking Committee, the Chamber of Commerce, The Downtown Organization, Hospitality Santa Barbara and the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. I was honored to win Volunteer of the Year from the Downtown Organization in 2010 and Business Person of the Year from the Chamber of Commerce in 2019.
My concern for our city and devotion to ensuring a bright and vital future led my decision to enter the race for Mayor of Santa Barbara. While some of the chronic issues of concern remain, there are new elements that require firm leadership, energy and a commitment to non-partisan focus. Our reemergence from the pandemic shutdown, attention to our public areas and careful stewardship of the myriad of capital projects in the pipeline are demanding priorities that must be expedited and helmed to completion.
I would be honored by your support. All of us who live in Santa Barbara know it’s imperative that we return to a clean, safe, healthy environment and vital economy. Our time is now.
Council’s #1 obligation to the community. We are blessed with fabulous departments and personnel currently, but constant vigilance and attention are needed to preserve those elements. Read more
A time for reform. Streamlining and expediting the process so that the maximum certainty for applicants can be achieved. Read more
Protecting our environment is the cornerstone of our human existence. It takes more than slogans and symbolic legislation. It takes leadership to engage everyone to participate and preserve our natural heritage. Read more
The maintenance of status quo serves no one and won’t meet the needs of the community or our standards of compassion. Change will take energy, courage, and leadership if we are to alter the trajectory of this constant issue. Read more
Leading an effort for immediate recovery and vibrancy and a plan for a viable future. Read more
Discipline and experience are required to rebuild our city’s budget while maintaining the essential services that taxpayers rightfully expect. Read more