This federal funding will ensure our harbor is deep enough to continue handling maritime commerce and tourism while providing the U.S. Coast Guard with the reliable channels for public safety and national security missions.
Secure federal funding for harbor improvements and dredging projects to keep Santa Barbara Harbor safe and navigable.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Carbajal's office says the House Appropriations Committee is accepting FY27 community project funding requests and that there is no guarantee requested projects will be funded.
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The FY2026 O&M work plan lists Santa Barbara Harbor, CA with a $6,150,000 allocation and states funds will be used for O&M work including dredging.
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The City says its Waterfront Department received notice on April 8, 2026 that $6.15 million was allocated for the harbor dredging program.
Assessments
The FY2026 Army Civil Works operation and maintenance work plan allocated $6.15 million for Santa Barbara Harbor, with funds identified for dredging-related O&M work. The City of Santa Barbara separately announced the allocation for harbor dredging and credited Carbajal's advocacy. This directly satisfies the promise to secure federal funding for harbor improvements and dredging while Carbajal was serving in the relevant federal office.
The only evidence shows Carbajal’s office is still in the FY27 community project funding request phase and that there is no guarantee the projects will be funded. That is not enough to establish that federal funding for Santa Barbara Harbor improvements and dredging has been secured, so the promise cannot be marked delivered or failed yet.