Santa Ynez Valley Community
Santa Ynez Politics
Wine country, ranch land, water fights, and the Chumash reservation.
Santa Ynez is an unincorporated community at the heart of the valley, surrounded by vineyards, ranches, and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians reservation. With no city council of its own, its politics run through the county Board of Supervisors and valley special districts.
Water, land use, tribal sovereignty and development, and agriculture define the local agenda.
Governance
Unincorporated — governed by the county Third District Supervisor plus water and community-services districts.
Elections
Represented countywide via the Third District Supervisor and through special-district board elections.
Local Issues
- Water & groundwater
- Land use & ranching
- Tribal development
- Wine-country growth