10:33 → 11:13(40s)
Mayor called the regular meeting to order and led the pledge; clerk performed roll call (Council members Harmon, Santa Maria, Stinn, Mayor Pro Tem Friedman, Gutierrez, Jordan and Mayor Rouse present).
Santa Barbara City Council met Jan. 13, 2026. The council heard ceremonial proclamations and dozens of public comments (notably a long public defense of Lobster Joe’s beach camps), appointed committee chairs and liaisons, and debated a temporary rent-increase moratorium and changes to just‑cause/Ellis Act eviction rules; council introduced a moratorium ordinance for later adoption and directed staff to draft additional Ellis Act-related amendments.
