RESBC's Purpose is to promote the welfare, health, happiness and comfort of Santa Barbara County retired employees and their beneficiaries. 

CONTACT RESBC

P.O. Box 30401
Santa Barbara,CA 93130-0401
(805) 724-0561
    (Voice-Mail Only)

Please Note: This is a new phone number and will remain in service for the foreseeable future. 

EMails:

For questions or issues regarding your retirement benefits, please contact:

SBCERS (Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System)

Retired Employees of Santa Barbara County

RESBC is a voluntary non-profit retiree organization. Membership is available exclusively to retired employees of Santa Barbara County and their spouses. Membership dues are deducted from the retired member’s monthly County pension allowance.  For more information, click on the Organization menu (on the left of most pages).

2026 Q3 Newsletter Available

If you look in the Newsletter area (link to the left of most pages) you should find the third newsletter for 2026 (Quarter #3 (ie: July, August and September)) Newsletter is available for viewing.

Members should have already received this newsletter in the mail.

(08/31/2026)

A special video is available for our members.  

Watch for a special announcement flyer in our August newsletter which will be mailed you on August 7th.  We are offering a special video for our RESBC members.  The video is about preparing a nutritious meal, easy to make, and the preparation is demontrated by our own Board member, Dan Reid.  

Please leave a review after you have seen the video, it is very important for future considerations.

Click here to go to that page.

If you have any questions, contact us by email at [email protected] or call us at 805-724-0561.

(07/27/26)

Special:  A trip to Hearst Castle

Mark and Annette have worked to set up a bus trip to Hearst Castle on Friday, December 4th.  The Castle tour will be to areas not available to normal tour groups.  Bus pickups will start in Ventura and of course the normal stops going North.  The event includes a luncheon at Madonna Inn!  RESBC is subsidizing a majority of the cost so you only pay $60 for this great event!  See the flyer in our November flyer to register.  Registration will open on Wednesday, November 11th.  If all registrations are taken, you can contact us via our email address (see on left) if you want to be added to the wait list.

(10/7/2026)

LUNCHEONS

Our next luncheon will be on December 9th at the beautiful Santa Barbara Mar Monte Hyatt Hotel.  Cost for the lunch will be $25 each for a member and one guest.  The event registration flyer will be in your November newsletter with the QR code to reserve your tickets.  Registration for this luncheon will open Wednesday, November 11th.  We will have seating available for 130 participants!  

For those of you who have difficulty with the QR code for registering, email us at [email protected], right away if you are interested in attending a function.  We decided on the on-line registration process to make it more fair for events with limited seating.  The QR code registers you with date and time, so it's first come first registered.   

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RESBC Phone Number

Our RESBC message phone number is 805-724-0561. It's listed on the lower left of all pages. You can call it and leave a message and we'll get back with you.

Please note that this phone number is for RESBC business only. For information and help with your retirement benefits, please continue to call SBCERS whose contact information is shown below and also on the lower left panel).

(12/10/2025)

Important Information:

Please note that we have been receiving quite a number of questions and requests recently regarding members individual retirement benefits, health benefits and change requests. All of those questions and requests should not be sent to RESBC as we have no control over any retirement benefits, but rather are a seperate advocacy and social group.

Instead, people should contact:

SBCERS (Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System)

(01/15/2026)

Event Pictures

Event pictures are posted in the Gallery usually within a few weeks after the event.  They can be viewed by using the link on the left side of this page.    I, and the RESBC Board of Directors, greatly appreciate the assistance from Claude R. for helping to upload information into our website.

SOCIAL EVENTS

I hope you all understand the Board takes chances when we decide on events, that if we buy too many tickets and they do not all get sold, then we could have a (large) loss due to unsold tickets.  Thus far, we have made good choices that everyone enjoyed.

We have heard your comments, and will try to hold future Pantages event with afternoon performances so we all get home earlier!

We are also looking into holding small regioinal events,  for example, the Santa Barbara Zoo, or a Morro Bay sunset cruise.   These events will be in your August newsletter.  Exciting events for your enjoyment.

If you have any questions regarding RESBC events, or any suggestions for future events and outings, please use the "Contact" link in the menu on the left. We ask for ideas from you, our members, on what kind of events you would like RESBC to plan.  We would love YOU, our members, to join our Event Planning Team for fresh event ideas as well as help in planning or executing future social events.  Contact President Tony or Secretary Mark if you are interested in joining the Team.  Job duties would be light and occasional.   

THANK YOU

Thank you for your compliments to our Board members for organizing great luncheons and exciting events.   We appreciate all the members who have participated in RESBC's events.  RESBC board members are happy we have been able to improve events over the past several years as shown by increased member participation - luncheon attendance has increased from 60 to 120 in the last several years, and social events have increased from 40 up to 90 in some cases.

Here's the serious news:  Our Board of Directors needs volunteers for an events committee.  In order to maintain RESBC as a viable important part of retiree's lives, we need volunteer members to bring in new ideas, motivation, and direction.  Please think about this and contact President Tony Manuel, Treasurer Dan Reid, or Teressa Johnes.   Email us at [email protected] or call and leave a message on 805-724-0561.  We need you!

Please make sure we have your correct email address in case we want to contact you about exciting local events or happenings.   If you are not receiving our newsletters, contact SBCERS to ensure they have your correct contact information.  See SBCERS contact information at the top of this page.