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 tab.

FYI: 2 Events Sold Out

The Zaca luncheon and Dodgers game trip are sold out. We are creating wait lists for each event in case some tickets open up. You can contact us via our email address (see on left) if you want to be added to either of these lists.

(05/21/2026)

2026 Q2 Newsletter Available

If you look in the Newsletter area (link to the left of most pages) you should find the second newsletter for 2026 (Quarter #2 (ie: April, May and June)) Newsletter is available for viewing.

(05/21/2026)

2026 Q1 Newsletter Available

If you look in the Newsletter area (link to the left of most pages) you should find the first newsletter for 2026 (Quarter #1 (ie: January, February and March)) Newsletter is available for viewing.

(02/08/2026)

New RESBC Phone Number

We have a new message phone number, 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.

We had previously announced that the previous RESBC phone number was going away. But, we found a new system that allows us to continue to offer a contact-via-phone option at a very reasonable cost.

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 also shown on the lower left).

(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)

We are very happy to announce we have a new Board member, Claude Rateau.  He is a retired IT specialist who is making time to serve on our board to find out what we're all about.  Claude is the expert who has been helping us load newsletters and photos onto the website for you to enjoy and catch up with event.   Welcome aboard, Claude.  Thank you for offering your time and talents for the benefit our our retirees,  As of April 1st, RESBC has 2,416 retiree members!

Event Pictures

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

LUNCHEONS

Our next luncheon will be at the Tavern at Zaca Creek in Buellton.  It is a beautiful location, and temparatures will be comfortable.  Members will enjoy a hearty buffet lunch inside a large building with a no-host bar available to all members.  Cost for the lunch will be $20 per member.  The event welcome and registration flyer will be in your May newsletter with the QR code to reserve your tickets.

For those of you who have difficulty with the QR code for registering, email me, Tony Manuel, 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.  We have received some mail registrations within a few days, others have taken a week to arrive.  The QR code registers you with date and time, so it's first come first registered.   

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, that we could have a (large) loss due to unsold tickets.  Thus far, we have made good choices that everyone enjoyed.

In the past, we've had really enthusiastic trips to the Dodgers ballgame, and this year will be no exception!  We purchased 50 tickets for our event: Dodgers vs Brewers on August 16th, 2026.  Bus pickups will be the in Santa Maria, Buellton, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Ventura, and Camarillo. Look in your May newsletter for information for the 2026 Dodger event.

We added another event at the Pantages: Phantom of the Opera. We have 90 tickets available for the event on June 28th, 2026. Don't wait too long after you receive our newslette in May.  We expect all seats to be sold out quickly, so mark your calenders.   This event is an evening performance. 

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 new members.  We have happily received three new members in the last two years, but we need more new board members.  RESBC has many new members, younger members, who have different ideas, wants, activities, etc.  In order to maintain RESBC as a viable important part of retiree's lives, we need new members to bring in new ideas, motivation, and direction.  Please think about this and contact President Tony Manuel, Past President Annette Paladino, or any board member.   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.

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