From: HUGH SCHINK
To: City Clerk Group
Subject: Letter to council-gun retail moratorium
Date: Thursday, September 3, 2026 1:32:15 PM
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Members of the Goleta City Council,
I read with considerable disappointment that the Council has directed staff to draft a moratorium on approving new firearm retailers and to explore buffer zones and additional restrictions on where such businesses may operate.
Once again, I have a very simple question:
What, precisely, is the problem you are trying to solve? By the Council’s own acknowledgment, Goodland Guns followed the lawful process the City had in place. Councilmember Reyes-Martín said exactly that. The business obtained the required license and is operating in a location where firearm retail is a permitted commercial use.
Then parents and other community members objected. They generated public pressure and media attention. And rather than explain that a lawful business followed the rules and that public dislike of its location is not, by itself, a basis for government intervention, the Council responded by considering changing the rules.
Where is the evidence of an actual public-safety problem? What danger is created by a licensed firearm retailer being within 1,000 feet of a preschool, school, church, or other so-called “sensitive use”? Does proximity to the store give children access to firearms? Does seeing a gun store endanger them? Is there evidence that firearm retailers located near schools produce some measurable increase in crime, accidents, threats, or other harm?
If there is such evidence, present it. If there is some other concrete public- safety rationale for these restrictions, articulate it.
But “parents are upset” is not a public-safety rationale.
Indeed, according to Goodland Guns owner Dan Ashton, his previous location operated near a preschool for 13 years. If that is correct, you have something unusually valuable in this debate: actual local experience. What public-safety problems resulted from those 13 years of proximity? If there were incidents attributable to the gun store being near a preschool, identify them. If there were none, that fact deserves consideration before the City starts drawing arbitrary circles on a map.
The Council’s own comments make the situation even more troubling.
Mayor Perotte said the City wants Goodland Guns to “succeed” but believes “there might be a more appropriate place” for it.
Appropriate according to whom?
The City already decided what locations were appropriate when it adopted its zoning laws. Goodland Guns relied upon those laws, went through the City’s process, obtained a business license, and secured a location where its business was permitted.
Government cannot credibly tell businesses to follow the rules and then, when a sufficiently vocal constituency objects to a particular lawful business, behave as though following those rules was somehow not enough.
Nor is invoking “student safety” a substitute for demonstrating a threat to student safety. Those words carry enormous emotional weight, which is precisely why elected officials should demand evidence before using them to justify restrictions on lawful activity.
This is the same disappointing pattern we just saw from the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors: public controversy erupts over a lawful firearms retailer, opponents make enough noise, and elected officials respond by reaching for a moratorium and new restrictions.
That is not principled policymaking. It is government by whoever generates the most political pressure.
If Goleta believes its existing zoning regulations are inadequate, then by all means conduct a serious, evidence-based review. But start by identifying an actual problem. Establish that the proposed restrictions would address that problem. Explain why 1,000 feet, or whatever distance you ultimately contemplate, has a rational relationship to the identified risk.
Do not start with the desired restriction and work backward looking for a justification.
Goodland Guns followed the rules the City of Goleta established. The fact that some residents strongly dislike the result does not make those rules retroactively inadequate, nor does it establish a public-safety emergency requiring a moratorium.
Sometimes the responsibility of elected officials is to tell an angry constituency something it does not want to hear: the law was followed.
That requires considerably more political courage than simply changing the rules when people make a fuss.
Hugh Schink
Montecito
From: Rob Haff
To: City Clerk Group
Cc: [email protected]; Jennifer Smith; Luz Reyes-Martin; James Kyriaco; Stuart Kasdin; Paula Perotte
Subject: Re: Support for Moratorium on New Firearms Retailers and 1,000-Foot Buffer Requirements in Goleta Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026 9:59:47 AM
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Dear Mayor, City Councilmembers, and City Staff:
I am writing to express my strong support for sensible zoning regulations governing the location of firearms and ammunition retailers in our community, including restrictions on new firearms retailers and meaningful buffer requirements that separate these businesses from schools, preschools, childcare facilities, parks, residential neighborhoods, and other areas with significant concentrations of children and families.
First, I want to thank the City of Goleta Council and administrators for listening to the concerns of residents and taking them seriously.
Regardless of where one stands on the broader national debate surrounding firearms, local government works best when elected officials listen carefully to their constituents, evaluate legitimate community concerns, and respond thoughtfully. I appreciate the time and attention the City has devoted to this issue.
At the September 1, City Council meeting, ten members of the public spoke in person on this issue. Eight of ten speakers opposed allowing gun stores in these types of locations and in favor of sensible land-use planning. A four-to-one majority. Public comment is certainly not a scientific poll; nor should public policy be determined solely by counting speakers at a meeting. Nevertheless, representative government necessarily requires elected officials to give meaningful consideration to the views of the people they represent. When community sentiment is expressed this clearly, I believe it deserves considerable weight.
I also want to emphasize what I am, and I am not advocating. I am not attempting to reshape the national debate over the Second Amendment, nor am I suggesting that lawful firearms businesses should be prohibited from operating. My concern is much narrower: where these businesses should be located and how many are allowed to exist.
Firearms and ammunition retailers are not ordinary retail uses, and our zoning code should recognize that distinction.
There is ample precedent in California for doing exactly that. Alameda County, for example, requires firearms retailers to maintain a 500-foot separation from schools, preschools and day-care centers, residentially zoned districts, and certain other sensitive uses. That ordinance was challenged in federal court, and in Teixeira v. County of Alameda, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ordinance against the Second Amendment challenge presented in that case. Other California jurisdictions have adopted even larger buffers. Burbank requires a 1,000-foot separation from residential zones and sensitive locations, and Los Angeles County has adopted a 1,000-foot buffer for new gun dealers from schools, parks, libraries, childcare centers, and other firearms dealers.
These examples demonstrate that reasonable land-use regulations of firearms retailers are neither novel nor unprecedented. I encourage the City of Goleta to adopt a clear ordinance that creates a ban on any new firearms retailers, as well as, treats firearms and ammunition retailers as a distinct land use and directs existing and/or relocated businesses toward appropriate commercial-industrial or industrial areas with lower population densities and substantially fewer children.
Finally, on a personal level, I do not understand the logic of locating the retail sale and storage of firearms and ammunition in a densely populated area, and particularly fifty feet from a preschool. There are more suitable commercial and industrial areas where a lawful firearms retailer can conduct business without creating this kind of conflict. As I understand it, the current business owner relocated from his previous Old Town Goleta location because the rent at his previous location dramatically increased. I sympathize with the challenges facing any small business owner. But a private landlord's decision to increase rent and a business owner's resulting decision to relocate should not transfer the consequences of that business decision to the surrounding community. Choosing to operate a firearm and ammunition business carries responsibilities that understandably differ from those associated with opening a coffee shop, clothing store, or ordinary retail establishment.
Again, this is not a debate about whether people should be permitted to own firearms, but rather a question of sensible land-use planning. We regulate where many types of businesses and activities may operate because location matters. Firearms retailers should be treated similarly, with reasonable safeguards that balance lawful commerce and constitutional rights with our city’s equally important responsibility to protect children, families, neighborhoods, and the broader community.
I respectfully ask the Goleta Council to move forward with strong, clearly written firearms retailer zoning regulations and meaningful buffer requirements. I believe doing so represents a reasonable, measured, and responsible approach to an issue on which our community has made its concerns abundantly clear.
Thank you again for listening to the residents you represent and for your continued service to our community.
Respectfully,
Robert Haff
Goleta Resident
319 Pebble Beach Drive
Goleta, CA 93117
From: Melissa Fontaine
To: City Clerk Group; Paula Perotte; Stuart Kasdin
Subject: please vote in favor of the Interim Urgency Ordinance establishing a moratorium on new gun stores in Goleta Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026 12:36:14 PM
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Hello Mayor and Councilmembers,
I am writing to ask you to please vote in favor of the Interim Urgency Ordinance establishing a moratorium on new gun stores in Goleta.
As a community that has been deeply impacted by severe gun violence, I believe this is an important step toward keeping our community safe.
I also hope City staff will continue working with the owner of Goodland Guns to identify a more appropriate location for the store, with zoning and buffer requirements that treat firearm sales similarly to other regulated businesses, such as cannabis, and keep them away from sensitive areas such as neighborhoods, schools, and churches.
Thank you very much for your work to keep our community safe and for your service to Goleta. See you at the Lemon Festival!
Kind regards,
Melissa Fontaine
Goleta, CA
From: Michael Brown
To: City Clerk Group
Subject: Input for 9/15 Council Mtg.
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026 7:07:53 PM
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To the Goleta City Council and Staff:
I am writing to express my strong objection to the proposed ban on gun stores and ammunition retailers within the city, no matter how “temporary” the proposed ban may be. While it is obviously in violation of the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution it is also bad policy.
Legal businesses should not be prohibited because it makes a certain percentage of the population uncomfortable. Goodland Guns operated for over a decade in close proximity to schools and other businesses without any incidents of note. Staff’s claim of a “current and immediate threat to public health, safety, and welfare” is not supported by any evidence. It appears you only want to appease a certain segment of the voting populace and not to resolve any immediate threats.
I urge you to vote no on this misguided and flawed proposal.
Michael Brown
Goleta, CA.
From: Darcy Bradley
To: Paula Perotte; Stuart Kasdin; Luz Reyes-Martin; Jennifer Smith; James Kyriaco Cc: City Clerk Group; [email protected] Subject: Expressing support for the moratorium on new gun stores and new buffer policies Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026 1:33:54 PM
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Dear Members of the Goleta City Council and Mayor Perotte, Thank you for taking the concerns of the Goleta community to heart regarding the permitting of Goodland Guns at 7443 Hollister Avenue. I appreciate your time and effort in listening to the community and then resolving to find a solution.
I am now writing to express my strong support for both (i) the moratorium on new gun stores in the City of Goleta, and (ii) the creation of new buffer/zoning policies to provide sound permitting guidance that prevents siting firearm retailers nearby sensitive areas, which include schools (Pre-School-12), other youth serving spaces, and residential areas, and to prohibit or restrict firearm retail locations along routes regularly traveled by children and youth to and from schools, child care facilities, and other youth serving spaces.
Our children and child-serving businesses deserve to live and operate in a community explicitly planned for their safety and viability, which the proposed moratorium changes to the zoning code will ensure.
Thank you for addressing the proposed moratorium at the upcoming City Council Meeting; I look forward to understanding how the proposed changes to the Zoning Code will also be handled at an upcoming City Planning Meeting.
Best regards,
Darcy Bradley
Ellwood neighborhood resident
From: John Feusier
To: Luz Reyes-Martin; Stuart Kasdin; Paula Perotte; Jennifer Smith; James Kyriaco Cc: City Clerk Group; [email protected] Subject: Support for Gun Store Moratorium and Sensitive-Use Buffer Zone Policy Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026 7:15:12 PM
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Dear Members of the Goleta City Council,
I'm writing as an Ellwood resident to voice my support for the proposed moratorium on new gun stores and the sensitive-use buffer zone policy under consideration.
A buffer zone covering schools (pre-K through 12), churches, and residential areas is a common-sense step, and one many California cities already have. It doesn't target any business or product — it just ensures future decisions account for who actually lives, learns, and plays nearby. As I understand it, this policy could also make Goodland Guns a non-conforming use, opening a lawful path to relocate it somewhere more appropriate, such as land zoned for industrial or manufacturing use.
Thank you for taking this seriously and doing the work of drafting a real policy. I hope you'll move forward with both the moratorium and the buffer zone policy without delay.
Sincerely,
John Feusier, DDS, MS
Ellwood Resident
September 13, 2026
To: The City of Goleta Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Cooper and Sheila Wiseman
Regarding: Agenda Item C.1, Discussion/Action, September 15, 2026, Goleta City Council meeting; Consider Adoption of an Interim Urgency Ordinance Temporarily Prohibiting the Establishment of New Firearms and Ammunition Retailers Within the City
We thank the Mayor and City Council for this opportunity to provide input on an Interim Urgency Ordinance Temporarily Prohibiting the Establishment of New Firearms and Ammunition Retailers Within the City of Goleta. We are long-time residents of Goleta who would like to express our support for adopting this Interim Urgency Ordinance. We have attended a number of meetings and written letters about the operations and locations of gun and ammunition stores in Goleta, reflecting widespread community concerns about these issues. We greatly appreciate the City Council and City staff moving quickly to obtain input and begin development of ordinances and requirements that regulate gun stores in the interests of the public safety and health of the community. We realize, however, that the development of considered, effective gun store regulations will require some time, so believe it makes perfect sense to approve a moratorium on new firearms and ammunitions retailers until the City can complete its work.
We believe that the recent controversy over the relocation of Goodland Guns, which apparently caught the City and its citizens by surprise, was engendered by the infrequency of gun store applications and the inattention to this issue in the City’s code. In short, this issue fell through the cracks and the City is now trying, laudably, to rectify this oversight but need sufficient time to do so. Because firearms are the leading cause of mortality for children ages 1 - 19 in the U.S., exceeding rates in comparable countries by many times; because of media coverage of daily gun violence and frequent mass shootings; and because our local schools regularly conduct lockdown exercises under the Standard Response Protocol, often directly related to gun violence and threats, children, parents, and other citizens are well-aware of gun safety and health hazards. Further, although most guns used in crimes are illegally possessed or transferred, these guns originate as legal guns obtained through gun stores and other purveyors, but then are diverted into the black market via straw purchases, unregulated private sales, and theft. Understandably, this situation and awareness makes many Goleta citizens concerned about the proximity and operations of gun stores near sensitive locations where children aggregate. Further, studies have shown that the presence of guns has many psychological effects on our children, including increased stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. As a consequence, it makes little sense to locate gun stores near pre-schools, day care centers, schools, religious institutions, and path or bikeways frequently used by children. Not only do our children need to be safe from gun violence, they also need to perceive that they are safe from gun violence.
In summary, we greatly appreciate the speed with which our City government is addressing the retail firearm store issues. As our elected representatives, we also hope that the Mayor and City Council carefully consider our concerns and requests. We totally support the moratorium on new gun and ammunition stores so that City staff and our elected representatives have sufficient time to craft effective regulations that assure our citizens and their children that their City is safe and healthy.
From: Paula Perotte
To: Deborah Lopez; David Cutaia
Subject: Fwd: Interim Moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retail uses in the City.
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 11:45:53 AM
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From: Tiffany Barlow <[email protected]>
Date: September 14, 2026 at 10:55:43 AM PDT
To: Paula Perotte <[email protected]>
Subject: Interim Moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retail uses in the City.
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Please consider the Moratorium on new Firearms and ammunition retail uses in the city. I am a concerned parent of an Ellwood student in the third grade.
Sincerely,
Tiffany Shaw
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From: Valentina Garcia
Cc: City Clerk Group
Subject: Fwd: Interim Moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retail uses in the City Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 10:11:26 AM
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From: Valentina Garcia <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 10:02 AM
Subject: Interim Moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retail uses in the City To: <[email protected]
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[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Hello good morning,
I am writing as a member of the Ellwood School community to express my strong support for the proposed interim moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retailers in Goleta.
From: Amy Noddings
To: Paula Perotte; Jennifer Smith; Luz Reyes-Martin; James Kyriaco; Stuart Kasdin Cc: City Clerk Group
Subject: I Support the Interim Moratorium on New Firearms and Ammunition Retail Uses Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 9:59:20 AM
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Dear Goleta City Council Members,
As a member of the Ellwood school community, I am writing to share my strong support for the proposed interim moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retail uses in the City. I also strongly recommend that the City staff and City Council members continue to work to pursue every lawful and practical option for relocating the existing gun store to a more appropriate location. I am not against the gun store; however, I believe the location of the current gun store is not appropriate and that current and future gun stores should be located outside reasonable buffers around schools, preschools, and other sensitive uses.
Thank you,
Amy
From: catherine vasquez
To: City Clerk Group
Cc: Community Ellwood
Subject: Interim Urgency Ordinance
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 11:43:24 AM
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I am writing this email to let you know that our family supports the moratorium on additional fire arm stores, as well as a buffer zone to sensitive areas (including our daughter’s preschool).
Thank you for keeping our community safe,
Catherine Mizrahi
Ellwood Resident
From: Juan Romero
To: Paula Perotte; Jennifer Smith; Luz Reyes-Martin; James Kyriaco; Stuart Kasdin Cc: City Clerk Group
Subject: Opposing the Ammunition Retailer Store in Goleta - HORRIBLE LOCATION Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 10:04:17 AM
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Hello,
I am writing as a member of the Ellwood School community to express my strong support for the proposed interim moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retailers in Goleta.
I think it's bullshit and inconsiderate towards the families, schools and more importantly, kids.
Move it elsewhere.
Thank you,
Juan
From: Caitlin Taylor
To: Paula Perotte; Jennifer Smith; Luz Reyes-Martin; James Kyriaco; Stuart Kasdin Cc: City Clerk Group
Subject: Support for firearms retailer moratorium
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 11:08:48 AM
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Good morning,
I am writing as a member of the Ellwood School community to express my strong support for the proposed interim moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retailers in Goleta. It was absolutely an oversight that the current munitions retailer was allowed to set up shop where it is, next to a daycare and on the main thoroughfare of children walking to and from school.
Thank you,
Caitlin Taylor
From: Ellwood PTA
To: Paula Perotte; Jennifer Smith; Luz Reyes-Martin; James Kyriaco; Stuart Kasdin Cc: City Clerk Group; [email protected]; Ned Schoenwetter Subject: Support for Interim Moratorium on Firearms Retailers – Item C.1 Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 11:07:50 AM
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Dear Mayor Perotte and Members of the Goleta City Council, I am writing as President of the Ellwood School PTA and as a member of the Ellwood community to express my strong support for the proposed interim moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retailers in Goleta.
The placement of Goodland Guns at 7443 Hollister Ave—immediately adjacent to a childcare center and along a route regularly traveled by children and families going to and from Ellwood School—has exposed a significant gap in the City’s zoning regulations. I appreciate the Council’s willingness to respond quickly by considering a moratorium while appropriate permanent regulations, including reasonable buffers from schools, preschools, and other sensitive uses, are evaluated.
At the same time, I hope the City will treat the moratorium as a first step, not the resolution of the situation at 7443 Hollister. Our community deserves a clear accounting of how a firearms retailer was permitted in this location without notice to the neighboring childcare center, surrounding community, or City Council, as well as concrete safeguards to prevent a similar situation in the future.
Most importantly, I urge the City to continue actively pursuing every lawful and practical option for relocating the existing store to a more appropriate location. That should include working collaboratively with the business owner and property owner and exploring creative land-use or economic solutions that could make relocation financially viable and allow the parties to unwind the existing lease. It is particularly important that the City pursue solutions now, including those that could prevent this location from becoming a long-term use through future lease renewals.
I appreciate the time and attention the City Council and staff have devoted to this issue in recent weeks. I respectfully ask the Council to adopt the interim moratorium and to remain equally committed to addressing the existing situation at 7443 Hollister with sustained urgency.
Sincerely,
DeAnn Haff
President, Ellwood School PTA
[email protected]
From: Chris Zwicke
To: Paula Perotte; Jennifer Smith; Luz Reyes-Martin; James Kyriaco; Stuart Kasdin; City Clerk Group Subject: Support for Interim Moratorium
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 11:44:20 AM
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Dear City Council,
Thank you for your recent consideration of the many concerns expressed by neighbors and community members about the location of Goodland Guns immediately adjacent to a preschool and alongside the Hollister Avenue Class I Bike Path Safe Routes to Schools. I am a resident of the Ellwood neighborhood and a parent of a student at Ellwood Elementary.
Today I am writing to express my strong support for the proposed interim moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retailers in Goleta.
In addition, I am also willing to volunteer time to work with the City, the property owner, additional property owners, Goodland Guns, and other stakeholders to find a better location for Goodland Guns. I know that there are many others in the community who would do the same.
I believe that a mutually acceptable alternative location is possible. Towards that end, one of the first steps would be to have the City provide access to GIS based zoning maps with layers indicating where gun stores can currently be located and how various buffers around schools, etc. would affect those areas.
Thank you,
Chris Zwicke
From: Paula Perotte
To: David Cutaia; Deborah Lopez
Subject: Fwd: In Favor Of Interim Moratorium
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 11:58:17 AM
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I am writing as a member of the Goleta community. I live only blocks away from the Goodland Guns store that has recently opened and I am in strong support for the proposed interim moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retailers in Goleta.
My 5 year old attends Ellwood Elementary school and we pass by this store every morning on our way to school. It is a SHAME what has happened, allowing this store to open next to a preschool, and our neighborhood elementary school!
There is now a big banner showing "Goodland GUNS" through the black fence that darkens this cheerful path so many children pass everyday on their ways to and from school.
I ask you to please, do everything in your power to have this gun store relocated out of our neighborhood.
Sincerely,
Leanna Garcia
From: Rachel Leslie
To: Rachel Leslie
Subject: Goleta Gun Store Moratorium
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 11:57:31 AM
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I am writing as a member of the Ellwood School community to express my strong support for the proposed interim moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retailers in Goleta.
Thank you,
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Rachel Leslie
(805) 816-5895
[email protected]
From: Christy Zwicke
To: Paula Perotte; Jennifer Smith; Luz Reyes-Martin; Stuart Kasdin; James Kyriaco Cc: City Clerk Group
Subject: message in support of moratorium
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 12:01:24 PM
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Dear Councilmembers,
I am writing in strong support of the moratorium that you are discussing tomorrow.
Thank you,
Christy Zwicke
mobile: 310.408.4578
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From: Sosi Chin
To: Paula Perotte; Jennifer Smith; Luz Reyes-Martin; James Kyriaco; Stuart Kasdin Cc: City Clerk Group
Subject: Moratorium on new firearms retailers
Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 11:49:39 AM
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Dear Mayor Perotte and Members of the Goleta City Council, I am writing as a member of the Ellwood School community to express my strong support for the proposed interim moratorium on new firearms and ammunition retailers in Goleta.
Thank you for all your hard work towards the resolution of this matter.
Sosi Chin
From: Daniel Fontaine
To: City Clerk Group; Paula Perotte; Stuart Kasdin
Subject: Thank you for your votes.
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 8:30:15 PM
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Hello Mayor and Councilmembers,
Thank you for your vote on Tuesday to pause the approval of new gun stores in Goleta.
During your 45 day review, I encourage you to implement generous buffer zones around schools, childcare centers, and places of worship. Please also implement a public notification process for future applicants.
Thank you again for your care and attention for our City, Dan Fontaine