By Malea Martin
Californians who live in purple tier counties may soon be under a stay-at-home order similar to those imposed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Gavin Newsom flo...
By Karen Garcia
Solvang City Council held a special meeting on Nov. 30 to accept the recall of former Councilmember Chris Djernaes and swear in the candidate elected to fill the vacancy. ...
By Kasey Bubnash
It’s official—Santa Barbara County certified its 2020 general election results on Nov. 25, marking the completion of an election that was extraordinary in more tha...
By Malea Martin
Santa Barbara County is struggling to meet new child care needs created by the pandemic, but local organizations are finding ways to support providers.
Children’s Res...
• On Nov. 21, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) hosted his fourth annual Citizenship Recognition Ceremony where he virtually presented Special Congressional Reco...
By MALEA MARTIN
As the dust continues to settle after Election Day, local city councils are grappling with how much individual donors should be allowed to influence future elections.
With th...
By Malea Martin
Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties have some of the most ambitious climate goals in the state: Santa Barbara County’s new 2030 Climate Action Plan will seek to r...
By ZAC EZZONE
Labor shortages and government regulations tied to groundwater usage continue to hinder local farmers, but technological advancements could ease some of these concerns, accord...
By RON FINK
Everyone follows a path through life; some paths are littered with traps and dead ends, others with an easy ride/walk/run and nothing but positive outcomes.
In Lompoc, the ci...
By Jan Lipski, Vandenberg Village
President Donald Trump is this year’s—in fact for the past four years—Man of the Year.
Not since the likes of Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Theo...
By Masked & Mighty Coalition members, SB County
This week kicks of the fall and winter holiday season, amid a doubling of COVID-19 case numbers across Santa Barbara County. This alarming trend is also reflected nationally a...
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By THE CANARY
Nothing like kicking a man when he’s down. Solvang Mayor Ryan Toussaint reveled in it on Nov. 30, verbally chastising recalled City Councilmember Chris Djernaes at a spe...
The Santa Ynez Valley Concert Series presents a virtual program, A Violinist Explores Bach’s Cello Suites, featuring violinist Johnny Gandelsman on Thursday, Dec. 3, at ...
The Lompoc Valley Art Association presents Into the Light, a new multimedia art exhibition at Cypress Gallery, which will open on Friday, Dec.4, and is scheduled to remain on ...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
If there’s one thing Kimberly Sutherland is no stranger to, it’s talking to strangers.
While creating the second installment of her ongoing art project and ...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
From the suburbs of Buellton and Santa Maria to the sprawling fields of the Santa Ynez Valley, local filmmaker Shane Ryan never gets tired of shooting on location at destinati...
Virtual or in-person screening on Dec. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m., through SLO Motion Film, either at Whalebird Kombucha or slomotionfilm.com/events/stoke-chasers
Two local filmmake...
By CAMILLIA LANHAM
In 30 years, the Sta. Rita Hills hasn’t let Greg Brewer down.
“I’ve been reflecting a lot on my relationship with this place,” the Brewer-Clifto...
The Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande presents Holiday Blues and Bluegrass, featuring Dirty Cello (pictured) on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 6 to 7 p.m., as par...
The Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) presents Home for the Holidays, a virtual cabaret production, which will stream live on Saturday, Dec. 12, starting at 6 p.m. Featured ...
Gallery at Marina Square in Morro Bay will be showcasing works by local artist Don Doubledee through Tuesday, Dec. 29. Doubledee’s pen and ink drawings often depict scen...
Creative Me Time hosts a pickup date for its take-home Resin Workshop on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 to 11 a.m. Each participant will receive a kit with materials to complete th...
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