By Kasey Bubnash
The sun was just beginning to set on Santa Maria's north side on Dec. 10 as a small group gathered near the corner of West Bunny Avenue and North Blosser Road, where a white c...
By Joe Payne
The prospect of adding a Blackhawk helicopter to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department's fleet of emergency response aircraft was met with unanimous approval from the count...
By Kasey Bubnash
At a meeting in September, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors declared a countywide "shelter crisis," a label that made the area eligible for millions of ...
By Joe Payne
The beginning of the the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Dec. 11 meeting included a fair share of honors, thanks, and some held back tears for 2nd District Superviso...
By Kasey Bubnash
Farming is arguably the most vital industry in the world. One American farm feeds roughly 165 people annually in the U.S. and abroad, according to data collected by the Americ...
• Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) discussed climate change from the Senate floor on Dec. 7, heard about the impacts to s...
By Joe Payne
Chris Scott has known of the Salvation Army's annual Angel Tree toy drive for years, ever since he worked at Best Buy, which would help donate toys.
But last year, the ...
By Ron Fink - Lompoc
This is an excerpt from a disturbing letter I recently received from a concerned Lompoc city employee:
"To whom it may concern, I am writing this as a concerned ci...
By Justin Ruhge - Lompoc
I was reading through Erik Huber's letter "The folly of nationalism" in the Nov. 15 edition of the Sun. I was wondering about the purpose of his historical review of...
By Joe Armendariz, president - Santa Barbara County Taxpayers Assoc.
Due to the current market price of crude oil, Santa Barbara County has the capability and capacity to generate as much as $30 million per year in annual property taxes to Sant...
By William Gloege - Santa Maria
What's the smart money doing with nuclear power while California is abandoning it? China is looking more and more like the new world leader, taking over from America. Smart ma...
By Kasey Bubnash
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School junior Malia Loos appears to be unstoppable, on and off the court.
It's her third year on Santa Ynez's varsity basketball team, where sh...
By Kasey Bubnash
Electronic cigarette use is rising dramatically among teens.
The number of U.S. high school students who reported e-cigarette use increased by 78 percent between 2017 and 201...
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So often around this time of year, a familiar feeling can wash over you like a swig of spiked eggnog.
It can be a warm fuzzy feeling, like the love fest we saw at the Santa...
By Rebecca Rose
The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture is currently seeking feedback from the arts community regarding housing.
The commission is asking for participants t...
By Rebecca Rose
Nipomo's DANA Adobe Cultural Center presents a collection of work from renowned California painter Milford Zornes through Jan. 27.
Zornes, who who was born in Oklahoma in 1...
By Rebecca Rose
The city of Solvang will celebrate the annual Julefest with a two-day beer and wine walk.
The walk features more than 15 winery and brewery tasting rooms throughout Sol...
By Rebecca Rose
Tom and Joellen Chrones met through their artistic endeavors, setting up a lifelong mutual bond.
"We met each other at the first photo club that was in town in Lom...
By Rebecca Rose
A dog stands on a dimly lit pier, his gaze caught by something behind him. In the milky glow of the lamplight, a tennis ball is barely visible beside him. The moment is filled...
By Rob Krider
My life is essentially a postage stamp of what some people consider the American dream. I'm married and I have two kids, a boy and a girl. I pay the bank every month for a m...
By Joe Payne
Everybody's busy during the holidays, I get it, and live music isn't at the top of everyone's list of priorities. But why?
For starters, we're all inundated by holiday and Ch...
Julian Schnabel (Basquiat, Before Night Falls, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) directs this biopic chronicling Vincent Van Gogh (Willem Dafoe) during his time in Ar...
By Joe Payne
It was already dark just before 6 p.m. as we cruised down the rural Los Olivos road, but thankfully it was glowing at Global Gardens.
The long, pale branches of the olive t...
The La Purisima Mission in Lompoc hosts its annual Las Posadas event on Dec. 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. This traditional procession reenacts the biblical journey of Mary and Joseph s...
The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum hosts its Santa’s Discovery Museum event on Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Santa Claus and his elf Snowflake will visit with chil...
Zest it Up hosts its Holiday Charcuterie Workshop on Dec. 15 from noon to 2 p.m. at Muni Wines, located at 432 Bell St., Los Alamos. Each attendee will make their own wood and...
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