By Kasey Bubnash
If Santa Marians want to improve and maintain the city's public safety services, it's going to cost.
The Santa Maria City Council voted unanimously on July 3 to put Mea...
By Spencer Cole
The call came in around 8 p.m. on a Friday night and the worst fears were quickly confirmed. A wildland fire on the north side of Goleta, fanned by 40 mph wind gusts, was push...
By Kasey Bubnash
The Santa Maria city bus driver involved in April's fatal collision with a bicyclist will not face criminal charges, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's ...
By Spencer Cole
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and citizen activists traded barbs over two competing ordinances that aim to redraw the supervisors' district boundaries.
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In the July 5 news article, "Ballot initiative aims to redraw county supervisorial districts," the Sun incorrectly said that Reason in Government was "new." The organization f...
By Spencer Cole
Hold on to your cowboy hats, the fair is back in town.
The annual event, now celebrating its 127th year, features the state's largest junior livestock auction, big-name...
By ANN RUHGE
We have been living in Lompoc for 24 years. During that time my husband and I have devoted our lives to improving the quality of life in this city. We have volunteered our tim...
By Seán Mac Aodha, Guadalupe
Thanks to Michael Smith for his no-nonsense column on the horror story that is Donald Trump ("Trump's not a Republican," June 28). Whether or not America survives th...
By Concerned Citizen, Santa Maria
For the past three or four years my next door neighbors have thrown a very large Fourth of July party, and every year they have ignited illegal fireworks.
The firewor...
By Nancy Meddings, Orcutt
I read with interest City Librarian Mary Housel's comments in the "Library Shop to close after tiff with library" article (July 5). I have been a librarian for 31 years, as w...
By Sheryn Pratt, Santa Maria
Congratulations to the Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library for 10 years of dedicated service to the people of the Santa Maria Valley through their operation of the Libr...
By Kim Pendleton, Nipomo
Now that there is a vacancy in the Supreme Court of the United States, Americans and U.S. senators should be reminded that there is still a nomination for the Supreme Court t...
By Kasey Bubnash
Although Orcutt American Little League player Carson Gooley is truly versatile on defense, head coach Jim Stollberg said his exceptional infield game is unmatched by any loc...
By Kasey Bubnash
It's been a financially rocky year for some Community Action Partnership San Luis Obispo programs, but because of a recent federal court ruling, the nonprofit will continue of...
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I know I spend most of my time pecking at people, but hey, I'm a bird! It's what I do. That's why it's always good to give some credit when it's due, especially to those I've ...
By Rebecca Rose
Rebecca* is eager to show visitors at CORE Winery in Orcutt her works of art.
Two of her pieces hang on the walls of the tasting room, which at the moment is crowded to near ...
By DELANY BURK
Creation, reincarnation, and twin flames are all the makings of a great exploration of religion, life, and true love–or a children's book, if you think like San Luis Obi...
By Rebecca Rose
Youth Arts Alive, a Santa Maria free youth arts education program, presents its first Arts Fiesta event at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center on July 13 at 6 p.m.
Th...
By Rebecca Rose
The Great American Melodrama brings the Old West to life in its latest comedy production, Gold Fever at the Rough and Ready by Neil LaVine. Gold Fever joins The Mix Tape in t...
The Blue Sky Center recently hosted its first residency program in the Cuyama Valley.
With support from the Squire Foundation, the Santa Barbara County Department of Ar...
By Joe Payne
Smack dab in the middle of all the windmills and bakeries in Solvang is Solvang Park, and right in the middle of that is a shady gazebo overlooking its sprawling lawn.
For ma...
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Peyton Reed (Bring It On, Yes Man, Ant-Man) directs this next entry into the Marvel universe set after the events of Captain America: Civil War. Paul Rudd returns as Scott Lan...
By Rebecca Rose
I will openly and shamelessly admit my Instant Pot spent six months on my kitchen counter before I would even touch it because I was terrified it would explode all over my kit...
The Pacific Conservatory Theatre presents Mamma Mia!, a musical comedy featuring songs by ABBA, July 18 through 21 at the Marian Theatre, located at 800 S. College Drive, Sant...
An opening reception for Nature Imagined, a new exhibition at the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, takes place July 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. This exhibit runs through Jan. 21 and...
Discovery Art Camp, a summer camp for ages 8 to 14 at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum, takes place July 23 through 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. Artist Jill Iversen will lea...
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