BY AMY ASMAN
The arbitration hearing for former Santa Maria Police Lt. Dan Ast started up again on July 28 after a month-long hiatus.
Ast and his defense attorney, Jonathan Miller, are ...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
There are two sides to the Measure P debate—the ordinance scheduled for November’s ballot will either save the world or destroy it.
The ordinance would ban enhanc...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Another round of future plans will inevitably lead to another round of controversy for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. This time, it’ll be surrounding the tribe&...
BY AMY ASMAN
Two-term Lompoc City Councilman Bob Lingl filed papers on July 25 to run against Mayor John Linn in the November election.
In an interview with the Sun on July 28, Lingl said...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Telemedicine robots are now roaming the halls of Dignity Health’s three Central Coast hospitals: Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, French Hospital Medical Center in Sa...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Those tangy, sweet, red berries that yielded $464 million for Santa Barbara County in 2013 are way more complicated than the average consumer could ever fathom.
Sure, there...
BY AMY ASMAN
Robert Lopez graced the pages of the Sun about five years ago as an Athlete of the Week.
“Second baseman Robert ‘Speedy’ Lopez may be a Little Leaguer in st...
MONDAY, AUGUST 4
• The Solvang Planning Commission has its regular meeting at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 1644 Oak Street, Solvang.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
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• With the planning phase for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) 2017-2022 Oil and Gas Leasing Program coming up, California politicians decided to try ...
BY CHARLETTE DAIGNEAULT
Paso Robles and Buellton are famous for their golden hills, oak trees, warm summer nights, and wineries. On the outskirts of both of these small cities are Firestone Walker ...
BY KEN McCALIP
After participation in a six-year battle to successfully close a toxic waste dump site next to Casmalia in Santa Barbara County, it would be a gross understatement to say that...
Pearl Munak - Paso Robles
I am a regular churchgoer and a strong believer in the Constitution, and especially the First Amendment. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or ...
L. Paul Carpenter - Arroyo Grande
Heidi Flanagan wants to “draw a line in the sand” and fight for legislative prayer. (“It’s time to fight,” July 17.) She says this isn’t ju...
BY KRISTINA SEWELL
I have been in this position too many times to count now—the 90-degree angle of my body molds to the chair as if by second nature. And as with each time before, I sit he...
BY CHARLETTE DAIGNEAULT
Bright stadium lights shine down on the players. Football coaches watch the team’s every move; cheerleaders bring their spirit; and those who came to watch their team ...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown presented 16 county residents with certificates after they completed 10 weeks of classes as part of the Sheriff’s Citizen&rsquo...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Lompoc Unified School District, Reading Plus, and the United Way are kicking off what the United Way is terming the first Community Literacy Initiative in the country on Aug. ...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Six law enforcement agencies from across the Central Coast held two weeks of physical and mental challenges for 23 young people between the ages of 14 and 20 years old as part...
BY ERIN KINIRY
People ask us all the time, “How many exhibits do you have?” This seems like a relatively easy question, especially for those of us who actually work and play he...
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If Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meetings were brought to you by letters and numbers, the way episodes of Sesame Street work, the predominate portion of the alph...
What would you like to see local media reporting on more?
BY JOE PAYNE
The Mexican-American War is an oft-overlooked period of American history, partly overshadowed by the turmoil of the Civil War, which followed less than two decades later. Th...
BY JOE PAYNE
All day, every day, honeybees are buzzing all around us, doing what they do best: the thankless job of pollinating most plants we enjoy by sight or taste as well as ones we&...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Los Padres Artist Guild is holding a meeting at the Luis Oasis Senior Center in Orcutt on Aug. 8 at 5:30 p.m. that will include a special artistic program with guest artis...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Santa Maria Public Library offers the program Magic of Christopher Lopez on Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. Lopez is a nationally recognized magician who has performed at iconic venues ...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Cachuma Lake Nature Center is offering a series of fireside programs during the month of August on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. in the Cachuma Lake Fireside Amphitheate...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Lompoc Valley Art Association is holding its monthly meeting on Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at Lompoc’s Stone Pine Hall. The event will include a social time starting at 6:30 p...
BY ROB KRIDER
It was supposed to be a simple vacation. The plan was to load up the family, drive to the beach, and surf, relax, and drink irresponsible amounts of rum for a week straight....
BY JOE PAYNE
The Lompoc Library Foundation, a local nonprofit organization, is responsible for more than $50,000 worth of book endowments to the Lompoc, Buellton, and Vandenberg Village ...
Writer-director Luc Besson (The Professional, The Fifth Element) helms this story about a young woman (Scarlett Johansson) implanted with a bag of drugs and forced to smuggle ...
BY WENDY THIES SELL
Growing up in Wisconsin, in an extended family full of dairy farmers, I fondly recall devouring a big bowl of ice cream just about every night for my bedtime snack.
If we wer...
The Bookworm in Santa Maria is holding a meet-and-greet event with Vahid Imani, author of the middle-grade novel Naji and the mystery of the dig. The story is about a little P...
The great forge that is the planet Earth is responsible for some splendiferous geological features. The Orcutt Mineral Society is a group of amateurs and professionals who enj...
Local Californicana country rock group Occasional Mustache will be performing at the Maverick Saloon songs from their new album, Hard to Keep a Good Man Down, which include...
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