By MALEA MARTIN
A group of local organizations is calling on Santa Maria City Council members to pass policies that would make it easier for people who are struggling to pay rent as a result ...
By ZAC EZZONE
Not wanting their home to be disturbed by the nearby development of 29 wind turbines in a largely undeveloped area about 5 miles south of Lompoc, George and Cheryl Bedford con...
By MALEA MARTIN
Four Santa Barbara County firefighters who were quarantined after a potential exposure to COVID-19 while responding to a call on March 24 were released from isolation, SBC Fir...
By ZAC EZZONE
All cannabis cultivation projects in Santa Barbara County will face a more rigorous permitting process if supervisors back a recommendation the county Planning Commission made...
By ZAC EZZONE
As many Santa Barbara County residents and businesses take on additional financial burdens related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the county and some local cities are offering some...
By ZAC EZZONE
As public health officials continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, cities in Northern Santa Barbara County are beginning to understand how closures related to the viru...
• On March 27, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order prohibiting evictions for residential renters who are unable to pay rent due to a loss of wages or additional e...
By MALEA MARTIN
Grocery stores across Santa Maria are rising to the coronavirus challenge by designating specific morning hours for people most affected by product shortages. It’s just ...
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 GALE MCNEELEY
Every family in America has a horror story to tell around our current health care system. You know what it is. The high cost. The inability to be seen. The denials. The long w...
By Jan Lipski, Vandenberg Village
Let’s say you have a koi pond with 100 fish, and one day you go out and you find one of the fish belly up. You test it and find out it died of a viral infection. At that...
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By THE CANARY
Is there a communication breakdown or is it just me?
Maybe I live in a little bubble—surrounded by COVID-19 press conferences, press releases, case numbers, art...
The city of Santa Maria’s Recreation and Parks Department is producing an ongoing series of short, family-friendly “how to” videos focused on keeping good ph...
Gavin’s Books, a Santa Maria bookstore, is now accepting orders for free deliveries from Santa Maria and Orcutt residents. Locals who feel stuck at home and in need of a...
Because of coronavirus cautions and social distancing mandates, a Santa Maria winery is putting a creative spin on its annual Easter egg hunt this year. Instead of hiding more...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
With galleries, museums, theaters, and other venues closed for the foreseeable future, the current state of the art world at large is almost exclusively online. The staff of t...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Amid our current reality—or any reality for that matter—there are few better ways to spend time cooped up at home than with a good read, and better yet, with the k...
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Editor’s note: Movie theaters aren’t open for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions that have come with it. And we know you&rsqu...
By BETH GIUFFRE
It’s awfully quiet outside. But farmers have not stopped the plows.
Checking in with our local food growers, many reported a huge increase in CSA boxes and farm s...
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