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Plains Pipeline proposal to replace valves on the line responsible for the 2015 Refugio oil spill has county residents worried

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Plains Pipeline proposal to replace valves on the line responsible for the 2015 Refugio oil spill has county residents worried

By TAYLOR O'CONNOR

Prroposal to put in new safety valves on an oil pipeline looks straightforward but raised a lot of questions.  “This was brought to us as, ‘Look, this is simple. It’s just putting safety valves, required by law,’” said Santa Barbara County Planning Commissioner John Parke, who represents the 3rd District. “There [are] a lot of ifs ... [ Read More ]

Top 5 Articles

News: Santa Maria City Council green-lights permit for Fallas building conversion
Cover Story: Plains Pipeline proposal to replace valves on the line responsible for the 2015 Refugio oil spill has county residents worried
News: U.S. Forest Service lifts 60-day Los Padres closure
Art: Santa Barbara native and Hollywood actor Timothy James Bottoms releases 'The Pier,' a childhood memoir and coming-of-age story
Commentary: California Coastal Commission has protected the state's shoreline for 50 years
 

News

Slow The Virus

U.S. Forest Service lifts 60-day Los Padres closure

By Taylor O'Connor

Hikers and outdoor recreators can now hit the trails again in Los Padres National Forest as the U.S. Forest Service opened up access where it could. But the agency is still ke...

SLO County could consider Nipomo sheriff's substation in budget

By Bulbul Rajagopal

The dormant possibility of Nipomo receiving a sheriff’s substation came alive again during a San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors discussion about capital improve...

Santa Maria City Council green-lights permit for Fallas building conversion

By Taylor O'Connor

Downtown Santa Maria’s old Fallas building should get a facelift after the City Council unanimously approved a permit for the Vernon Group to convert the commercial buil...

Political Watch: March 16, 2023

• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) applauded President Joe Biden for proposing a $300 million increase in funding to agricultural research and innovation in his...

Spotlight

Chumash Foundation's Technology in Schools grant funds schools' access to technology

By Taylor O'Connor

When the Chumash Foundation was looking for a beneficiary for its 2015 Charity Golf Classic, the organization’s team saw a need for funding to upgrade technology resourc...

Cannabis Corner

County Planning Commission denies appeal of Cat Canyon cannabis project

By Caleb Wiseblood

An appeal filed against a cannabis cultivation project—with a proposed site in the Cat Canyon area—recently met with unanimous denial from the Santa Barbara County...

Commentary

California Coastal Commission has protected the state's shoreline for 50 years

By JANET BRIDGERS

February 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the California Coastal Commission (CCC). The governing body’s role as planning commission for the 1,100 miles of California ...

Letters

An open letter to landlords and apartment managers

By Joseph Cortez, Santa Maria

With homelessness in America spiraling out of control and homeowners and apartment managers able to rent out properties at obscenely high rates, you are in effect causing the ...

Canary

Pipeline pressure

By THE CANARY

Are residents right to be worried about a plan to update the valves on an oil pipeline that was so badly corroded it burst in 2015, spilling more than 120,000 gallons of crude...

Arts

Santa Barbara native and Hollywood actor Timothy James Bottoms releases 'The Pier,' a childhood memoir and coming-of-age story

By GLEN STARKEY

Everyone has a cherished childhood memory. Maybe it’s that feeling of freedom riding your bike down a tree-lined country road or swimming in the ocean for the first time...

Folk-pop artist Arielle Silver holds upcoming concert in Solvang

By Caleb Wiseblood

Lost Chord Guitars in Solvang presents folk-pop singer-songwriter and guitarist Arielle Silver, live in concert, on Sunday, March 19, at 8 p.m. Admission to the show is $15, a...

Great American Melodrama stages new Sherlock Holmes production in Oceano

By Caleb Wiseblood

On Thursday, March 30, the Great American Melodrama will premiere its production of Sherlock Holmes and The Final Problem, which is scheduled to run through Saturday, May 20. ...

Film

‘65’ is shlocky B-movie gold

Writers-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place, Haunt) helm this sci-fi story about an alien English-speaking astronaut who looks exactly like the human being Ada...

Eats

Stefono's Sapori D' Italia brings sandwiches, hot dogs, pizzas, and more straight from Chicago to Nipomo

By BULBUL RAJAGOPAL

Hungry for Chicago-style food? Head to Nipomo.  Yellow flags on Tefft Street let passersby know that authentic Vienna beef sausages are nearby. They lead to Stefono&rs...

Hot Stuff

PORTRAIT PERFECT

LA-based photographer Darcy Hemley is holding a portrait photography workshop and mini portrait sessions at Alisal Ranch in Solvang on Monday, March 20. The event is being hel...

FLOWER POWER

The Lompoc Valley Botanic and Horticultural Society hosts its next membership meeting at Stone Pine Hall in Lompoc on Sunday, March 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome t...

FRIED AND TRUE

St. Patrick’s Church in Arroyo Grande will hold its annual Fish Fry services on Friday, March 24, and Friday, March 31, from 4 to 7 p.m. both evenings. During the progra...





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