By CHRIS MCGUINNES
As the nation waited to hear a Jan. 8 televised address from President Donald Trump on the issue of immigration, Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) pus...
By KASEY BUBNASH
The outbreak of an electrical fire at the Santa Barbara County Jail on Jan. 4 led to the immediate evacuation and temporary relocation of several inmates.
The Santa Bar...
By KASEY BUBNASH
The nation is nearly three weeks into a partial government shutdown, and while many local federal employees are out of work, some federally funded programs have found ways to ...
By CAMILLIA LANHAM
Gregg Hart's last day on the Santa Barbara City Council was the day before his first on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Hart ran unopposed to take over 2nd Dist...
By PETER JOHNSON
Vandenberg Air Force Base. Tepusquet Canyon. Morro Rock. The Santa Lucia Mountains. Irish Hills Natural Reserve. What ties this short list of Central Coast places together?
T...
• State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) authored four bills focusing on wildfire prevention and protection efforts that went into effect starting Jan. 1. Senat...
By Caleb Wiseblood
The OASIS Center's campaign to raise $4 million toward its proposed new location recently reached the halfway point after three years of fundraising.
The campaign launc...
By GALE MCNEELY - SANTA MARIA
Who would have thought that our Measure U tax dollars would allow the Santa Maria City Council to give tax rebates to the auto dealers waiting to create an Enos Ranch auto mal...
By Seth Steiner - Los Alamos
Clean water for drinking and ag use is surely a good thing. Three oil companies want to vastly increase drilling between Santa Maria and Los Alamos. If they have their way, hu...
By Jan Lipski - Vandenberg Village
During the recent government shutdown, the shortest on record, our national parks have become pigsties. Without government employees picking up after visitors' refuse, the pa...
By LUCIA CASALINUOVO - OCEANO
Two million visitors a year drive on Oceano Beach for a day trip or on their way to Sand City, 1,000 unmarked campsites for $10 a night, and the Sand Highway, the off-roading ...
By RICHARD DYDELL - SANTA MARIA
A few months ago there was a large demonstration against ICE (Immigration Customs and Enforcement) beginning in SLO and ending at the new ICE facility in Santa Maria, which o...
By Kasey Bubnash
Allan Hancock College sophomore Trenton Mitchell has been a force for his school's flourishing basketball program this season.
Towering over the competition at 6 feet...
By Kasey Bubnash
College students who were impacted by Santa Barbara County's recent natural disasters could have their monthly federal student loan payments temporarily suspended or reduced. ...
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Come on U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, how could you possibly think that anything President Donald Trump says is "manufactured"? The guy is the most intelligent. The mo...
By REBECCA ROSE
The first time artist Rosemary Pierce met with a gallery owner to discuss her work, she left in tears.
Pierce had just taken a huge leap of faith. She...
By REBECCA ROSE
For their first big show of the year, the artists of Gallery Los Olivos present their interpretation of one of their most important tools: light.
In every possible way, lig...
By REBECCA ROSE
The NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF), scheduled for March 22 through 24 in Los Olivos, recently announced its official entry selections.
Films selected ...
By REBECCA ROSE
The Santa Maria Civic Theatre announced its next production, A Streetcar Named Desire, running from Jan. 25 through Feb. 10.
The play, which won the 194...
By REBECCA ROSE
The Elverhoj Museum of History and Art presents A Nordic Light Duet, a reading of Danish poetry by local poets, scheduled for Jan. 12 at the museum.
The ...
By ROB KRIDER
It is a brand-new year and that means pretty much one thing and one thing only to me: I need a new Dilbert desk calendar. Other than that, the concept that it is a “new ...
By JOE PAYNE
Ludwig van Beethoven might have had an inkling that his “Symphony No. 5 in C minor” would go down in history, but he probably didn’t foresee the piece...
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Writer-director Adam McKay (The Big Short, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Step Brothers) helms this biopic dramedy about W...
By REBECCA ROSE
I’m a sucker for awards shows (I wear an actual fancy dress to watch the Academy Awards from my house, and I treat the Emmys like a religious holiday). With the Golden G...
The inaugural Women’s March of Santa Maria Valley starts at 10 a.m. on Jan. 19 at Buena Vista Park, located at 800 S. Pine St., Santa Maria. Join the march as it progres...
Gala De Arte in Nipomo hosts Art and Wine: Starfish Nail and String Art on Jan. 12 and 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. both evenings. Artist Wendy Thrasher will guide participants throug...
CORE Winery’s ongoing Second Saturday poetry night welcomes featured poets Cal Poly professor Sarah Grieve (pictured) and former Santa Barbara poet laureate Gudrun Bortm...
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