By Malea Martin
While the state recently announced that residents 65 and older would be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, public health officials say Santa Barbara County isn’t ...
By Karen Garcia
On Jan. 14 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced guidance for individuals who qualified for a stimulus check and didn’t receive one, and U.S. Rep Salud Carbajal&r...
By Peter Johnson
Gusty winds and dry conditions caused PG&E to preemptively cut power to hundreds of households in rural southern San Luis Obispo County and Santa Maria on Jan. 19—pa...
• Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Jan. 14 the launch of additional measures for his Safe Schools for All Plan, which was first released on Dec. 30 as “California’...
By Peter Johnson
More than 100,000 residents and property owners on the Central Coast will start service with a new power provider this month. Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) is launching...
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 JOE PAYNE
Local right-wing media host, lobbyist, and failed candidate for Congress, Andy Caldwell, sunk to even lower lows on his radio show on Jan. 6, after far-right domestic terroris...
By Michael Southern, Santa Maria
Has anyone noticed the state is operating at a deficit? Has anyone noticed Gov. Newsom tapping into state slush funds? Has anyone noticed the sales taxes most cities rely upon...
By Lucia Casalinuovo, Oceano Beach Community Association
The California Coastal Act of 1976 protects our shoreline and guarantees beach access for all. Off-roaders are using the Coastal Act’s intent to justify their destructiv...
By Ron Fink, Lompoc
I’ll begin this by saying that the attack on the House of Representatives on Jan. 6 was not something that I ever expected to see in the United States; but, the last rio...
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By THE CANARY
I know I’m the most opinionated yellow-feathered fiend you know, but it’s so hard to know how to feel sometimes. The nuance of life is lost in political deba...
By Caleb Wiseblood
At the start of 2021, Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria premiered its first original podcast, Hancock Conversations, which airs on the first and third Tuesday of each month...
By Caleb Wiseblood
The Laboratory Series, an ongoing Black-identified artist showcase co-hosted by R.A.C.E. Matters SLO and the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery, holds its next virtual program with ...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Editor’s note: This story is the second installment in a series profiling the three featured artists of New Perspectives, a biennial group exhibition at Gallery Los Oliv...
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Writer-director Alan Ball (screenwriter of American Beauty) helms this comedy-drama about the Bledsoe family of Creekville, South Carolina. Set mostly in the early 1970s, it&r...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Throughout his teaching career of 35 years, lifelong Orcutt resident Brad Bunkelman taught classes for two departments at Santa Maria High School, science and fine arts.
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Literacy for Life in San Luis Obispo hosts its next two-part training session through Zoom on Saturday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. both days. P...
The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society presents Fridays at Four, a monthly virtual concert series on YouTube, which premieres its next video on Friday, Feb. 5, from 4 to 5 p.m. ...
The San Luis Obispo Library presents an online author talk with novelist Alyssa Sheinmel on Friday, Jan. 26, from 4 to 5 p.m. This virtual event is part of the library’s...
Cass Winery in Paso Robles hosts its next in-person wine seminar, Taste Like a Pro, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. Host and wine specialist Katie Gebauer will guide p...
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