By Zac Ezzone
Nearly a year after the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department approved plans for a cannabis farm on Highway 246 about a mile west of Buellton, the project h...
By Malea Martin
For the first time, the 2020 census can be completed online, making it easier than ever to fill out this once-a-decade demographics gauge—which, according to city offici...
By Zac Ezzone
Santa Barbara County residents anxious about their ability to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic have received some relief through a moratorium on evictions now in place in...
By Malea Martin
A tanker truck containing thousands of gallons of crude oil overturned on Highway 166 March 21, resulting in an oil spill into the Cuyama River, Santa Barbara County Fire Depa...
By ZAC EZZONE
As COVID-19 continues to change the daily lives of people throughout the world, local and state leaders are trying to protect the most vulnerable in our society, including tho...
• On March 22, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that President Donald Trump approved California’s request for a presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster Califo...
By ZAC EZZONE
The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce’s mission to help local businesses hasn’t changed since the spread of COVID-19, but closures related to the pandemic hav...
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 RON FINK
Sixty-eight percent of voters in Lompoc approved a 15-year, 1 percent increase in the sales tax for purchases both in and out of the city limits. Now the City Council majority...
By Jose Luis Castellanos, Santa Maria
On March 15, 2020, the Santa Maria Times published a column by Andy Caldwell who deliberately understated the effect of COVID-19 virus on the American public. The Republican c...
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By THE CANARY
I’m feeling a little mopey these days, a little less flamboyantly yellow and a little more decidedly gray, similar the cloudy skies that seem to be following this whole ...
Virginia Peterson Elementary School teacher Stormy Capalare is currently offering free art lessons through her YouTube account. The Paso Robles resident’s series is titl...
Originally scheduled to run April 23 through May 10 at the Marian Theatre in Santa Maria, the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s production of The Sound of Music has been ca...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
With COVID-19 mitigation measures in full swing and movie theaters closed indefinitely, film buffs can either rely on streaming services or their own personal VHS, DVD, or Blu...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
Originally scheduled to run through the end of May, the Elverhoj Museum’s Legacy of Decency: Rembrandt, Jews, and Danes exhibition will remain on display through July, a...
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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 CAMILLIA LANHAM
While the Cuyama Joint Unified School District is providing meals for students every weekday during the COVID-19 school closures, community members are working to ensure those...
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