By Taylor O'Connor
Mooncrest Lane resident Susan Bryant left a project hearing about a proposed development in her neighborhood unsettled and confused.
“Overall I think it’s f...
By Caleb Wiseblood
During its first meeting of 2023, the Solvang City Council discussed how to approach the seat left vacant by newly elected Mayor Mark Infanti, as two years remain on his City ...
By Taylor O'Connor
Although the Lompoc City Council was thrilled to see an Animal Services facility reopened in the city, it still wanted more research into whether contracting with Santa Barbar...
• Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is reprioritizing its groundwater recharge, stormwater capture, and reservoir storage efforts, along with water conveyance improvements...
By Taylor O'Connor
Sexual health education is often an uncomfortable topic to address, one that can be surrounded with stigma and shame, said Trish Hecker. So she stepped into the gap and founde...
By RON FINK
The stench of cannabis from county-permitted grows east of Lompoc and other areas of the county will soon return. Spring is just around the corner, and if the history of this ...
By RON FINK
I have been trying to figure out the “root cause” and some potential solutions for the homeless issue for the last several months. First, the “homeless issue...
By Justin M. Ruhge, Lompoc
Our state elected representatives are at it again, producing a blizzard of new bills. Just who of everyday Joes on the streets is going to know anything about any of these? Th...
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By THE CANARY
The Jan. 23 Solvang City Council meeting was awkward. Awkward with a capital AWKWARD.
Newly elected City Councilmember Elizabeth Orona had to share the dais with the pe...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
When it comes to public art, “less is more” rarely rings true, local artist Luis Linares believes.
“I see a lot of white walls that need to be filled with...
By Caleb Wiseblood
Local artists are encouraged to submit works for consideration to be showcased at the Vandenberg Village Library and the Grossman Gallery, located inside the Lompoc Public Lib...
By Caleb Wiseblood
On Feb. 11, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center is inviting the public to join a docent-led walk at Oso Flaco Lake that will retrace the steps of California’s Gold host Hu...
Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick (Searching) co-direct this cyber mystery about June (Storm Reid), whose mother, Grace (Nia Long), goes missing during a trip with new boyf...
By CALEB WISEBLOOD
The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce is asking the public to get out and vote—but not, in this case, for any politicians whom their ideologies happen to align with...
The Avila Beach Cupid Paws Parade will take place on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 11 a.m. to noon, at the Avila Beach Promenade. All dog participants must be registered and check in...
Community members will have three chances to attend the Lompoc Recreation Division’s Father Daughter Dance this year, as the annual event will be held three nights in a ...
Repair Café Five Cities hosts its next Repair Café event at the Oceano Community Services District on Sunday, Feb. 5, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The public is encourage...
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