Santa Maria rancher Peter Adam had a successful fundraising period over the last few months in his campaign for 4th district supervisor. According to reports filed with Santa Barbara County for dates between Jan. 1 and March 17, Adam raised $29,850 in campaign contributions, for a total of $52,649 to date. These contributions came mainly […]
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Etta Waterfield is running for Santa Maria City Council
Republican Etta Waterfield has been living and working in the Santa Maria community for more than 25 years, but she’s probably best known for running against Katcho Achadjian for California State Assembly in 2010. Waterfield didn’t win that race, but she said campaigning taught her some valuable lessons. “Running for Assembly was the best experience […]
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Starting over
Residents of the Bridgehouse and Marks House are flourishing under new management
A lot has been said about the bankrupt Lompoc Housing and Community Development Corporation (LHCDC) and its decision to close the city of Lompoc’s two emergency homeless shelters—the Bridgehouse and the Marks House—in the middle of winter, with very little notice. There have been dozens of city and county meetings focusing on the issue. There […]
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Goodbye, Gallegly
After 26 years in U.S. Congress, Rep. Elton Gallegly is retiring
Republican Elton Gallegly announced earlier this year that he will be retiring at the end of this term, after serving 26 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. With that in mind, the Sun decided to talk to Gallegly about his time in Congress and the impact his decisions have had on local, national, and […]
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Hungry for more
Local students learn about the ‘The Hunger Games,’ and get excited for the upcoming movie
It’s early on a Friday morning when students start filing into Ms. Doree Rodgers’ eighth grade honors English class. As the Tommie Kunst Cougars settle into their desks, Ms. Rodgers announces that there’s been a slight change in today’s plans. The class is supposed to be taking a test on John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and […]
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Gallegly’s legacy
After 26 years in U.S. Congress, Rep. Elton Gallegly is retiring
Elton Gallegly is currently the longest-serving member in the U.S. House of Representatives. For nearly three decades, he’s had a direct role in our country’s government, shaping policy, meeting world leaders, and introducing countless legislation. Some constituents in the 24th Congressional District view him as a champion for national security; others view him as a […]
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The price of war
PCPA’s production of ‘All My Sons’ asks some timely questions about love, loyalty, and truth
Babe Ruth and baseball. John D. Rockefeller and capitalism. Arthur Miller and the American Dream. These names and subjects are often considered synonymous in discussions of our country’s cultural identity. Some people might find it surprising that a playwright and a baseball player could be mentioned in the same defining way. But anyone who paid […]
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Rice Ranch developers stave off foreclosure
According to a public notice filed earlier this month, Rice Ranch Ventures LLC has until March 29 to negotiate loan terms with Wells Fargo Bank, or the housing project’s undeveloped land will be sold at public auction. In an interview with the Sun, developer John Scardino said he is in negotiations with the bank to […]
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Lompoc’s Bridgehouse shelter reopens
There have been some new developments in the scramble to handle the dissolution of local nonprofit Lompoc Housing and Community Development Corporation. On March 9, Good Samaritan Services held a grand reopening ceremony for the Bridgehouse emergency shelter in Lompoc. Homeless families and individuals will now be able to go to the facility on Sweeney […]
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Cold Spring Canyon Bridge is open again, with some changes
Caltrans officials announced on March 1 that the project to install a suicide barrier on the Cold Spring Canyon Bridge along Highway 154 has been completed. A grid-mesh barrier has been installed on both sides of the bridge, which has been the location of 55 suicides since it opened in 1964. “I am pleased this […]
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Back to school
The Sun checks in with Lucia Mar officials and teachers to see how things are going with TAP
Several fourth- and fifth-grade teachers sit at a long, faux-wood table in Room 14 at Nipomo Elementary School. It’s a quarter past 2 on a Friday afternoon, and the adults are chatting excitedly and fidgeting, much like the 10-year-olds they’re used to instructing. Soon Master Teacher Shanna Rowland takes the floor, and her colleagues settle […]
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Local Rotarians help children in La Paz
A handful of members from Santa Maria Rotary South recently returned from a trip to La Paz, Mexico, where they checked in with students and teachers at a rural school the club supports. Rotary South decided to form an international bond with Colonia Diana Laura School and a La Paz-based Rotary Club, Bahia de La […]
