AMY ASMAN

On April 14, dozens of advocates for women’s and children’s rights will march through the streets of Lompoc in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention month. The candlelight vigil will begin at 7 p.m. at the North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center, 511 E. Ocean Ave., and end at the […]

On April 8, people working in Northern Santa Barbara County were set to take their first steps toward maintaining a more active lifestyle during National Start! Walking Day. Dozens of Santa Marians, including Mayor Larry Lavagnino, planned to meet on the lawn in front of Marian Medical Center for a 30-minute walk along Church Street. […]

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors had a full agenda slated for its April 7 meeting. The board attracted national attention for reconsidering its August 2008 3-2 decision to allow expanded oil drilling off the county’s coastline. However, now that the board’s ideological majority has shifted—with the more environmentally friendly Doreen Farr replacing Brooks […]

When the state Legislature passed its budget in February to close the state’s $42 billion deficit, many Californians heaved a sigh of relief. The budget’s passing indicated that the state economy could hopefully begin the slow and arduous journey to recovery. For the state’s teachers, however, the budget’s passing was a call to arms. To […]

A Lompoc businessman’s plans to build a resort, restaurant, and timeshare were shot down by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on March 24. The board voted 3-2, with supervisors Joni Gray (4th District) and Joe Centeno (5th District) dissenting, to kill the project, which has been in the preliminary planning stages for two […]

The Santa Barbara County Superior Court is currently seeking volunteers for the 2009-10 Civil Grand Jury. Grand Jury members serve a one-year period, from July 2009 to June 2010, and spend about 25 hours a week composing investigative reports. Some of the tasks carried out by jury members include investigating and reviewing government departments and […]

Employees working for the U.S. Census Bureau are expected to hit the streets beginning April 6 to collect data for the 2010 Census. The Census Bureau has trained about 140,000 people, including 200 Santa Marians, to canvass neighborhoods throughout the country. According to a press release from the regional Census Bureau office, this will be […]