The Santa Maria City Council will allow plans for commercial and residential development on West Betteravia Road to move forward over the objections of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad. The council voted 4-0 on Jan. 15, with Councilmember Mike Cordero absent, to deny an appeal of the city Planning Commission’s November 2018 approval of […]
CHRIS MCGUINNES
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Local nutritionists and dieticians prescribe food for health
When it comes to the tools of the trade in medical care, most people think of stethoscopes, scalpels, or X-ray and MRI machines. But what about a knife and fork? More and more, a dedicated group of individuals is helping people inside and outside of hospitals to prevent, treat, or even help heal what ails […]
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Carbajal calls out Trump for ‘manufactured’ immigration crisis on eve of televised address
As the nation waited to hear a Jan. 8 televised address from President Donald Trump on the issue of immigration, Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) pushed back against the administration’s rhetoric, accusing the president of creating a crisis in order to make good on his campaign promise to build a wall along the […]
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State AG approves Dignity Health merger with conditions
The California Attorney General’s Office approved a planned merger between Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives, but not before setting several additional conditions on the deal. According to the conditions set by the Attorney General’s Office, the newly formed organization, called Common Spirit Health, will operate nearly 140 hospitals in 16 states, including 30 hospitals […]