Santa Lucia Bancorp, parent company of Santa Lucia Bank, recently announced the appointment of Margaret Torres as the company and bank’s new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to accepting the position, Torres served as the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Heritage Oaks and Heritage Oaks Bancorp. The bank also […]
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Coaches weigh in on bat standards
Addressing safety concerns in high school baseball, CIF leads off 2011 with new regulations
High school baseball players who recently bought pricey, high-performance bats might want to consider getting refunds, as tougher safety regulations approved by the California Interscholastic Federation could make the bats obsolete next season. Starting Jan. 1, 2011, CIF will require all aluminum and composite baseball bats used in high schools to conform to new Batted […]
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Calling all Fords!
Own a Ford automobile manufactured between 1903 and 1986? The Santa Maria A’s want you to show it off at their eighth annual All Ford Car Show and Swap Meet on Sept. 11 in Old Town Orcutt. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the swap meet opening to the public at […]
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Sign up for Boys and Girls club basketball
Youngsters in first through sixth grades are invited to register for the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley’s 2010-11 Youth Basketball League. Sign-ups will take place at the Boys & Girls Club, 901 N. Railroad, on Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. to noon; Sept. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m.; Sept. 18 from […]
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The rest of the field
Candidates for Santa Maria City Council discuss crime prevention, jobs, and illegal immigration
The economy, increasing crime, illegal immigration, and growing pains—the city of Santa Maria faces a host of challenges for the balance of 2010 and beyond, and a crowded field of candidates will be looking for the chance to make the tough decisions as city councilmembers come November. Two seats on the council are up for […]
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Sides take shape in the jail tax debate
If passed, Measure S would add a half-cent countywide sales tax to fund the Santa Maria jail and repeat offender programs
Where three of his predecessors have failed, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown is determined to succeed. For more than 20 years, officials, judges, and grand juries have deemed the county’s jail capacity inadequate, and Brown is stumping heavily for what would be the largest public works building project in the county’s history: an $80 […]
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Los Padres Bank is seized by federal regulators and acquired by Pacific Western
The prolonged banking crisis hit close to home on Aug. 20 as the federal Office of Thrift Supervision shut down branches of Los Padres Bank, a financial institution headquartered in Solvang. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named temporary receiver of the failed bank, in turn selling it to San Diego-based PacWest Bancorp—parent company […]
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EmPowerment for contractors
Santa Barbara County will be holding a workshop in Santa Maria to provide information to contractors about the county’s emPowerSBC program on Aug. 30. EmPowerSBC offers financing to help residential and commercial property owners cover the upfront costs of energy efficiency, water efficiency, or renewable property improvements. Contractors who take part in the workshop will […]
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Recycle your e-waste
Got an old TV or computer you’re looking to toss? Clean out your closets and storage rooms and drop off your old electronics at the August recycling event held by Electronic Recyclers and the Santa Maria Fairpark. Items accepted for recycling include televisions, computer monitors, towers and keyboards, LCD and plasma screens, laptops, printers, copiers, […]
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There’s more than one way to skate
One Way Board Shop and the Santa Maria Valley YMCA are teaming up to offer skating giveaways and cash prizes at the “Skate One Way with the Y” event on Aug. 28. Skaters of all ages, sponsored and non-sponsored, are welcome to attend and compete. Skating vendors will be on hand, along with live music […]
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Camp teaches basketball fundamentals
Offensive and defensive basketball fundamentals will be the focus of West Coast Xtreme Youth Basketball Academy’s “Back to School” mini basketball camp at St. Joseph High School on Aug. 30 and 31. Boys and girls in grades fifth through eighth are encouraged to participate. Prospective players should bring their own basketball and water. The cost […]
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Bleacher Bum Chronicles Vol. VII
All Hail the Overlap, or There’s Something About Brett
It’s beginning to look a lot like that magical time of year in the sporting world I like to call “The Overlap.” It’s the window that begins with colleges and high schools getting back in session and conjuncts neatly with the start of professional football and basketball and the winding down of the baseball season. […]
