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It’s in the best interest of our representatives to engage with and respond to the people who grow your food

There were two general topics of conversation during public comment at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20. One was National Voter Registration Day, and the other was rural crime. Supervisor Steve Lavagnino made a comment about how roughly 6,000 of the 28,000 registered voters in his district of 90,000 showed up to […]

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Local farmers oppose the proposed expansion of the Santa Maria River Levee Trail

Santa Maria Valley is undoubtedly a beautiful place that deserves to be enjoyed and explored by the entire community and beyond. The Santa Maria River Levee Trail expansion would offer stunning views and provide a recreational connection between the cities of Santa Maria and Guadalupe; however, the unintended consequences of this expansion will come at […]

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