Santa Maria City Council adopted a resolution at its March 3 meeting authorizing the director of utilities to begin work with Tetra Tech, an engineering design services firm, on the new Integrated Waste Management Facility at Los Flores Ranch. The city purchased the 1,774-acre Los Flores Ranch property in 2006 with the primary intention of […]
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High School debunks coronavirus hoax, health officials urge preparedness
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (SMJUHSD) notified law enforcement on March 4 that a hoax text message had been circulating on social media, erroneously stating that there were four cases of COVID-19, or coronavirus, in Santa Barbara County, including two at Santa Maria High School. According to a March 4 media statement sent […]
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Guadalupe moves forward with 2020 sewer project
Guadalupe is poised to ask the state for funds to upgrade the city’s failing sewer system. The project—dubbed the 2020 Sewer Enhancement Project—aims to replace $3.2 million of failing sewer infrastructure in various areas of Guadalupe; officials recently announced plans to submit a funding release request to the state. The city is currently waiting to […]
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Limón, Michaels will move on to November for 19th District state Senate seat
Monique Limón and Gary Michaels secured the top two positions in the race for the state Senate’s 19th District seat during the primary election on March 3, according to unofficial election results. In a field of three candidates vying for the seat being vacated by state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, Limón and Michaels captured 55.51 percent […]
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Cole, Bennett head to general election for 37th District Assembly seat
Preliminary election results show that Charles Cole and Steve Bennett will continue their race for the 37th District Assembly seat through to November after securing the top two places in the March 3 primary. The 37th District includes the cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Solvang from Santa Barbara County and more than […]
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Pismo Beach local’s new book takes a deep dive into what made the 1970s a revolutionary time for film
What makes a good movie, great? Is it the acting? The special effects? Must the film have new, innovative, or groundbreaking themes? Or is it something even less tangible: the ineffable way that some films just make us feel? While everyone has a favorite movie—or perhaps a few—one era in particular seems responsible for an […]
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Central Coast resident’s new book delves into an emerging type of realism painting and how this trend reflects our contemporary world
From a weekly blogger to a published author, Central Coast resident John Seed has followed his writing on quite the unexpected journey. During a long career as an art instructor at Mount San Jacinto College in Southern California, Seed began writing weekly art criticism blogs for the Huffington Post after a friend convinced him to […]
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New Orcutt boutique inn offers guest chef opportunities and serves up a wide beverage selection, house-made light bites
It’s all in the name at the Wine Stone Inn: The brand-new boutique hotel features a Vintage Room with a wine option for everybody. But Wine Stone isn’t just serving up local and international wines to their guests—as General Manager Lauren Wise told the Sun, a stay at this Orcutt inn is “an experience from […]
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Just a short trip up the 166, a visit to the Cuyama Buckhorn Restaurant and Bar will leave you feeling all kinds of autumn
Since its establishment in 1952, the Cuyama Buckhorn Restaurant and Bar has been serving meals to locals and travelers passing through alike. But this fall season, the New Cuyama staple is switching things up with its first seasonal offerings: the Fall Harvest Menu. “There’s going to be a huge culinary focus on connecting the food […]
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Santa Maria couple’s new frozen treat shop has options for every dessert lover
For Santa Maria-based couple Natalie and Victor Bryson, ice cream has always been a shared love in their relationship. “My husband loves ice cream; I love ice cream. Our first date we actually ate ice cream and talked about ice cream,” Natalie told the Sun. So when the Brysons were thrift shopping one day, they […]
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Orcutt-based painter Sheryl Knight focuses on the Central Coast’s signature sceneries
Having lived in Orcutt for the last 43 years, painter Sheryl Knight is no stranger to the Central Coast and its distinctive scenery. Currently represented at six galleries in California—including at Solvang Antiques through Nov. 17 and at three galleries throughout San Luis Obispo County—Knight’s artistic mark is multifaceted. Often working en plein air, Knight […]
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Local conspiracy theory podcast ‘Wait, Whaaat?’ finds local and global popularity
The moment that co-workers Elaine Chaney and Paula McCambridge met at their local nonprofit job, they had instant comedic chemistry. “We were always bantering, going back and forth,” McCambridge told the Sun. “Elaine and I had started carpooling together because she’s in Los Osos and I’m in Morro Bay. Elaine literally walked up to me […]