When U.S Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-SantaBarbara) grabbed his orange tie, he was talking about guns. “Orange is the color of those committed to gun control in this country,” he said. He was addressing his constituents of the 24th Congressional District at an Aug. 8 town hall in Santa Maria following a string of three mass […]
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Spotlight on: Santa Maria Seed Library, Librarian Gillian Speicher
The idea was simple: offer folks a seed library and watch the community bloom. Librarian Gillian Speicher took the lead of the project at the Santa Maria Public Library, a chance to latch on to a national sensation that sought to turn gardeners into library members. The movement reached national heights in 2013 on the […]
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Emergency funding keeps Solvang Conference & Visitors Bureau afloat through August
When Solvang Interim City Attorney Chip Wullbrandt looked over the contract with the Solvang Conference & Visitors Bureau, he couldn’t understand it. “It didn’t look like a lawyer had written it,” he said. Wullbrandt considered the four-year tourism contract the city had with Solvang Conference & Visitors Bureau through 2022 to be void. It had […]