Commentaries | Santa Maria Sun

County supervisors need to experience the stench surrounding cannabis operations before ruling on permit appeals

By Ron Fink

Jun 1, 2023

Anyone living near a cannabis operation is familiar with the horrendous stink that lingers in the air 24 hours a day for months at a time. Some of these operations are close to Lompoc, and being someone who lives in the odor path, I can tell you that these operations have a serious impact on my family’s quality of life...

Are projects Roomkey and Homekey helping Lompoc’s homeless?

By Ron Fink
May 18, 2023
I am a relentless warrior against fascism, bigotry, and ‘able-ism’

By JOHN ASHBAUGH
May 11, 2023
Lompoc City Council must now help the community face inevitable major electric rate increases

By Ron Fink
May 4, 2023
It’s time to end the prohibition of cannabis at federal level and in all states

By Sam Rodriguez
Apr 27, 2023
Will Lompoc have enough housing to meet state mandates?

By Ron Fink
Apr 20, 2023
Fix your leaks

This spring, conserve water and save money by repairing leaky pipes, fixtures, and appliances

By Mark Zimmer
Apr 13, 2023
Being LGBTQIA isn't an ideology or a theory, Solvang

By AL NUNEZ
Apr 5, 2023
Is our water safe to drink or our food safe to eat?

By Ron Fink
Apr 5, 2023
It's too easy to forget that we're all swimming in the same stream

By JOHN ASHBAUGH
Mar 28, 2023
Lompoc's fire crews are well trained, but the city needs to fund a more robust department to ensure public safety

By Ron Fink
Mar 21, 2023
California Coastal Commission has protected the state's shoreline for 50 years

By JANET BRIDGERS
Mar 14, 2023
Lompoc community members have ongoing concerns about 'code enforcement' and owners' responsibilities

By Ron Fink
Mar 8, 2023
Santa Maria's downtown revitalization will breathe new life into the city

By ALICE PATINO
Mar 1, 2023
How much does providing shelter to the homeless cost all of us?

By Ron Fink
Feb 28, 2023
The oil industry puts its profits ahead of your health, again

By Andrew Christie
Feb 14, 2023
Ever-increasing gas bills are hardly natural

By Ron Fink
Feb 7, 2023
Santa Maria needs options beyond developer paybacks to create affordable housing

By SCOTT FINA
Jan 31, 2023
Lompoc has 200 unhoused people, largely thanks to government 'helping hands'

By Ron Fink
Jan 25, 2023
Local journalists overlooked an important document for Nipomo's Dana Reserve development

By Andrew Christie
Jan 17, 2023
The metamorphosis of Elon Musk and the left

By JOHN DONEGAN
Jan 4, 2023
New laws are being enacted without state lawmakers thinking 'what could go wrong?'

By Ron Fink
Dec 28, 2022