Street Wise

Blake Bolterman professional disc golfer “I don’t like turkey or ham. I’d have to say my grandma’s candied yams.” Talon Sheppard supervisor at Pacific Coast Drywall “Mashed potatoes because Blake stole my ‘candied yams’ answer.” John Villarreal lives in Santa Maria “My favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving is this bacon wrapped chicken that my […]

Ken Guge owner of Leisure Time Games “What is this ‘relax’ you speak of?” Alex Contreras manager of World 1-1 Games “I go to every thrift store in Santa Maria.  It’s therapeutic for me.” Vianna Guerrero works at Whipper Snippers “I like to go home, lay down, and watch movies.” Juana Arevalo works at Payless […]

Martin Reyes no occupation, lives in Santa Maria “From personal experience, I don’t see any impaired driving. It’s definitely not like driving while drunk.” Ellen Ayala student at Allan Hancock College, studies animation “I’ve had experience driving on marijuana and it doesn’t really affect me. It just depends on the person.” Alex Cunningham student at […]

Chad Lamon Hancock student “My favorite selfie was taken at Niagara Falls.” Marcos Cervantes lifeguard “Pirates Cove with the beach and rocks in the background.” Alondra Tapia Hancock student “My favorite place to take a picture is at the Rice Ranch hiking trails in Orcutt.” Marc Tosches staff at Lakeview Jr. High “My ranch in […]

Brianna Martinez student “I’ve always loved princesses, so I’m going to be Pocahontas.” William Russell student “Spider-Man is the best, so that’s what I’m doing.” Peter MacClain student “A penguin because I have a penguin costume already.” Jeremy McNeil student “The Kool-Aid man.”

Edson Gonzales detailing, auto mechanic “As long as there are new jobs, I’m cool with it. If there wasn’t, I’d be pretty pissed.” Rosalia Garcia student teacher at Allan Hancock College “I don’t think it’s possible now, maybe in the future, but it doesn’t make me upset.” Julissa Walle student medical assistant at Allan Hancock […]

Fernhiel Legaspi Hancock student “Walk away.” Stephanie Avaloz voter registration coordinator “I would want to take a selfie with it so I could post it on Facebook.” Jessica Valencia voter registration coordinator “I would ask him if he’s with Trump.” Naomi Miramontes Hancock student “I’m super scared of everything scary. I would freak out and […]

Kasey Hatley carpenter “Well, I think it is a pretty safe place already, so that’s probably all I got.” Loas Padalli chef “Six months ago we had a meeting with all the soccer teams, and we talked about having more fields to play soccer so the kids and all the families can be in there […]

Jackie Lopez unemployed “They’re very unsafe, to be honest with you.” Tom Wolff unemployed “They’re totally unsafe. We hardly have sidewalks on Skyway.” Chris Taylor education consultant “I do find that bike lanes are not as well maintained.”  Paul Evans development manager for Welsh government “I’ve experienced worse.”

Michael Ayala Hancock student, wine cellar worker “Yeah, I’d say so.” Nicole Cason Hancock student “I would honestly say there’s a pretty good amount. I don’t pay that much attention.” Ernesto Lopez Hancock student “Yeah, there’s diversity here.” David Morales Hancock student, janitor “Yeah, I think so.”

Gerry Logan grandpa “No, because it’s our national song, our anthem, and you have to pay respect to the fallen warriors. I’m a Vietnam veteran and there’s a lot of good buddies that came home, but they came home in the horizontal position. You have to show respect, this is our home and it should […]

Christopher Rojas Office assistant and student at Allan Hancock College (AHC) “Worked all day.” Edgar Ramirez Custodian and student at AHC “I was just home all day. Nothing really happened. It was relaxing.” Patrick Meztler Deliveryman and student at AHC “I went to Lake Nacimiento with my boss. There were not very many people there.” […]