Volunteer opportunity Call (805) 346-1774 or email edwin@fbsmv.org for more information about training and volunteering on a restorative justice panel. There are no specific qualifications or requirements for people to participate. When people get convicted of a crime, it follows them throughout their life, but that conviction rarely invokes change. “As time has gone on…
Madame Secretary, The following appears on the California secretary of state’s website: Summary of qualifications and requirements for the office of United States president Republican Party, March 5, 2024, presidential primary election: I. Qualifications: Every candidate shall be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least 35 years of age, and a resident of…
I would like to comment on Adam Verdin’s letter (“Is it time we all shift our thinking on Oceano?” Aug. 10). He seems desirous of compromise about driving on local beaches and Oceano Dunes. Of his many points, I will address one and an unmentioned other. As a former economist, the economic study Verdin refers…
The California Energy Commission recently released its data on California in-state capacity and generation for 2022. According to its figures, clean energy (non-carbon-emitting) sources amounted to 50 percent of in-state power generation. But clean energy production has the potential to improve greatly because large hydro is currently producing far below its capacity and Diablo Canyon…
Ready or not The Great American Melodrama presents its production of Gold Fever at the Rough and Ready through Saturday, Sept. 9. The theater is located at 1863 Front St., Oceano. Call (805) 489-2499 or visit americanmelodrama.com for tickets and more info. To describe the Great American Melodrama’s latest offering as based on a true…
The entry period for New Times Media Group’s inagural Pet Photo Contest opened in late August and will close on Monday, Sept. 18, at 5 p.m. Photos from the contest will be included in the pet-centric issues of both New Times and the Sun on Thursday, Oct. 19. The Pet Photo Contest is sponsored by…
I Am So Not Inviting You to My Bat Mitzvah What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Netflix Sammi Cohen directs this coming-of-age comedy about besties Stacy Friedman (Sunny Sandler) and Lydia Rodriguez Katz (Samantha Lorraine), who have a falling out over a…
A collection of artworks from three artists working in various media will be on display in Gallery Los Olivos’ latest group exhibition titled Woodlands, which is set to open on Friday, Sept. 1, and be on display through the end of the month. The exhibit will highlight artists Chuck Klein (whose work is pictured), Deborah…
Heart of Stone What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix Tom Harper (Wild Rose, The Aeronauts) directs this by-the-numbers spy thriller that’s sadly short on thrills. As I understand it, the idea was that it would begin a Mission: Impossible-style franchise with Gal Gadot in the lead, but after this rote, lackluster…
The Riptide Big Band will perform at the upcoming Wear That Hat dance concert at the Elwin Mussell Senior Center in Santa Maria on Sunday, Sept. 10, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The band will be accompanied by vocalists Bob Nations and Mitch Latting during the event, hosted by the Santa Maria Valley Senior Citizens…
Depp V. Heard What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix From April to June 2022, the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard was in its heyday. With a bit of shame, I admit I followed along, watching hour upon hour of trial footage as the two and their respective witnesses…
Build your own Call (805) 354-0069 or visit 805charcuterie.com to find out more about 805 Charcuterie, located at 3546 Skyway Drive, suite F, Santa Maria. The venue is open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 8 p.m., Fridays and Sundays from noon to 8 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Don’t be…
Santa Maria Fire Chief Brad Dandridge has never seen anything like the Aug. 23 house explosion before. “I’ve been a firefighter for 17 years and the majority of the time was in Fresno. At Fresno, we’ve run into quite a bit of calls and I’ve seen quite a bit of incidents,” Dandridge said. “I’ve seen…
Mobile food vendors operating in Guadalupe will face new regulations if the city decides to approve a newly proposed law. Members of the Guadalupe City Council recently directed staff to draft a formal food truck ordinance, which will mark the first ordinance of its kind for the city, according to contracted Planning Director Larry Appel.…
After five to six years of work and gathering funding, the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara will start construction on an 80-unit affordable housing project in Guadalupe. The project will also include a community services hub and a child development center, Executive Director John Polanskey told the Sun. “Escalante Meadows was a…
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) and several Senate and House colleagues applauded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s release of the draft designation for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary off the Central Coast, according to an Aug. 23 statement from Carbajal’s office. In 2020, Carbajal, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and then Sen.…
Eileen Boyd considered herself a singer from an early age and always dreamt of a professional career. The Sacramento native ended up studying music in college and then decided to get a teaching credential to support herself while chasing her dreams. “I ended up teaching for 40 years, and I kept my hand in the…
Do food trucks have an unfair advantage over restaurants? I’m guessing that food truck owners would say no. After all, it’s not like a thief can just steal a brick-and-mortar restaurant. They can and do steal food trucks. It’s happening all over the U.S. Can you imagine waking up one morning and your entire business…
