Charley Hrehor has had three principals in her four years at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. “I can hardly believe it either,” the high school senior said about the changing leadership. “I don’t know the exact reasons why our former principals have chosen not to come back, but from what I’ve witnessed, it would…
Thanks to recent grant funding, about 12,000 Central Coast-based students will get to attend multiple upcoming events at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) in San Luis Obispo free of charge. In mid-October, the Foundation for the PAC announced that it received its first-ever grant from the Western States Arts Federation in support of the 2023-24…
Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) board member Beverly Joyce-Suneson received a notice of violation from the county on Sept. 20 claiming that she had broken multiple SLO County codes. Although she had already fixed the violations, a community member brought the issue up at the Oct. 11 OCSD meeting. “You have to follow the law,”…
After operating as the only substance use treatment facility exclusively for veterans on the Central Coast since 2019, Legacy Village shut its doors on Oct. 17. “It’s terrible that we’ve had to close the doors, but the worst part about it is the veterans that are out there still struggling. When they finally say, ‘I…
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) expressed concerns directly to the head of U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) about the closure this week of a veterans substance abuse treatment facility in San Luis Obispo and its potential impact on Central Coast veterans, according to an Oct. 19 statement from Carbajal’s office. In two…
Sheila Gibilisco grew up in the San Fernando Valley and was a massage therapist for the movie industry. She would work on movie sets to help the actors and crew members rejuvenate and recover after long days of filming. When her son was in first grade, Gibilisco and her family moved up to Orcutt, and…
People in the Santa Ynez Valley really just need to mind their own business. But they’re too entitled for that, aren’t they? After burning through several principals in a short period of time, Santa Ynez Valley Union High School still hasn’t replaced the most recent resignation, Michael Niehoff. Niehoff resigned last spring after dealing with…
The Dana Reserve development in Nipomo is one of the largest proposed developments in the history of San Luis Obispo County. Last January, we noted the local media’s failure to accurately report on the massive project and its equally massive impacts on the environment (“Local journalists overlooked an important document for Nipomo’s Dana Reserve development,”…
Killers of the Flower Moon What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Fair Oaks Arroyo Grande, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Good Fellas, Gangs of New York) directs this historical drama…
Love at First Sight What’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix Based on the novel The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, this Netflix rom-com follows two fated young people on a journey from New York to London. Hadley (Haley Lu Richardson) is on her way to her dad’s second wedding,…
An American Werewolf in London What’s it rated? R When? 1981 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre on Friday, Oct. 27 (9:15 p.m.) Five words: The dream within the dream. Absolutely shocked the heck out of me. If you’ve never seen it, what are you waiting for? If you have, you know how absolutely amazing…
A good cause Grab pints of Boots and Hose at Humdinger Brewing’s Arroyo Grande flagship bar on 116 West Branch St. from noon to 9 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. Boots and Hose is also available in its San Luis Obispo taproom at 855 Capitolio Way. The taproom is…
Calls to support banning and censoring books in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District were sent out to local residents for a second time in the past month, prompting community members to plan to stand against book bans at the Oct. 25 school board meeting. We the People of The Santa Maria Valley—a conservative group affiliated…
To beast or not to beast The Great American Melodrama presents its production of Trudy and the Beast through Saturday, Nov. 11. The two-act show is followed by the Melodrama’s Monster Mash vaudeville revue. The theater is located at 1863 Front St., Oceano. Call (805) 489-2499 or visit americanmelodrama.com for tickets and more info. Spooky…
