Correction, May 29, 2026 1:50 pm:
Correction: This story was updated to reflect that Marilyn Mercado’s wellness class is among various featured offerings in the Nipomo Senior Center’s Health, Wellness, and You program. The Sun incorrectly credited Mercado as the program’s developer in the original article and regrets the error.
Yoga instructor and self-care author hosts free monthly wellness workshops in Nipomo
Clarification, April 3, 2026 3:29 pm:
The photograph referenced in this commentary ("Know before you vote: One 5th District county supervisor candidate has what it takes to lead North County") does not show members of The Fund for Santa Barbara, CAUSE, or MICOP participating in an official capacity. Any individuals pictured who are affiliated with those organizations were attending as private citizens, not as representatives of those 501(c)(3) nonprofits. According to the organizations, the nonprofits do not engage in partisan or candidate-specific activity.
Upon further examination, the Sun confirmed that MICOP members are not in the photograph in question.
The Sun regrets any confusion that may have resulted from this commentary.
Know before you vote: One 5th District county supervisor candidate has what it takes to lead North County
Correction, September 25, 2025 2:46 pm:
This story was updated to include the correct bill, House Bill 4176, that U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) co-sponsored.
Breaking the silence? A recent Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors decision aims to get more information about what ICE is doing locally
Correction, September 15, 2025 4:34 pm:
Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the marital status of Clifford Chapman.
Businesses donate top-notch food, beverages, and dessert to to the Chapman Estate’s tenth annual Swingin’ by the Sea fundraiser
