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BINGEABLE: Landman

Landman BINGEABLE: Landman What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024-present Where’s it showing? Paramount Plus Score another TV hit for writer/actor Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, 1883, 1823, Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, Lioness). Landman is another macho neo-Western, this time about the boom-or-bust oil business. The story centers on Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton), a fixer for […]

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The Santa Barbara County Fair cancels this year’s poultry shows thanks to bird flu

Students who were looking forward to raising chickens and turkeys for this year’s Santa Barbara County Fair will have to make other plans.Ā  The fair canceled this summer’s poultry exhibitions after the state veterinarian indefinitely banned poultry and dairy cow exhibitions at fairs and other shows because of the current bird flu epidemic. County Fair […]

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American Primeval depicts a romance-free version of western expansion

American Primeval What’s it rated? TV-MA What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Netflix Peter Berg directs creator Mark L. Smith’s Western TV miniseries set in 1857 during the Utah War and the violent clash between the Mormons, the U.S. government, early settlers, and the indigenous tribes, […]

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Buellton developer seeks to amend drive-through policy on Avenue of Flags

One year after Buellton put the brakes on bringing an In-N-Out to town, the developer behind a separate drive-through project is asking the city to consider a crucial policy change. Unlike the rejected In-N-Out development, which would have neighbored an existing McDonald’s drive-through, the Central Holding Group’s project site for its proposed drive-through coffee shop […]

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California Coastal Commission faces two lawsuits after denying Vandenberg’s request to increase SpaceX launches

Four months ago, the California Coastal Commission denied Vandenberg Space Force Base’s request for approval to increase the number of SpaceX launches. Now, the state agency is battling two lawsuits stemming from that decision.  In December, a conservative nonprofit sued the agency for allegedly not complying with public records requests for emails and other correspondence […]

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Care behind bars:Ā Wellpath begins negotiations with county over jail health care, despite bankruptcy and personnel concerns

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors recently decided to allow the Sheriff’s Office to negotiate a new shorter-term contract with the current jail health care provider, despite voicing concerns about the company’s money troubles and ability to offer quality care.Ā  ā€œPerformance is the best indication of future results,ā€ 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson told […]

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BINGEABLE: Missing You

Missing You What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Netflix Kat (Rosalind Eleazar) is haunted by the abrupt end to her engagement 11 years ago when fiancĆ© Josh (Ashley Walters) takes off without explanation. She’s moved on, diving into her work as a detective and always hunting for answers as to who killed […]

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BINGEABLE: The Agency

The Agency What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Paramount Plus with Showtime Based on critically acclaimed French TV series Le Bureau des LĆ©gendes (2015-2020), this George Clooney and Grant Heslov-produced American version follows covert CIA agent ā€œMartianā€ (Michael Fassbender), who after a long undercover assignment in Africa under the name ā€œPaul Lewisā€ […]

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Conclave makes Pope picking fascinating

Conclave What’s it rated? PG What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Peacock Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front) directs Peter Straughan’s Golden Globe-winning screenplay based on Robert Harris’ 2016 novel about selecting a new pope after the current one dies unexpectedly of a heart […]

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California Nature Art Museum debuts Thomas Dambo’s first indoor troll installation

With help from a crew of local and visiting volunteer builders, Danish artist and activist Thomas Dambo is constructing his first troll sculpture in an indoor setting, thanks to a collaboration with the California Nature Art Museum in downtown Solvang Dambo is best known for creating more than 100 outdoor troll sculptures across 17 countries. […]

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Protect the ocean from industrial development

A proposal from the federal government to industrialize the ocean along the Central Coast and Humboldt coastlines with hundreds of 700-foot-tall floating wind turbines would set a precedent that ocean industrialization is acceptable, destroy the character of the Central Coast, and kill ocean wildlife. The Pacific Ocean is home to mammals, birds, and countless varieties […]

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