Pioneer Valley High School seniors Andrew Cronin and Nathan Lainez recently won $2,000 scholarships from De La Rosa & Co. by penning two of the winning entries in the investment bank’s Fabric of Society essay contest. Students wrote about quotations on the meaning of citizenship from four famous thinkers, including Greek philosopher Socrates, President Dwight […]
Two local high school seniors win annual Fabric of Society essay writing contest
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Spotlight on: Romp
The smell of tanned, dyed leather creeps into the nostrils as you walk by Romp shoe store in Los Olivos. It’s tucked away behind the olive tree center of a stone-lined courtyard. The shop is a mini version of its mother store on Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo. And though leather lines the shelves […]
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Political Watch 10/10/13
• Covered California opened for business on Oct. 1, and started peddling insurance options to the public as part of the Affordable Care Act. The online health insurance exchange came online the same day as HealthCare.gov. Users of California’s new online system complained about pages not loading, error messages, and slowness. The website went dark […]
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Community Notebook 10/10-10/17
MONDAY, OCT. 14 • The Santa Maria City Block Grants Advisory Committee has its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room, 110 E. Cook St., Santa Maria. TUESDAY, OCT. 15 • The Guadalupe Planning Commission has its regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 918 […]
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Community Corner: Join local mayors in Oz for a good cause
Guests of 7th annual Mayors’ Ball will follow the yellow brick road Oct. 12 to the Land of Oz as part of “An Emerald Evening.” On this enchanting evening, United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County will join the mayors of Santa Maria, Lompoc, Buellton, Solvang, and Guadalupe in support of the nonprofit’s Power Reading […]
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Former Arroyo Grande council member Caren Ray gets sworn in SLO County supervisor seat
After months of curiosity and speculation over a seat left vacant all summer long, San Luis Obispo County finally has a new fourth district supervisor. Gov. Jerry Brown selected Caren Ray, who served on the Arroyo Grande City Council before her appointment, after a long, thorough process. Ray’s appointment was announced Oct. 3, and she […]
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Santa Maria school districts grapple with an apparent substitute teacher shortage
On a recent Friday morning in the Sun office, Staff Writer Kristina Sewell’s phone was blowing up—not with calls from sports sources but with calls from two local school districts looking for substitute teachers. “That was my mom’s school [on the phone],” Sewell told me. “They’re desperate.” In addition to being a sports writer, Sewell […]
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Corrections
• In the Oct. 3 cover story “Making a Stand,” the Sun printed the incorrect phone number for Sandy Agalos, a representative for Santa Barbara County Supervisor Steve Lavagnino and organizer for Stand Down Santa Barbara County. Her phone number is 346-8402. • In the Oct. 3 sports story “Beyond the classroom,” the captions and […]
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Mark Moore is sentenced in a $50 million fraud scheme
The former head of a South San Luis Obispo County agricultural chemical company was recently sentenced for his role in an elaborate scheme that bilked his family and friends out of nearly $50 million. John Mark Moore, 51, who was president of the SLO County Farm Bureau from 2007 to 2009, was sentenced in federal […]
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Hit-and-runs are expected to decrease with a new driver’s license law
Santa Maria is ranked second out of 103 similarly sized California cities for hit-and-run accidents, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety. A bill recently signed by Gov. Jerry Brown could change that statistic. Assembly Bill 60 will give undocumented immigrants the opportunity to receive a driver’s license from the Department of Motor Vehicles […]
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The county moves forward with an addition to its North County Jail project
With seemingly no other options, Santa Barbara County supervisors unanimously decided Oct. 8 to move forward with an addition to the North County Jail project. “I don’t really think we have a choice here; we’re going to need the beds,” 4th District Supervisor Peter Adams said. The addition would put another wing on the North […]
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The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum is back in business
After a year plagued by leadership changes and uncertainty, the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum has an interim executive director and a new board president. Executive Director Chris Slaughter and President Diane Adam are both trustees of the Santa Barbara Foundation and longtime museum supporters, having served as Capital Campaign co-chairs for the 13,000-square-foot interactive […]
