Some local libraries will be hosting special film screening events in conjunction with the Climate Future Film Festival in late August and early September. This touring film festival highlights a collection of international short films of various genres that examine “our interior responses to many possible climate futures,” according to the fest’s Film Freeway page. […]
Climate Future Film Festival screens shorts in Nipomo, Morro Bay, and more
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Riptide Big Band makes waves at pirate-themed dance in Santa Maria
The Santa Maria Valley Senior Citizens Club hosts its Talk Like a Pirate Dance, with live music from the Riptide Big Band, at the Elwin Mussell Senior Center in Santa Maria on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Admission to the event is free, thanks to grant funding from the Community Foundation of […]
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Art and technology converge in Gallery Los Olivos’ Brushes and Pixels
Pixel perfect Call (805) 688-7517 or visit gallerylosolivos.com for more info on Brushes and Pixels, on display at Gallery Los Olivos from Sept. 1 through the end of the month. The gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Before moving to the Central […]
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Be wary of initiatives
It seems like on all our election ballots, we are presented with initiatives to vote on. That is because in California, citizens have the power through ballot initiatives to directly propose and enact laws, make or change local ordinances, and even make amendments to the state Constitution. Usually individuals or groups resort to the initiative […]
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Everyone deserves access to clean, affordable energy
As the country and the rest of the world experience another year of scorching heat waves, private for-profit utility companies—which we rely upon for our basic necessities, like heating, cooling, and electricity—are keeping us reliant on climate-wrecking fossil fuels while reporting record profits. When they work well, utilities exist in the background of our lives: […]
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The Harris/Walz ticket is the way forward
John Donegan claims that Kamala Harris is not qualified to be president of the U.S., and she is also a bad choice (“Democrats are the victims of their own infatuation with DEI,” Aug. 22). He implies that that her nomination was forced on the members of the Democratic Party (“join or else”), and also that […]
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Sustainable money
Should farmworkers make $26 an hour in Santa Barbara County? CAUSE (the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) thinks so. “If you asked any farmworker in our county what’s the biggest challenge they face, it’s low wages,” CAUSE Co-Executive Director Hazel Davalos told the county Board of Supervisors on Aug. 27. Of course […]
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AAUW Lompoc-Vandenberg branch receives Fund for Santa Barbara grant for local election forums
This election cycle, Lompoc has two City Council seats and the mayor’s seat up for grabs, and the Lompoc Unified School District has its second by-trustee area election this November. To help keep residents informed and involved during election season, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Lompoc-Vandenberg branch received a $10,000 grant from the […]
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Political Watch: August 29, 2024
• U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) joined a bipartisan group of 20 senators in calling on President Joe Biden to establish a White House Task Force on Global Sporting Events in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (which will include matches held in California), the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2031 […]
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NEW FLICKS: An Evening of Surf Films
An Evening of Surf Films What’s it rated? Unrated When? Sunday, Aug. 25, at 5:30 p.m. ($17.91 at esterobaykindnesscoalition.org) Where’s it showing? Bay Theatre of Morro Bay The Kindness Coalition presents an evening of surf films, screening Stoker Machine (2023; 12 min.) and Big Wave Guardians: First Responders of the Sea (2022; 91 min.). The […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own What’s it rated? PG When? Saturday through Monday, Aug. 24 to 26, at 7 p.m. Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo Penny Marshal (Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Big, Awakenings) directs this 1992 sports dramady offering a fictional account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943-1954), […]
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Alien: Romulus returns to the original’s formula and nails it
Alien: Romulus What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe, The Girl in the Spider’s Web) directs this new installment in the Alien sci-fi horror franchise. In this go-around, […]