With the number of homeless people in Santa Barbara County steadily increasing, greater efforts are being made to aid this segment of the community. On May 15, the homeless issue came before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors once again. Due to a sluggish economy, a weak job market, and the effects of California […]
Supervisors move forward with county homeless services merger
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California Supreme Court sides with DA Dudley in Karsai case
The California Supreme Court agreed with Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley on May 17, preventing the release of a sexually violent predator into the county. The state high court’s Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye granted a petition filed by Dudley and ordered Tibor Karsai’s case transferred back to the Third District Court of Appeal […]
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It’s official: DenMat is moving to Lompoc
The long-anticipated move by one of Santa Maria’s largest employers became official when DenMat leaders on May 16 confirmed the company’s relocation to Lompoc. “Our current and future space needs dictate a move to a facility where we can consolidate operations under one roof, as well as provide room for expansion,” DenMat CEO Steve Semmelmayer […]
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Round and round
Caltrans recently completed construction on a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of La Purisima Road and Highway 246. Plans for the roundabout generated some controversy, with claims that it would increase the number of accidents at the intersection. However, Caltrans spokesman Jim Shivers said the public seems to be handling the new road feature well: […]
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Congressman declines to introduce bill on Chumash fee-to-trust proposal
U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, won’t be introducing legislation to bring the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ Camp 4 land into fee-to-trust, Young’s spokesman confirmed. “Congressman Young has not, and is not, introducing legislation regarding this issue,” press secretary Luke Miller told […]
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What is your inner animal spirit?
Josh Hill student “An anteater, because I conquer my problems like how an anteater eats ants.” Holly McFarland student/mother of triplets “I have a Chihuahua at home who is sweet and feisty, and I can be like that, too. I would say I’m a feisty Chihuahua.” Yovanna Rios student “I’m a lioness because I go […]
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Smith gets served
Glenn Goldin, a spokesman for Unity of Purpose for our Kids, served board member Will Smith with a notice of intent to recall at the Santa Maria-Bonita School District Board of Education meeting on May 16. Additionally, the school board voted 4-1 (with Smith dissenting) to create an ad hoc committee to investigate Smith’s behavior. […]
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Orcutt has sushi
Less than a year after Orcutt’s culinary icon, Chef Rick Manson, closed his revered restaurant after two decades in business, there is a new chef in town: Chef Steve. Steve Jeon has 20 years experience in the restaurant industry, and was trained 6,000 miles to the west of California, in Korea. Working in five-star hotel […]
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What’s your favorite part of the rodeo?
Audrey Sewell student/server at Station Grill “The cowboys are always nice.” Colin Hodges student athlete “When the bull jumps over the fence, it’s crazy.” Camille Hernandez student athlete “The Wrangler butts!” Ernesto Gonzalez student “I’ve never been to the rodeo but I think I would like the bull riding.”
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Find a sense of place at Hancock
Luis Ramirez and Jessica Lah will present their two-person show, A Sense of Place, through May 25 at the Ann Foxworthy Gallery on the Allan Hancock College Santa Maria campus. Ramirez and Lah met at Long Beach State University, where both were selected to study for one year at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts […]
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Classes teaches women self-discovery
WonHeart will be presenting an extended version of “5 Ways to Complete Health” for women, from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, at Shepard Hall at the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland. A shorter sample of the program was conducted in March in honor of International Women’s Day with assistance from […]
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See sublimation in action
Artist Michael Corob will present a dye sublimation printing demonstration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at Gold Coast Art n’ Frames, 613 East Main St. In dye sublimation printing, heat causes ink on a print to become a gas, which penetrates an expanded polyester or polymer surface. When the heat is […]