Supes allocate funds to repair Guadalupe Dunes road

With hopes of reopening the Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park to vehicles by the spring, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted on Dec. 6 to allocate $300,000 to repair the park’s damaged access road. The majority of the money—$250,000—will come from Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund grants. The remaining $50,000 will be appropriated from […]

After hearing widespread reports that Univision—Santa Maria’s only Spanish-speaking TV news affiliate—would be going off air within the week, station management released this statement: “KPMR-DT Channel 21 is not closing. As the Spanish-language leader in the Santa Barbara market, we remain dedicated to serving our loyal audience. We currently expect the last broadcast of KPMR’s […]

After plenty of discussion and a few disagreements over who should qualify for a seat, Lompoc City Council members made their final selections for the city’s Economic Development Committee on Dec. 6. The new committee will be headed by Teresa Gallavan, the city’s economic development director and assistant city clerk. The creation of Gallavan’s position […]

The city of Lompoc is deeply entrenched in a financial quagmire now that affordable-housing nonprofit Lompoc Housing and Community Development Corporation (LHCDC) has gone under. Last month, the City Council asked staff members to provide a report on the potential liability for repayment of outstanding federal loans made to the now-defunct nonprofit. The city started […]

Teaching a slug to read requires some strategy, but it’s worth it. That’s the premise of this tale, which involves a human boy coaching a slug mother in her efforts to teach a young slug the way of books. Story selection is key, as are gentle steps—or easy, slimy glides?—along the path: learning new words, […]