The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission unanimously approved new greenhouse gas emissions thresholds in the county’s Energy Element to meet its Climate Action Plan goals. However, several commissioners shared concerns about frequently changing the metrics. The 2030 Climate Action Plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent below 2018 levels by 2030—a change […]
County Planning Commission expresses concern about moving climate goals
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SLO County supervisors approve contested Dana Reserve development in Nipomo
The Dana Reserve is one of the bigger controversial development issues San Luis Obispo County’s seen in recent years, with a divided community waiting anxiously for months to hear whether the SLO County Board of Supervisors would approve it. In late April, it did with a 3-2 vote. During a two-day meeting on April 23 […]
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Housing headway: County supervisors approve rezoned sites in largest Housing Element in history, with several sites identified in Orcutt
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors closed the yearslong Housing Element process by rezoning several sites to make way for the needed units. “This wasn’t something that happened overnight; this was two, three years in the making,” 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson told the Sun on May 2. “I want to make sure that […]
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Local vintners pour their wares during Santa Barbara Zoo’s Roar and Pour
Welcome to the jungle Find out more about Roar and Pour at sbzoo.org. The wine tasting event, open to ages 21 and over, highlights several Central Coast-based wineries and will be held at the Santa Barbara Zoo on Saturday, May 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission is $95. VIP tickets are $130 each. Proceeds […]
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Bingeable: Baby Reindeer
Baby Reindeer What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix Wowza, this one’s a ride, even more so because it’s based on Richard Gadd’s true-life stalker experience. Martha (Jessica Gunning) seemingly wandered into his bar one night, and her eager laugh and undying attention feeds something in Donny he desperately needs. He’s a […]
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Bingeable: Shōgun
Shōgun What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Hulu Created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks and based on James Clavell’s sweeping 1975 historical fiction novel, Shōgun tells the story of shipwrecked English sailor John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), the powerful Japanese warlord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) who takes him in, interpreter Toda Mariko […]
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Abigail delivers glorious gore and biting humor
Abigail What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Bulbul? Matinee What’s it worth, Caleb? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 2022) co-direct this horror film about a group of kidnappers who snatch a mob boss’s daughter, Abigail […]
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PCPA’s Little Shop of Horrors debuts in Santa Maria with Solvang performances to follow
The Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) presents its production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Marian Theatre in Santa Maria through Sunday, May 12. This iteration of the hit sci-fi comedy musical, with songs by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken, opened in late April. The show’s director and choreographer, Keenon Hooks, in press […]
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Lompoc’s RocketTown Comic-Con unites several actors under one roof
Comic relief RocketTown Comic-Con in Lompoc will feature appearances from more than a dozen actors with credits that span various arenas of pop culture. For the full lineup of guests, visit rockettown-comic-con.company.site. Tickets to the two-day convention, scheduled for May 4 and 5 in the Lompoc Valley Middle School Gym, are available in advance at […]
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Mother Nature will have her revenge on Dana Reserve development
[Regarding the SLO County Board of Supervisors April 24 approval of the Dana Reserve development in Nipomo.] Really? This is an outrage on all levels, an insult and attack on our sense and sensibilities. We have surpassed our oak tree removal quota after letting Resnick clear-cut 15,000 oaks in Paso Robles. What is going on […]
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The electric vehicle mandate will cost more and cause more problems—for everyone—than it solves
According to the state Air Resources Control Board, California is mandating by executive fiat the electrification of all new vehicles purchased in California by 2035. Not mentioned is the cost of the mandate or who will pay for it. The first issue is fire safety. According to Business Insider, “Car fires have always been dangerous […]
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Too little, too late?
The United States is getting $80 million from Southern California Edison for the 2017 Thomas Fire, which burned through more than 280,000 acres. That’s cash money. Why? To recoup the damages and cost of fighting said fire on 150,000 acres of Los Padres National Forest in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Los Padres is getting […]