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Drive-Away Dolls is charming but lightweight

Drive-Away Dolls What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Ethan Coen directs this queer comedy co-written with his wife, Tricia Cooke, about free-spirited Jamie (Margaret Qualley) and her uptight friend, Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan), who decide to […]

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Allan Hancock College art instructors display works in new faculty exhibit

Ann Foxworthy Gallery presents Allan Hancock College’s Fine Arts Faculty Art Show, currently on display through March 14. Admission to view the exhibit is free and it’s open to the public. The show’s featured media includes painting, installation work, photography, ceramics, digital video, and more. “As artists, our faculty have their own art-making practices both […]

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Does ‘social justice’ really require that poor people be given the same bragging rights as the wealthy?

Whoever knew that equity and social justice requires that folks be able to live in Beverly Hills regardless of their financial means? This may the biggest lifestyle boost since the Beverly Hillbillies struck crude and rolled into town. The legendarily swank enclave of Beverly Hills is in a real lather. The enlightened social engineers in […]

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Complaints all around

I’d almost rather pay for a wedding than vote in the primary election. I might not be the only person who feels that way. There isn’t a lot of exciting stuff on the ballot. The choices are almost predetermined.  But, hey, at least no one is running unopposed!  You’ve got incumbent conservative 4th District Santa […]

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County Sheriff’s Office highlights program that finds missing at-risk individuals

 A man with dementia was reunited with his family after having been missing for an entire day, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.  “If you’ve had someone who’s gone missing or prone to confusion or wandering because of some sort of medical condition, [Project Lifesaver] would be a good thing to consider,” Sheriff’s […]

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Political Watch: February 29, 2024

• Assemblymembers Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara), Steve Bennett (D-Ventura), and Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) authored Assembly Bill 2298, legislation that would help establish a statewide Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies program, according to a Feb. 21 statement from Hart’s office. The program is meant to prevent fatal ship strikes on endangered whales and reduce […]

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