Santa Maria and Lompoc families looking for free summer programs for their kids can sign up for the Junior Giants coed baseball league. The eight-week program starts in mid-June for children ages 5 to 13—with teams divided by age. The Santa Maria program registration ends April 30 with practices starting on June 6. The Lompoc […]
Free summer baseball programs in Lompoc and Santa Maria are open for registration
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Political Watch: April 25, 2024
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) visited the future site of more than 30 new studio apartments and a health clinic in downtown Santa Barbara, and presented a ceremonial check for $1 million, an investment he secured in this year’s federal budget to support the project, according to an April 16 statement from Carbajal’s […]
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Solvang considers raising maintenance fees for Skytt Mesa homeowners
The feedback from ballots recently mailed to residents of Solvang’s Skytt Mesa neighborhood will determine the fate of a proposed lighting project estimated to cost $50,000. City staff expects to tally up the mailers’ results by June 1, while the Solvang City Council will vote May 13 on a potential 2 percent maintenance fee increase […]
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Nipomo’s Phillips 66 refinery is taking steps toward demolition
Oil giant Phillips 66’s San Francisco Refinery in Contra Costa County no longer processes crude oil—a change that’s impacted the Central Coast. Aimee Henry, the company’s communications director, told the Sun that the transformation aligned with the state’s environmental goals and market conditions. “The Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex [formerly the San Francisco Refinery] supports demand […]
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Santa Ynez high school district names full-time principal/superintendent
Kimberly Sheehan will be taking the helm as Santa Ynez Valley Union High School’s new principal/superintendent starting July 1 after the school board unanimously approved her contract during its April 16 meeting. “I’m just really excited to join an already established team, an already very well-run school district,” Sheehan told the Sun. “I know for […]
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Camera demonstrates the importance of mentors
Camera What’s it rated? Not rated What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? The Fremont Theater in SLO on Monday, April 29, at 3:30 p.m. Jay Silverman (Girl on the Edge, Off the Menu, Saving Paradise) directs this poignant story—by Irish screenwriter Jamie Murphy—about nonverbal 9-year-old Oscar […]
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Vocal Arts Ensemble honors late founder, announces new director
In May, the Vocal Arts Ensemble will host concerts in both Nipomo and San Luis Obispo in honor of Gary Lamprecht, the ensemble’s founder and former artistic director who passed away earlier this year. Lamprecht was also a prolific teacher and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Choral Directors Association. For its […]
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Cinco de Mayo Senior Prom features live music from local band and students
The Santa Maria Valley Senior Citizens Club hosts its Cinco de Mayo Senior Prom, with live music from the Riptide Big Band, at the Elwin Mussell Senior Center in Santa Maria on Sunday, May 5, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The featured band will be accompanied by vocalists Bob Nations and Mitch Latting and band […]
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Contract holes: Santa Barbara County aims to adjust its contract with jail health care provider, Wellpath, to improve service levels
“People are thrown into the snake pit,” Santa Barbara County resident Kate Smith said about the jail and the county’s mental health care system during public comment at a recent special meeting. “You can talk about this year’s crop of buckets we could shoot people in to help, [but] it’s no different,” Smith said. “I […]
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Cake specialist and Santa Maria native Trina Galvan opens Drizzle Bakery in SLO
Open for orders Drizzle Bakery is located at The Kitchen Terminal at 4750 Allene Way in San Luis Obispo. To place an order, visit Facebook or Instagram @drizzle_bakery_llc. Pickup is offered on Saturday morning or by special arrangement, or customers can order select items via harvestly.org. For weddings and special events, delivery can be arranged […]
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BINGEABLE: Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Lawmen: Bass Reeves What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Paramount Plus Real-life Bass Reeves (1938-1910) was born into slavery and owned by Arkansas state legislator William Steele Reeves, and when the Civil War started, Reeves’ son George R. Reeves acquired ownership of Bass, joined the Confederate Army, and took Bass with him. […]
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BINGEABLE: 3 Body Problem
3 Body Problem What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix Based on Chinese sci-fi author Liu Cixin’s novel The Three-Body Problem (from his Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy), Netflix’s nonlinear, character-rich series is about the Santi, an alien race from a dying planet that contacts Earth. The story surrounds the humans who […]
