Correction

In its Aug. 12 issue, the Sun used the wrong Sun Screen photo on its cover page. It should’ve been a photo from The Kids Are All Right. News Briefs is compiled by Sun staffers. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or mail.

Sandwich boards in the downtown Santa Maria area are safe from extinction—at least for another year. On Aug. 17, the Santa Maria City Council voted 4-1, with Mayor Larry Lavagnino dissenting, to extend to 2011 the sunset clause on a ban against using portable advertising signs outside businesses in the city’s Downtown Specific Plan. The […]

Nine months. Most people recognize it as the time it takes to have a baby. In Greg Steinberger’s case, nine months was how long it took for his baby—Doc’s Bernstein’s Ice Cream Lab—to finally be rid of the banner that had been haunting it from across the street since October. The “bannering” campaign, headed by […]

Santa Maria Valley Republicans Inc. is inviting members of the public to attend its monthly membership meeting on Aug. 22 at 5 p.m. at Ambrosia Restaurant, 122 E. Boone St., in Santa Maria. All Republican candidates for Santa Maria City Council have been invited to speak and take questions from the audience. Cost is $25, […]

FRIDAY, AUG. 20 • The Santa Maria City/County Coalition for the Homeless has its regular meeting from 10 a.m. to noon at the Betteravia Government Center conference room, 511 East Lakeside Parkway.   • The Lompoc City/County Coalition for the Homeless has its regular meeting from noon to 1 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors […]

Raising children is tough. It’s even more difficult if you’re a grandparent raising children. However, people in this increasingly common situation aren’t alone. The Area Agency on Aging has begun to offer resources to grandparents who need help raising their grandchildren. According to Aaron Pankratz, manager of the Senior Connection Program run by the Area […]