What else is a man/ than what he can provide/ to the people that he loves/ and live his life with pride,” asks a singer in Los Cenzontles’ most recently released album American Horizon. The band’s 18th album was released in November of 2009, and already the Mexican folk music troupe is putting the finishing […]
De la ventana de mi vida
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What’s your fondest memory of summer?
Kim Sabedra registered nurse “Spending every summer with my grandma in Virginia from age 4 to 17. We would go to the beach, swim at the pool, and went to Washington, D.C. She was my mom for the summer.” Kelly McLoughlin youth minister “Going barefoot, staying up late, and playing outside longer because of the […]
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Discover the wild, wild west
In honor of Father’s Day and the recent Elks Rodeo, the Discovery Museum will be holding its first-ever Rodeo Roundup on June 13, from noon to 2 p.m. Kids who attend will have an opportunity to ride ponies from Happy Trails Pony Rides and watch two local youth roping champions: Nick, 14 years old, and […]
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They screamed for ice cream, but nobody was home
On June 2, Central Coast residents and business owners gathered outside Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab in the village of Arroyo Grande to show their support of owner Greg Steinberg in a counter-protest against a union’s ongoing “bannering” of the business. The group of more than 100 people then marched several blocks to stand outside […]
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Maldonado pushes for Proposition 14
After campaigning in Monterey and Santa Cruz for Proposition 14—a ballot measure that would create open primaries in California—newly minted Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado finished off his last-minute campaign trail on June 7 at the Swiss Chalet Restaurant in Santa Maria. Maldonado greeted the customers, who were all grins as they talked to the Santa […]
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Hancock’s Class of 2010 turns the tassel
After Allan Hancock College’s 89th commencement, it was neither the school’s president Jose M. Ortiz nor the keynote speaker, Henry A.J. Ramos, who had the final word on the occasion: It was the Allan Hancock College Concert Band, which, after the recession of the graduates, performed the Looney Tunes theme song “That’s All, Folks.” Graduates […]
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County officials crunch numbers and plan for funding cuts
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors spent much of the week of June 7 mulling over ways to close the county’s more than $40 million budget shortfall. The 2010-11 budget proposals presented by county employees included some drastically bleak money-saving measures, including a $14.8 million reduction in staff positions and benefits; using $29.5 million […]
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Representatives will face off in November
U.S. Representative for the 23rd District Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) will face Republican candidate Tom Watson and Libertarian Darrell N. Stafford in November. Capps and Stafford ran unopposed on their parties’ respective tickets. Watson took 38 percent of the vote on the Republican ballot, trailed by Clark Vandeventer who took approximately 21 percent and John […]
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Party people
The parties were colorful, the races were tight, and the candidates were, for the most part, composed. June 8, 2010, marked the potential for change in Northern Santa Barbara County, considering several key positions were up for grabs, including D.A., Assembly member, and a couple of county supervisor seats. While the results trickled in over […]
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Summer Guide 2010
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Political Watch 06.10
The city of Santa Maria needs representatives to serve on the Block Grant Advisory Committee and Library Board of Trustees. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on July 2. There will be five people appointed to the Block Grants Advisory Committee for three-year terms. Members are responsible for conducting public workshops and hearings, reviewing […]
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Community Notebook 06.10
MONDAY, JUNE 14 • The Santa Maria City Block Grants Advisory Committee has its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room, 110 E. Cook St., Santa Maria. TUESDAY, JUNE 15 • The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Betteravia Government Center’s […]