The group was small, but their voices were loud. Although only about 20 Santa Maria Valley high school students gathered at the intersection of Clark Avenue and Bradley Road in Orcutt on April 20, the intimate local adaptation of another national gun violence protest made a striking impact. As thousands of students at schools across […]
Teens share personal experiences with gun violence at April 20 protest in Santa Maria
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Hobnobbing with Helen: Rain won’t cancel
April showers bring May flowers, as well as popular and fun hobnobbing opportunities. An event that I call “Twenty Shades of Teal” was held on Saturday afternoon, April 14, at the Santa Maria Inn. The official name was the Teal Journey Ovarian Cancer Foundation third annual Fashion Show and Luncheon. The show attracted a crowd […]
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Clarification
In the April 19 Eats story “Ch-ch-changes,” the Sun incorrectly stated the name of the food truck BBQ in the Stix. Also, Chef James Gentry used to co-own the food truck with his brother, Ronny Cavazos, who is now the sole owner of BBQ in the Stix.
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Carbajal touts new grant program for ‘resilient’ water systems
There’s not a single group in California more aware of the state of its aging water systems than its local agency water managers. It’s part of the reason why Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) hosted a roundtable on April 23 in Santa Barbara to alleviate concerns and present a draft of a new bill he […]
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Five Oceano men arrested after alleged kidnapping outside Santa Maria nightclub
Five Oceano men were arrested on April 22 after Santa Maria Police responded to an alleged kidnapping with intent to rape early that morning. Santa Maria Police were dispatched to West Main Street and Bonita School Road at about 2:30 a.m., where they found the five suspects detained by Guadalupe Police, according to the Santa […]
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Feds should enact gun control
A recent opinion article in the Sun‘s March 29 issue (“Not the NRA”) blamed those “liberal Democrats” for the recent protests and opposition against gun violence and the NRA. The rhetoric in the letter is similar to what we’ve read or heard before. The NRA is in the business of making money, especially from gun […]
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Reply to Canary
The Yellow Canary seemed to be very concerned about housing for farmworkers in Santa Maria in its April 12 column (“Making it Worse“). Yes, we need the workers. Our experience in Lompoc is worth noting. In the past year we have had two visits from Mexican workers who work in our fields. They come in […]
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To drivers on Highway 1
Every workday, I commute from Lompoc to Santa Barbara via the Clean Air Express. I usually sit on the left side of the bus. I sit comfortably during the commute listening to my music or I watch various downloaded media on my smartphone as we traverse the highways of 1 and 101. This statement is […]
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Boycott the NRA
Recent arguments that the National Rifle Association (NRA) is not to blame for the mass shootings plaguing our schools and country are full of holes. How? Because whenever sensible citizens even propose regulation of the military-style assault weapons used in these massacres, the NRA dangles its cash until just enough legislators acquiesce and block or […]
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A reply to Fina and Ford
To Sean Fina, the school shootings are a very despicable act (“Students want safety,” April 12). You want to “ensure” that you are safe at school. How is banning one type of weapon, the AR-15, going to “ensure” that you are safe? There are millions of them out there. There are an estimated 100 million […]
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Congress, do your job!
Congress needs to repeal the Authority for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which was passed by Congress giving the president the authority to attack Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in New York. There have been 37 military operations in 14 countries since the original AUMF passed. Congress seems to […]
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Political Watch 4/26/18
• Gov. Jerry Brown ordered up to 400 California National Guard troops to deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border to “combat transnational crime” on April 18 after a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to post National Guard at the border. In the opening of the memorandum to send the troops, Brown argued that arrests at […]