Do you ever feel like you’re just slogging through the news cycle? There’s so much to know, it just keeps piling up! But hey, at least you don’t have to slog through hours-long meetings of minutia and bureaucratic hemming and hawing—that’s our job! The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors were up to their knees […]
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SB County No. 1 for pot licenses now what?
Recently a local newspaper in an online posting reported that Santa Barbara County Supervisor Janet Wolf said 250 temporary state cannabis operation licenses have been issued for Santa Barbara County, while only three have been issued for San Luis Obispo County, and the county had achieved No. 1 status in the state. This even surpasses […]
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St. Joseph High School names Erinn Dougherty principal
A new principal will soon be walking the halls of St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria. The Department of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced the appointment of Erinn Dougherty to the position on March 3. Dougherty replaces Joanne Poloni, who is retiring following the conclusion of this school year. Poloni […]
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Team Starstruck
A group of Santa Maria cheerleaders took home a national title to close out February. Team Starstruck, a junior level cheerleading team based out of Santa Maria, placed first in their division at a national competition in Dallas, Texas, and also won a separate choreography award, according to coach Kali Williams. The Triple Threat Cheer […]
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Political Watch 3/15/18
• One March 6, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against the state of California over alleged obstruction of federal immigration law, and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave a speech at a meeting of the California Peace Officers Association the following day, where he said, “Contrary to what you might hear from […]
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The truth about Australia’s gun laws
Gary Wechter, in his “criticism” entitled “Gun-free Australia” (March 8) wrote that another letter writer, Ken McCalip, “lied or failed to check his facts when he stated that since 1996, when Australia banned and confiscated certain types of weapons, they’ve had ‘zero’ mass shootings” and suggested McCalip “take the time” to check Google’s link to […]
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NIMBYs and the Nipomo Dunes
Since the 1990s, some of the bigger developments on the Nipomo Mesa have imported a bunch of well-to-do NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard) who are out to eliminate the recreational activities in the Nipomo Dunes. Those activities have been long enjoyed by locals and visitors alike well before these newcomers moved into an area […]
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County says it will remove material from Montecito mudflows for two to five years
Santa Barbara County will be removing debris from the Montecito mudflows for the next two to five years, according to a staff report presented at the Board of Supervisors’ regular meeting on March 13. Assistant county CEO Matthew Pontes told the supervisors that even though 30,000 cubic yards of material had been removed from roads […]
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Dance Spectrum opens at Hancock
Allan Hancock College presents the dance program’s annual spring show, Dance Spectrum, from March 15 to 18 in the Marian Theatre on the Santa Maria campus. Dance instructor Jesus Solorio will direct the cast of more than 60 dancers in 14 original works, including ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, tap, Chinese, pop, and Latin fusion. […]
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Art show in Santa Maria spotlights travel photography
St. Mary of the Assumption Church presents a Fine Art Travel Photography Show featuring San Francisco-based artist and photographer, Frederico Domondon and local photographer Lee-Volker Cox, from 1 to 5 p.m. on March 25. Domondon and Cox have traveled extensively throughout the world, to places including Asia, North and South America, the Arctic, and Europe. […]
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First United Methodist Church brings The Last Supper to life
Santa Maria’s First United Methodist Church is hosting a one-night only performance of The Living Last Supper, a play based on Renaissance painter Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous painting. The musical drama depicts the story of the moment when Jesus Christ told his disciples one of them would betray him. The music was written by Ruth […]
