I went to the Guadalupe City Council meeting about four or five weeks ago where a resident of Guadalupe discussed that he wants to build a simple driveway at his new home. He went to the Planning Department office, and it seems they sent him to the City Council meeting. He wanted to talk to […]
Guadalupe City Council doing Planning Commission’s job
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The Central Coast can’t afford the GOP tax plan
On Monday, the House and Senate met to negotiate the final version of their tax plan behind closed doors, but there are a few things about the plan we know to expect. Every iteration of the Republican tax plan has proven to balloon the deficit by at least a trillion dollars and hand the majority […]
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City officials work to rally community support for recently adopted youth safety plan
Community members and city officials have spent months arguing over ways to best reduce youth violence in Santa Maria, and an end to the battle is not in sight. City officials are taking their first steps toward implementing the city’s newly adopted youth safety plan, which was drafted by the Mayor’s Task Force on Youth […]
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Spotlight on: Hans Duus Blacksmith
Hans Duus, 66, has been working with metals for more than 50 years. “I like being around a forge,” he told the Sun. “I grew up in it.” Duus first sank his teeth into the craft when he was just a teenager, when he joined a welding class in high school. It was during that […]
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Hobnobbing with Helen: The Philharmonic put on a masquerade
Masquerade Ball. Doesn’t that sound like fun? There were masks galore at the Philharmonic Society’s annual fundraiser, held on Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Radisson Hotel. This year’s theme was—you guessed it—Masquerade Ball. Imagine a roomful of gala-goers wearing the accessory du jour. There were feathered masks and masks with long, exaggerated noses, as well […]
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Greater number of valley fever cases reported on the Central Coast
It was 2006 when the Perkins wildfire devastated parts of the Cuyuma Valley. As captain of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department’s hand crew, Rob Hazard spent more than a week installing hand and bulldozer lines to help suppress the fire. The crew used several bulldozers, and Hazard said he remembers fighting various spot fires […]
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Broken pipe causes damage and closures to East Battles Road
A fire hydrant pipe broke near the intersection of East Battles Road and South Broadway on Dec. 4, causing the pavement to buckle, which led to a lengthy lane closure on Battles. The water pipe was repaired by 8 a.m. the following morning, and water service was restored to Rabobank, which had no water access […]
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Attorney adds context to detainment lawsuit against Marian Medical, county
The attorney for a San Luis Obispo couple who attempted to sue Marian Regional Medical Center for wrongful detainment added clarity to the complex case while responding to an article published in the Sun on Nov. 30 (“Wrongfully detained?”). “To be detained involuntarily is among the most traumatizing thing that can occur to a person. […]
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Santa Maria park improvement projects underway
Big changes are coming, or already have come, to Santa Maria’s Grogan, Armstrong, and Buena Vista parks. Each park is somewhere in the renovation process as the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department works to achieve its longtime goal to replace or improve at least one park each year. The playground at Grogan Park, which […]
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County status report shows Greka responsible for majority of petroleum violations
Santa Barbara County Planning and Development staff found that Greka Energy led the pack in terms of violations and fines compared to other oil and gas producers in the county. In an annual report presented to the Board of Supervisors on Dec. 5, county petroleum staff noted 161 violations were issued following petroleum unit inspections […]
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Santa Maria introduces ‘Talking in the Library’
A series of 17 short videos—in English and Spanish, featuring patrons of the Santa Maria Public Library discussing their experiences using the modern library system—are now posted online. The library users are featured in a new social media campaign to tell others in local communities the many ways that they find the library useful. The […]
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Women’s Guild hosts Christmas luncheon
St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church’s Women’s Guild is hosting the annual Christmas luncheon on Dec. 9 at 11:30 a.m. Women over the age of 12 are encouraged to attend. The event will be held in the church’s decorated Stacy Hall. This luncheon, a Santa Ynez Valley tradition for more than 40 years, opens with a reception […]
