Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies discovered human remains near an abandoned vehicle in a canyon north of Montecito on Nov. 3. In a press release from that day, the Sheriff’s Office said it was in the process of making a positive identification and that no additional information would be released due to the active investigation […]
Human remains discovered north of Montecito
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Few details released after attempted murder near Santa Maria High School
A man was shot in the foot on South Pine Street near Santa Maria High School on the evening of Nov. 3. Law enforcement says the suspect is not known at this time. Lt. Paul Van Meel with the Santa Maria Police Department confirmed with the Sun that the shooting had occurred and was an […]
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San Lucas Ranch applies for second restraining order against county and supervisors over Camp 4
Santa Ynez Valley landowners who filed a lawsuit against the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 24 applied for a second temporary restraining order against the supervisors on Nov. 2. Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Donna Geck denied the initial request, filed by San Lucas Ranch, for a temporary restraining order against […]
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Suspects arrested in separate kidnapping and stabbing cases on Nov. 4
A Santa Maria man was arrested on Nov. 4 after allegedly kidnapping a 3-year-old boy and then hitting a pedestrian while fleeing with the child in a vehicle. Suspect Paul Maldonado, 30, reportedly kidnapped a child, stole a car, and drove away, according to a Santa Maria Police Department press release. Witnesses told police the […]
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NASA satellite launch at Vandenberg delayed
A faulty battery delayed the launch of a rocket carrying a NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite, originally set to launch on Nov. 10 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The battery was on a booster for the Delta II Rocket owned by United Launch Alliance—a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin […]
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Dreaming of fields: Locals fight for athletics to curb youth violence while Santa Maria’s soccer complex plans stall
A vibrant image from 2016 shows the corner where West Stowell Road and South Depot Street meet. But instead of the strawberry field that exists there now, the design shows a bustling park with six regulation-sized soccer fields at its center, and another junior-sized field. Surrounding those vast grounds are six half-court basketball courts, two […]
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Back to reality
I really do appreciate it that when I flap my wings or run my beak people are actually listening. I love to hear from you, I really do, but why is it that so many of my admirers only write to me when I’ve pissed them off? And why do they usually write when I […]
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What health ‘care’?
Dear editor and fellow citizens of SLO County, please, please, please enlighten me as to how our health care system is better with our new administration. I am a middle class retiree who makes too much to qualify for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and too little to afford the astronomical rates I have to […]
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About walls
If Mexico were a prosperous, safe, and peaceful neighbor like Canada, the U.S. would not need to control the border with it. But Mexico and the Central American states are out of control; failed governments with drug cartels, human trafficking, and endless corruption which is undermining the security of the U.S. of A. Like residents […]
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Why Salud won’t take a stand
This is in answer to the Oct. 19 letter, “Why won’t Carbajal take a stand on sanctuary cities.” The reason is that even though all legitimate polls show illegal immigration to be a lopsided issue, with the vast majority of Americans opposed to never-ending illegal immigration, Rep. Salud Carbajal cannot anger his Hispanic base favoring […]
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No collusion, Canary
I’ve been a reader of the Sun for a number of years. Early on after reading your column I more or less dismissed it over the years. However, one column accusing President Trump of treason got my attention (“Where there’s smoke,” July 13). I intended to respond at the time but then didn’t. Before I […]
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Not too soon to talk gun control
After any of the mass gun killings, (pick from your favorite recent ones) the subject of any type of gun control gets brought up. The gun lobby-enabled conservatives always claim it is too soon to talk legislation because emotions are distorted and running too high. Don’t politicize the trauma of these poor victims. Of course, […]
