I couldn’t be more disheartened by the inaction of our City Council at the Oct. 3 meeting regarding the Arts Master Plan and Ordinance. Early on, Councilmembers Jack Boyson and Etta Watterfield were clearly prepared to pronounce the Art Plan DOA with Councilwoman Watterfield at one point, among other ludicrous notions, suggesting all the city’s […]
Santa Maria City Council, a major disappointment
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Condor in recovery?
Recent newspaper releases have brought up the “recovery” of the California condor to the wild. The question I have to ponder: When does an animal survive in the wild? Is a creature believed to be “wild” that required man’s help to survive? How much of the sustenance of the condor is wild sources or given […]
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Condor in recovery?
Recent newspaper releases have brought up the “recovery” of the California condor to the wild. The question I have to ponder: When does an animal survive in the wild? Is a creature believed to be “wild” that required man’s help to survive? How much of the sustenance of the condor is wild sources or given […]
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Where is the Republican Party leadership?
During the term of President Barack Obama, the Republican-controlled House and Seante spared no efforts to nullify any attempts he made to enact legislation for the betterment of the country and its citizens. Now, with President Donald Trump, they are strangely quiet or seem afraid to challenge his erratic behavior. From all appearances, Mr. Trump […]
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Why won’t Carbajal take a stand on sanctuary cities?
Gov. Jerry Brown and the Democratic Legislature recently signed legislation to make California a sanctuary state. We have all heard the horror stories of illegal felons committing horrible acts, and one even happened a little too close to home. Kate Steinle was a Cal Poly graduate who was shot by an illegal immigrant in San […]
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Missing the mark
The Sun’s Opinion page allowed the latest ravings of Ken McCalip (“The time to act is now,” Oct. 12) to attack again our Second Amendment right to own and carry guns, as the reason for the sad, crazy attack in Las Vegas, instead of the person and reason for the attack. Without guns, the deranged […]
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Domestic violence is a dangerous trap
Editor’s note: Denise F. was a source for the cover story, “Break the silence,” which ran Oct. 5. Her full last name has been omitted to protect her privacy. She submitted her story as a contribution in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It still doesn’t seem possible, sometimes I think to myself, “This can’t […]
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Political Watch
• Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed two bills penned by Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) into state law. AB 1328 gives California water agencies access to information on potentially hazardous chemicals used in oil and as operations, and AB 1197 will ensure that oil spill management teams are adequately trained in the event of a […]
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Former patients and families invited to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit celebration
Marian Regional Medical Center will host the fourth annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduation Celebration on Nov. 4. The event will include an opportunity for toddlers who were born premature to reunite with the caregivers who nurtured them to health immediately after birth. Former patients and their families are invited to the celebration at the […]
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Allan Hancock College eligible for $1 million prize
Allan Hancock College announced Oct. 11 that it was named, for the fourth time, one of the nation’s top 150 community colleges by the Aspen Institute, which began ranking community colleges in 2011. Hancock’s rank makes the school eligible for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, which includes a $1 million reward. The […]
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Spotlight On: Women’s Fund of Northern Santa Barbara County
For Amy Curti, and her fellow members at the collective volunteer donor group, the Women’s Fund of Northern Santa Barbara County, the power of the purse should not be underestimated. “With my median income, I would never be able to write a check for $25,000 to an organization, but when I write my $125 check […]
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County chasing millions in grants for stormwater resource projects
Santa Barbara County officials are scrambling to receive public input on a stormwater resources plan as the window for grants to fund the program threatens to slam shut. “We anticipate the next round of grant implementation grant funding to come out next fall,” the county’s Water Resources Program Manager Matt Young told the Sun, “so […]
