Is re-encampment the same as an oil pipeline restart? Can’t unhoused people just get a waiver to restart their lives in the Santa Maria Riverbed? After all, the system that aims to provide resources, housing, and help to these folks isn’t quite working for them. So we should all collectively shrug, right? Live and let […]
Re-encampment
Posted inNews
Concussion Navigation Services offers early rehabilitation to patients for faster and more complete brain healing
In the past, health care practitioners advised patients with concussions to “rest and wait.” Now, research suggests this might not be the most effective approach after all. According to Stacey Ritter, a certified athletic trainer and founder of Concussion Navigation Services, patients recover faster and more fully by participating in physical, cognitive, balance, and visual […]
Posted inNews
Political Watch: February 20, 2025
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) helped introduce legislation that would restore guardrails on federal enforcement activities to protect immigrant communities at sensitive locations, according to a press release from his office. Since 2011, the Department of Homeland Security’s sensitive locations policy prohibited immigration enforcement actions in places that provided vital services such as […]
Posted inNews
Federal agency approves state waiver for Sable oil pipeline in Santa Barbara County
The list of steps that Sable Offshore Corporation needs to take to restart the oil pipeline that was shut down after the 2015 Refugio oil spill is getting shorter. “The big picture is that Sable is trying to restart this pipeline system that ruptured in 2015,” said Julie Teel Simmonds, the Center for Biological Diversity’s […]
Posted inNews
Santa Maria solidifies coordination efforts with counties, Caltrans to strengthen homelessness response in riverbed
Find support The Good Samaritan Shelter aims to offer emergency, transitional, and affordable housing as well as other support services for those in need across the Central Coast. To find out about the services, visit goodsamaritanshelter.org. The Santa Maria River runs through multiple jurisdictions, including those belonging to Santa Barbara County, San Luis Obispo County, […]
Posted inNews
Protesting the president: Santa Maria residents participate in the nationwide demonstrations against the Trump administration
Dozens of protesters converged at the intersection of Broadway and Cook streets in Santa Maria on President’s Day. Some arrived with text-heavy banners in hand, while others laid out blank posters on the lawn outside of Santa Maria City Hall to mark with colored Sharpies. “Nobody elected Musk,” “Democracy not oligarchy,” “Fight against fascism,” “This […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Santa Maria local Juliana Neel takes on new leadership role at Talley Vineyards
Talley chart Call (805) 489-0446(805) 489-0446 or visit talleyvineyards.com to find out more about Talley Vineyards, located at 3031 Lopez Drive, Arroyo Grande. Imagine a cozy blanket in wine form. That’s what makes Talley Vineyards’ 2022 grenache perfect for cold, stormy nights, according to the local winery’s new tasting room manager, Juliana Neel. “[It’s] pure […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Kinda Pregnant is kinda funny
Kinda Pregnant What’s it rated? R When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Netflix Amy Schumer is often thought of as a comedian you either dig or you don’t, and luckily, I personally find her pretty dang funny. This new feature-length offering tells the story of Lainey, a woman who’s been a bit obsessed with pregnancy and […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
The Sidney Poitier classic To Sir, with Love screens Feb. 24, at The Bay Theatre
To Sir, with Love What’s it rated? Not rated When? Monday, Feb. 24, at 5:30 p.m. Where’s it showing? The Bay Theatre In honor of Black History Month, the Bay Theatre is screening writer-director James Clavell’s aspirational 1967 film, To Sir, with Love, based on the autobiographical novel by E. R. Braithwaite. The story deals […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
The Gorge is sci-fi horror rom com-drama action flick
The Gorge What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Anna? Streaming What’s it worth, Glen? Streaming Where’s it showing? Apple TV+ Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange, The Black Phone) directs Zach Dean’s (Deadfall, The Tomorrow War) script about two highly trained snipers—Levi (Miles Teller) and Drasa (Anya Taylor-Joy)—stationed on either side of a vast crevice containing […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
2025 Buellton Wine and Chili Festival announces music lineup
Attendees of this year’s Buellton Wine and Chili Festival (Sunday, March 16, from noon to 4:30 p.m., at Flying Flags RV Resort) can look forward to live entertainment from multiple featured acts. Known for his signature, high-energy yodeling and genre blending, local musician Jared Nels will be among the festival’s music lineup, which also features […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Local teen spearheaded crafty gift drive at Marian Regional Medical Center
Young patients in the pediatric unit at Santa Maria’s Marian Regional Medical Center were given stuffed animals, coloring books, crayons, and other fun prizes during the week of Valentine’s Day, thanks to a project organized by 17-year-old high school student Sophia Ferreira. Inspired by her own childhood experience of staying in the hospital, Ferreira organized […]