Vol. 20, No. 35
Sheriffs' dive team members recount a harrowing call-out to the Conception boat fire at the Channel Islands
By PETER JOHNSON
Anti-cannabis sentiments are rooted in bigotry
By ERIK HUBER
Group demands police transparency, accountability following arrest video
By ZAC EZZONE
Solvang's fight with its tourism bureau winds down
By William D'Urso
Lompoc residents discuss concerns, solutions amid youth violence uptick
Guadalupe begins after-school arts, sports programs
Aera Energy proposes a Cat Canyon project alternative with about 100 fewer wells
Guadalupe starts fresh with a new city administrator who will help finish its current development projects and contribute to the future
Political Watch: October 31, 2019
The local Salvation Army changes the way it asks for money
State Parks is not doing its homework
By Lucia Caslinuovo, Oceano
Power shutoff is a state crime!
By Justin M. Ruhge, Lompoc
CANARY: Topsy-turvy
By The Canary
Local literary club holds annual fashion show
Santa Maria Inn hosts live script reading of 'Titanic'
Artist and author Chelsea Ward signs new book in Solvang
I see, hear, and smell dead people at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights
By Caleb Wiseblood
Local conspiracy theory podcast 'Wait, Whaaat?' finds local and global popularity
By MALEA MARTIN
Five local acts headline Woodstock Tribute Concert at the Great American Melodrama
Presqu'ile Winery hires new executive chef to create tasting room wine and food pairings and implement new organic garden
Don’t knock EV ownership till you try it—at least learn more now
We cannot achieve greenhouse gas reduction if the goals are continually changing
By Ron Fink
Santa Maria, Vernon Group negotiate development agreement for downtown
By Taylor O'Connor
Vital draw: The FDA changes guidelines for LGBTQ-plus men who want to donate blood for the first time
By Bulbul Rajagopal