Political Watch: January 9, 2025 - Santa Maria Sun
Jan 9, 2025 · • U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) was sworn into his fifth term in Congress representing the 24th District on Jan. 3.“As someone who grew up, got his first job …
Santa Maria Sun - Local News for Northern Santa Barbara County
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors recently decided to allow the Sheriff’s Office to negotiate a new shorter-term contract with the current jail health care provider, despite voicing …
Off to the races: The Santa Maria Speedway is back in business …
May 2, 2024 · Editor's note: Santa Maria Speedway General Manager David Castaneda told the Sun after the paper went to press that races have been postponed due to logistical issues, and …
Political Watch: January 16, 2025 - Santa Maria Sun
Jan 16, 2025 · • The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians received a $1.4 million grant through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help with the planning and community engagement efforts …
Santa Maria Sun | Issue Archives | Jan 2, 2025
Jan 2, 2025 · More than 4.5 million Western monarch butterflies once landed along the California coast to spend their winters, a number that has declined by 95 percent since the 1980s, …
The U.S. Forest Service and Chumash Fire Department work in …
Dec 19, 2024 · Chumash Fire Department Capt. Quntan Garcia placed a stalky beige plant into my hand and slowly trickled water from his Kirkland water bottle over it.. My hands were …
What's the most important local story of 2024? - Santa Maria Sun
That it's over., The Lake fire., The Santa Maria Riverbed cleanup., Lompoc's City Council shakeup.
Hopes and dreams - Santa Maria Sun
Dec 26, 2024 · This past year was a bit of a rough one. Starting in Guadalupe—the littlest city that could, but only if the deadline is tomorrow and staff has to overnight something to a state …
A peek pack at 2024 in northern Santa Barbara County - Santa …
Dec 26, 2024 · Local elections had their own drama in places like Lompoc and Santa Maria, where some incumbents held their own while others were voted out. The Lake Fire broke out …
Park protection | News | Santa Maria Sun
Sep 5, 2024 · ADVOCACY EFFORTS: Residents of Del Cielo Mobile Estates banded together and approached the county for protection after they learned that Stockton-based property …