Council contenders - The Sun talks to the candidates running in the Santa Maria City Council race
08/26/2010:
They say seven is a lucky number. When it comes to the Santa Maria City Council race, however, only two of the seven candidates vying for council positions will end up winn... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Political Watch 08.26
08/24/2010:
California will soon be receiving $487 million in additional American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, according to a press release from U.S. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Community Notebook 08.26
08/24/2010:
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1
• The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu St., Sant... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Hobnobbing With Helen
08/24/2010:
Tres Hermanas Winery was the site of Marian Medical Center's (MMC's) big annual fundraiser, "Waiters Night."
Saturday, Aug. 7, boasted a beautiful afternoon and eveni... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Sides take shape in the jail tax debate - If passed, Measure S would add a half-cent countywide sales tax to fund the Santa Maria jail and repeat offender programs
08/24/2010:
Where three of his predecessors have failed, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown is determined to succeed.
For more than 20 years, officials, judges, and grand juries ... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Be PetSafe
08/24/2010:
On Aug. 29, Santa Barbara County Animal Services will be giving away some free swag to dogs and their people at the Project PetSafe Outreach Clinic. The event will be held ... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Oceano CSD discovers mysterious bank accounts
08/24/2010:
Officials of the Oceano Community Services District are struggling to uncover how almost $368,000 in district funds were kept secret from the district's board of directors ... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Who composted?
08/24/2010:
After hundreds of neighbor complaints about smelly composting operations at Cold Canyon Landfill in San Luis Obispo, the landfill operators are planning to shut down an 11-... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Lompoc City Council gives new community center the go-ahead
08/24/2010:
After several years of uncertainty, Lompoc is finally getting a new community center. And now it will bear the name of longtime mayor and city advocate Dick DeWees, who pas... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Los Padres Bank is seized by federal regulators and acquired by Pacific Western
08/24/2010:
The prolonged banking crisis hit close to home on Aug. 20 as the federal Office of Thrift Supervision shut down branches of Los Padres Bank, a financial institution he... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Clay artist meets art association
08/24/2010:
The Lompoc Valley Art Association will hold its monthly meeting and art program at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 7 at the Alpha Clubhouse, 704 E. Ocean Ave., in Lompoc. The guest arti... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Second star to the right, and straight on to audition
08/24/2010:
PCPA is looking for young performers for its upcoming holiday production of Peter Pan. Girls of any ethnicity who look to be between the ages of 10 and 12 and boys of any e... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Hollywood gets Flipped - Local author Wendelin Van Draanen's 2001 book transitions to the big screen
08/24/2010:
This is the story of how a book becomes a movie.
Actually, it's the story of how a book became a movie, because it doesn't always happen this way. Obviously, director... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Saturday in the park(s) - Swings, slides, skate parks, and the occasional castle--Central Coast parks offer plenty of fun
08/24/2010:
There's a Chicago song-if you're old enough to remember it-called Saturday in the Park. For me, it's one of those "memory songs" that has a sense of place or emotion t... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Clubs & Meetings
08/24/2010:
4-H welcomes anyone interested in the group to sign up now. Find a nearby club by contacting the Santa Barbara County 4-H Office at 692-1730 or zmhughes@ucdavis.edu.
ADULT... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Spiritual
08/24/2010:
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH is located at 1000 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc. "Jazz Devine" presents a new jazz worship service on July 11 at 6 p.m. at the church. Info: 735-3769 or ghmo... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Farmers Markets
08/24/2010:
SANTA MARIA
100 S. Broadway at Main, Wednesdays, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Features local beekeepers' honey and bee pollen, breads and pastries, plants and flower bouquets, ... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Barbecues
08/24/2010:
ONGOING
FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SANTA MARIA VALLEY barbecues Filipino food at the Smart and Final parking lot, N. Broadway on Saturdays and Sundays. Menu items include tri-t... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Health
08/24/2010:
THE PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP OF SANTA MARIA holds its regular meeting featuring speaker Trainer Sandi Sandberg, dog trainer for Doggie Do Good, giving a demonstration on h... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Art
08/24/2010:
THE SHEPARD HALL GALLERY presents the inaugural exhibit and awards for the National Arts Program for the City of Santa Maria and Santa Maria Valley School Districts Employe... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Learning
08/24/2010:
TEMPLE BETH EL holds a discussion of the book Entering the High Holy Days by Reuven Hammer as part of a Selichot program and potluck on Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Beth ... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Recreation
08/24/2010:
WORTH THE DRIVE
CAL POLY presents its students' annual performance and ranch horse sale on Aug. 28 at 1 p.m. at Cal Poly, SLO. Info: aconly@calpoly.edu or 756-7414.
THE S... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Kids & Family
08/24/2010:
SUMMER WORLD CUP YOUTH SOCCER CAMPS: Cal Poly Mustang Soccer and Catalyst Soccer take place through August with a top coaching staff that includes Cal Poly Mustang soccer c... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Dance Lessons
08/24/2010:
ONGOING
BLUE MOON HAVEN BELLY DANCE currently teaches American Tribal Style dance classes on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in Lompoc and Thursdays in Grover Beach. Inf... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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Stage
08/24/2010:
THE LOMPOC CIVIC THEATRE presents its production of Artificial Jungle by Charles Ludlam Aug. 27 through 29 at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays at t... ...more
2010/9/2 1:22
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