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Cities receive grants for bicycle safety workshops
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (415+ words) Northern Santa Barbara County News & Entertainment Weekly Thousands of students in Santa Barbara County will continue receiving bicycle education and free safety equipment thanks to grants from the state." Buellton is one of five cities in the county that won…...
Political Watch: January 1, 2026
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (58+ words) Northern Santa Barbara County News & Entertainment Weekly This article appears in January 1 " January 8, 2026. Dedicated reporters, in-depth investigations - real news costs. Donate to the Sun's journalism fund and keep independent reporting alive. Want to memorialize a loved one? Santa Maria Sun801 S…...
Take a look at the creative communities that shined in 2025
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (208+ words) Northern Santa Barbara County News & Entertainment Weekly I'm amazed by how locals foster so many arts communities in northern Santa Barbara County. Creative circles come to life in small towns and bigger cities, rounding up eager residents and seasonal visitors....
Firefighters, wildlife agencies rescue owl entangled in a car grille
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (483+ words) Northern Santa Barbara County News & Entertainment Weekly Over the span of his 27-year career as a first responder, Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Garrett Huff has seen his fair share of animals in distress. "Horses have been some of the…...
Santa Maria Civic Theatre puts on a Patsy Cline-inspired musical
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (253+ words) Northern Santa Barbara County News & Entertainment Weekly Performances pick back up at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre (SMCT) with Always, Patsy Cline, which runs every weekend from Jan. 9 to 25. "The show combines humor, sadness, and heartfelt moments, providing a nostalgic…...
Lompoc artists and businesses host the first community Art Walk of the year
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (232+ words) Northern Santa Barbara County News & Entertainment Weekly The monthly Lompoc Art Walk is planned for Jan. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. It's hosted by the Lonely Plover Social Club, an organization that supports local businesses and artists. Residents, businesses, and artists come together…...
Los Olivos CSD considers testing groundwater wells once a year
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (495+ words) Northern Santa Barbara County News & Entertainment Weekly A local agency's decision to postpone one of Los Olivos' regularly scheduled groundwater well tests'used to measure nitrate concentration levels'opened the floodgates to a different kind of monitoring for resident Kathryn Lohmeyer Rohrer....
Sean Combs: The Reckoning examines the many personal and professional travails P Diddy
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (190+ words) Northern Santa Barbara County News & Entertainment Weekly Sean Combs: The ReckoningWhat's it rated? TV-MAWhen? 2025Where's it showing? Netflix Delving into Sean Combs' past is not what the world needs right now; any attention is ill-deserved. Despite that, it's nothing less…...
Food patrol: The county aims to tackle unpermitted streetside vending with the help of a task force
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (1786+ words) Northern Santa Barbara County News & Entertainment Weekly Tensions were sky-high the night Lompoc Mayor Jim Mosby went viral on TikTok for protesting a taco stand located behind a Conserve Fuel station. "This is not legal," Mosby told sidewalk vendors on…...
Buellton Planning Commission green-lights farmers market project
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (485+ words) Northern Santa Barbara County News & Entertainment Weekly While Guadalupe gets ready to debut its first farmers market by February, Buellton officials are eyeing March as a potential start date to begin one of their own. On Dec. 4, the Buellton Planning…...