Mark Donofrio believes the best tasting tomato is homegrown, freshly picked, and still warm from the sun. “I think it’s the… (Read more)

“The defendant intentionally provided false information to SMPD at the time of the crash,” Santa Barbara County Deputy District… (Read more)

“Although international conflict has driven up oil prices globally by reducing oil exports from the Middle East, there is no… (Read more)

Winning Images 2026 is officially open for entries! Enter at https://www.newtimesslo.com/sanluisobispo-winningimages2025photocontest-page/ (Read more)

You've seen Ross Mayfield's art in the paper every other week for nearly 24 years. Hear what he has to say about his career as a… (Read more)

Klondike Pizza recently celebrated 30 years at its Santa Maria location, serving up pizza, burgers, and salads. Klondike Pizza… (Read more)

For 26 years, Sun reporters have watched and written about Santa Maria’s downtown—complaints about how the mall killed it, how… (Read more)

Katy Smith loves Orcutt. So she paints it before the developments displace nature. #orcuttca #centralcoastca When Katy Smith… (Read more)

The local chapter of a national nonprofit called For Goodness Cakes provides celebratory desserts to at-risk youth. Lee Coogan… (Read more)

With three candidates campaigning to represent Santa Barbara County’s 5th District after Steve Lavagnino steps down, the primary… (Read more)

Santa Maria plans to wait until the general November 2026 election to elect a new 1st District City Councilmember. In the interim,… (Read more)

Lompoc's chapter of the national Indivisible movement shows that you don't have to protest in the streets to be an… (Read more)