17+ hour, 10+ min ago   (865+ words) Dick and Patti Melsheimer and their son, Eric, pose with Hancock Superintendent/President Kevin Walthers after receiving the Hancock Honors award Saturday. A Hancock faculty member performs during the opening of the Hancock Honors celebration Saturday. Allan Hancock College honored…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (756+ words) Measure M-funded facility upgrades are underway across Lompoc Unified School District campuses, with roofing, window, asbestos abatement, flooring, security and other projects either finished or in progress. Jon Bruenning, the district’s bond project manager, delivered the latest construction and spending…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (310+ words) UC Santa Barbara is taking part in a new national network of programmable laboratories with the help of a $20 million National Science Foundation grant that was announced during a press conference Friday at the school's OASIS facility. The funding will…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (742+ words) According to Business Insider, Gen Z and millennials, tired of the emptiness of digital life, are driving a full-blown letter-writing renaissance. They’re joining snail-mail and pen-pal clubs. They’re writing to old friends. They’re trading pen-pal addresses on TikTok and Instagram,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (548+ words) Santa Barbara County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato, center, leads a discussion with members of the budget committee in 2017, when employee layoffs were being contemplated to balance the fiscal year budget. Mona Miyasato, seen here immediately after her hire, was named…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (142+ words) Santa Barbara Strings is inviting young musicians to audition for its 2026-27 season, which runs from September through May and includes weekly orchestra rehearsals, concerts in December and May, special events and chamber ensemble opportunities. The nonprofit provides string music training…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (462+ words) Lompoc's historic Artesia Schoolhouse will open its doors from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, for locals to visit and learn about the town's history. The schoolhouse was built in 1876 and was the first county school in use in the Lompoc Valley until its…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (211+ words) Hancock trustee Hilda Zacarias speaks at a recent Allan Hancock College commencement ceremony. Allan Hancock College board member Hilda Zacarías, who has served on the board for 14 years, announced her resignation Tuesday, effective immediately, because she is moving out of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1347+ words) Negotiations over a proposed 200-unit workforce housing development on the 11.12-acre Vandenberg Village district property that is currently home to Maple High School is underway. Surveyor equipment can be seen at top left of Maple High’s rooftop which is used…...