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Santa Barbara County 5th District supervisor candidates face off on housing, homelessness and immigration (opens the original)
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Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. With the November election approaching, Santa Barbara County District 5 Supervisor candidates Maribel Aguilera and Ricardo Valencia say housing affordability, homelessness and public safety are among the concerns they hear most from residents. In interviews with KSBY News, they offered different views on how county government should respond, particula
Santa Barbara County supervisors vote 3-2 to ban new onshore oil and gas wells (opens the original)
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Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3–2 Tuesday to advance an ordinance prohibiting new onshore oil and gas wells in unincorporated areas of the county. Supervisors Roy Lee, Laura Capps and Joan Hartmann supported the ordinance. North County supervisors Bob Nelson and Steve Lavagnino voted against it. The ordinance is t
Lompoc man's 'Free Surf Beach' campaign gets new life as city pushes to reopen shore fishing (opens the original)
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Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. A years-long push to restore fishing access at Surf Beach near Lompoc could come before the California Fish and Game Commission next month, as local advocates revive a campaign that dates back roughly 25 years. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says its evaluation and recommendation regarding fishing at Surf Beach have not changed. In a w
Farmworkers impacted by high temperatures in Santa Maria (opens the original)
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Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Farmworkers in Santa Maria were sent home early Wednesday after a worker reportedly passed out while crews were working through extreme heat near local fields. KSBY spoke with Miguel Navarro, a farmworker and crew foreman, who agreed to an off-camera interview about what his crew experienced. Navarro said workers try to prepare for hotter days by wear
Ashlee Buzzard preliminary hearing vacated as court considers competency (opens the original)
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Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Criminal proceedings against Ashlee Buzzard were suspended Tuesday after the defense declared a doubt about her competency to continue through the case. Buzzard, who is accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee, appeared in a Santa Maria courtroom on Sept. 8 for a hearing ahead of a preliminary hearing that had been scheduled for Sept. 16. D
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