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Len Wood

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Len Wood, Staff File

    Lompoc Council backs Surf Beach fishing request (opens the original)

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    An their Sept. 15 meeting, the Lompoc City Council approved a letter of consideration be submitted to the California Fish and Game Commission in a 4-1 vote, backing a change to the Vandenberg Marine Reserve that would permit fishing at Surf Beach. Mayor Jim Mosby, Mayor Pro Tem Dirk Starbuck and Councilmembers Victor Vega and Steve Bridge voted yes. Councilmember Jeremy Ball voted no. The proposal concerns hook-and-line fishing in part of the marine reserve. During discussion, Mosby said the re

  2. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Len Wood, Staff

    County bans locating firearms retailers near places of worship, child-serving facilities (opens the original)

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    Supervisors have placed a moratorium on locating firearms retailers near places of worship and child-serving facilities after a gun shop opened immediately adjacent to a Goleta early childcare center and playground. On Tuesday last week, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors adopted a 45-day interim urgency ordinance that temporarily pauses new authorizations, relocation, expansion or intensification of retail firearms businesses while the county develops permanent regulations that diffe

  3. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Len Wood, Contributor

    Wine District reports $1.2M in fees collected, as sales hold steady in Santa Barbara County (opens the original)

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    The Santa Barbara County Wine Business Improvement District reported on Tuesday that $1.2 million in wine sales fee collections in its first year funded public relations and marketing efforts that may have helped Santa Barbara AVA maintain sales while other regions saw reductions. “Santa Barbara County, unlike some other wine regions, is holding steady or has a very slight increase in sales whereas other counties this past year have declined. I wish I could say that it is our Wine Improvement

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Len Wood, Contributor

    25th anniversary of 9/11 to be marked with local tributes, remembrances (opens the original)

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    Residents in Santa Barbara County will have several opportunities to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, with public remembrance ceremonies planned in Santa Maria and Santa Barbara. In Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Fire Department will hold a 9/11 tribute at all six city fire stations on Friday, Sept. 11. The tribute begins at 7:20 a.m., with the formal remembrance activities beginning at 7:30 a.m. Santa Maria Fire Chief Brad Dandridge said the department wil

  5. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Len Wood, Staff

    County supervisors waive Dare 2 Dream Farms transient tax backlog, a first since 2018 ordinance (opens the original)

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    A Lompoc Valley farm family breathed a sigh of relief Monday when the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to waive $64,840 in transient occupancy tax, interest and penalties related to their farm stay operation. It was the first transient occupancy tax appeal to win county approval since the Short-Term Rentals and Homestays for the Inland Area Ordinance went into effect in 2018. “If the appeal is denied, there’s really not a way for us to pay back this amount. I know that it

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