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Patino also said she fears that code enforcement responsibilities will fall on the cities instead of the county, adding that the Public Health Department has not responded to complaints in Santa Maria “numerous times.”
Xenia Bradford, Solvang’s city manager, shared Patino’s concern, saying that “enforcement would be almost impossible and regulation is unnecessary.” Solvang City Councilman Mark Infanti said the operations will cost the city money, but the city will get no revenue in return.
“Everything involved with this micro-enterprise home kitchen operation is going to cost my city money in order to support it, and we are going to get no reimbursement for it at all,” Infanti said.
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“It is so important to invest in education for the next generation,” Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino said. “My thanks to the many people who made this happen. There are so many individuals and families who rely on Los Adobes de Maria, which is a valued part of our community.”
Camino Scholars, PSHH’s nationally recognized education program, has been serving hundreds of students this past year using a hybrid learning curriculum. During this time, students have shown marked improvements in their reading skills and improvements in math have been in some cases, higher than 60%.
Students have benefitted from small learning cohorts, supported by in-person instruction personalized to their individual needs, at specially developed Academic Support Centers.
Marian Regional Medical Center to vaccinate 3,900 Central Coast seniors
Jason Orr (KSBY)
and last updated 2021-01-22 01:55:13-05
A local hospital in Santa Maria is helping get the COVID-19 vaccine to nearly 4,000 seniors this weekend. Marian Regional Medical Center, a member of Dignity Healthy, turned the parking lot on 220 Palisades Drive into a community vaccination site on Thursday.
During the next four days, the medical staff will vaccinate residents 75 years and older in Santa Barbara County. We re doing this even while our hospital is surging. We want to get this (vaccine) out to the community, Robin Dodds, the Patient Experience Director, said.
Santa Barbara County Leaders Skeptical of High Housing Development Goals
Santa Barbara most likely will be asked to permit and build more than 8,000 units for the upcoming cycle of the state s Regional Housing Needs Allocation
About 318 apartments are constructed in the Enos Ranch development of Santa Maria, seen in July. The city constructed the most housing units of any local jurisdiction recently. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk file photo) By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor | @magnoli
January 2, 2021
| 7:28 p.m.
Santa Barbara County leaders say they recognize the need to develop more housing, but expressed skepticism at the high numbers projected for the next Regional Housing Needs Allocation.