SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria police arrested a local resident who’s accused of threatening a person with a knife, among other charges. The incident occurred near the intersection of North Oakley and Fesler Streets just after 3 Saturday afternoon. Police located 40-year-old Mario Lopez inside an old shed on a vacant private property, where he refused to
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GUADALUPE, Calif. (KEYT) – Guadalupe may have a new mayor for the first time in 8 years. Current city council member Christina Hernandez has a lead in the mayor’s race. As Mayor Pro Tem Christina Hernandez shows a significant lead according to the latest reported ballot counts, current mayor Ariston Julian gives his blessings. Christina
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The 18th annual Celebrate Philanthropy awards luncheon took place at the Santa Maria Country Club today. Non-profit representatives joined city leaders to recognize the honorees. The Santa Barbara Foundation honored five community leaders for their charitable contributions to the Santa Maria Valley. “We’re just so honored every year to recognize
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LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – Lompoc is looking ahead to the next year of human services funding. An annual financial meeting for non-profits followed last night’s midterm election shake-up. Representatives of non-profits serving Lompoc met inside council chambers Wednesday morning. “This grant is for human services that are provided through nonprofits here in Lompoc, that service
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – High stakes surround three critical open seats for Santa Maria City Council and local policy measures on this midterm election night. Candidates experienced the nerve-wracking reality of waiting out the ballots in drastically different ways. For the active council members, the night demanded a dual itinerary. Sitting officials Richard Batalla
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria Police just launched a soft rollout of an artificial intelligence non-emergency call-taking system. At this early testing stage, the system has already handled over a thousand calls. Powered by the technology company Hyper, now part of Motorola Solutions, the system is designed to streamline non-emergency calls, reduce wait
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria is hosting a lineup of Halloween events this weekend. They range from daytime festivities for the kids to an evening haunted maze for older thrill-seekers. The holiday activities begin with the “Boo Before Dark at the Boo-Seum” event, held at the Children’s Discovery Museum. “We mostly serve children 2
Continue Reading SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria city leadership issued a public address, joining county and state lawmakers in condemning the federal detention of a citizen student. Local advocates say it’s about time more leaders publicly condemn ICE activities like this. On October 21st, federal officers detained and injured a 20-year-old U.S. citizen and special education
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – Cal Poly hosted Real Estate Day at the Chumash Auditorium on campus. It examined the growing demand, infrastructure requirements, financing and public opposition surrounding AI data centers. Tech companies plan to construct thousands of new facilities across the nation to support artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure. “I don’t
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – A new water well is nearing completion that will bring more local supplies to the Santa Maria Valley. Well Number 15 will bring more groundwater to the county’s largest city. This project near the airport will end up costing about $9 million. This will be Santa Maria’s first groundwater well
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria city staff is encouraging more residents to attend the final town hall regarding sales tax ballot Measure C. This meeting is scheduled a little earlier than the previous four presentations. The fifth and final Measure C town hall is scheduled for 4:00pm Thursday at the Elwin Mussell Senior Center, just
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria Police confirm federal immigration or ICE officers are responsible for an incident involving a Santa Maria High School student. Video surveillance footage confirming the incident has been turned over to investigators. It happened early Wednesday morning. 20-year old Erik Zepeda says ICE agents detained and injured him while
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BUELLTON, Calif. (KEYT) – A GoFundMe is underway to help a 10-year-old miniature horse from Buellton who needs urgent veterinary care. It was started to help get specialized treatment at UC Davis. Stormy is a miniature paint gelding and a member of Party Donkeys, a team of miniature horses who serve beverages and smiles at weddings, birthdays and other
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – Cal Poly hosted two concurrent political events this evening. They reflected contrasting ideological viewpoints among the student body. The national conservative organization Turning Point USA held a campus speaking event dubbed “America: Love It Or Leave It.” “You know the difference between conspiracy theory and the truth?” says Jeff
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – The City Of San Luis Obispo is hosting free storm-preparation events starting tonight. They’re designed to help protect residents and businesses during El Niño. The state issued an emergency declaration in response to severe weather forecasts. We’re looking at getting a couple or should be an inch of rain over the
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Staff at Marian Extended Care are preparing to welcome the family and friends of a patient turning 105 years old this week. Florence “Flo” Sasse turns 105 on Saturday, but she’ll be celebrating a bit early. A birthday party is set for Wednesday, where Flo’s family and friends will be welcome.
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OCEANO, Calif. (KEYT) – The SLO Surfrider Foundation is challenging claims about how much off-roading at the Oceano Dunes really contributes to the local economy. Surfrider feels statistics in favor of off-roading are exaggerated. When it comes to evaluating the benefits and drawbacks of off-roading at the Oceano Dunes, the impact on the local economy can’t be
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NIPOMO, Calif. (KEYT) – PG&E expanded its Public Safety Power Shutoff into south San Luis Obispo county today. This brings the total electricity shutoff to more than 8,600 customers in SLO county. The safety shutoffs moved directly into rural and residential areas of Nipomo, impacting local schools, businesses and public facilities. PG&E explained that while
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – A rapid response network led by the non-profit 805 Undocufund has scheduled a press conference today at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Santa Maria. The announcement follows the brief detention and release of organization volunteer Alexandra “Lexi” by immigration officers earlier in the day. The organization
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SOLVANG, Calif. (KEYT) – The city of Solvang and Teamsters Local 986 just reached a tentative labor agreement. It resolves a contract dispute that led to a four-week work stoppage. Members of Teamsters Local 986 approved and ratified the contract, sending the measure to the city for final approval. “We came to an agreement yesterday and
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