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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. Solvang is considering changes to its short-term ...

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Imagine walking through a town that looks like it jumped straight out of a European Christmas card, complete with twinkling lights, Danish windmills, and snow falling in Southern California. That’s ...

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Michael Becker, director of planning for the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, speaks to the Solvang City Council on Monday about the Santa Ynez Valley Regional Community Connector ...

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Solvang Theaterfest announced on Instagram that the One Night of Queen performance has been relocated from its outdoor venue to the Chumash Casino Resort amid forecasts of heavy rain and thunderstorms ...

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