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Major discount retailer set to close multiple stores in the Tri-Counties
A national discount retailer that’s in financial crisis has announced plans to close some of its nearly 1400 stores, including most of its locations in the Tri-Counties. Big Lots has posted information online that it will shut down six of its eight stores on the Central and South Coasts. It’s another blow for consumers in the region looking for low price merchandise. It will mean the loss of hundreds of jobs in the region.
School District Sues Gov. Newsom Over New Gender Identity Law
Last week, the Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) and a group of parents were in a legal battle with the state. The southern California school district sued Gov. Gavin Newsom over Assembly Bill 1955, a law that bans educators from notifying parents about their child’s gender identity. The law aims to protect transgender students against being forced to “come out” to their parents against their will. However, parents and school board members in Chino Valley argue that the law violates the parent’s rights under the United States Constitution.
City of Santa Maria to build new Japanese Community Center
The City of Santa Maria is constructing a new Japanese Community Center. This center will honor Japanese migrants who helped develop the region’s agriculture. The City has partnered with the local nonprofit Japanese Community Center to build it on South Bradley Road. Dennis Smitherman with Santa Maria Recreation and...
Lompoc girls tennis team looks primed for a run at another CIF title
Nearly all of the members of the lineup that notched a shutout in the 2023 CIF Central Section Division 3 championship are back. There is some new talent coming in. The Lompoc girls tennis team looks ready for a run at a third straight sectional divisional championship. Rianna Stouppe and...
California growers threatened by tomato-killing virus caused by the beet leafhopper
A tiny bug could skyrocket tomato prices and throw California's tomato farmers into crisis. The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors earlier in July declared a state of emergency as a virus brought on by the beet leafhopper threatens to ruin the summer’s tomato harvest and wipe out millions of dollars of crops.
Target offers to launch probe after shopper begs for self-checkout change – lines even stretched back to produce section
TARGET has said it will look into claims of clogging queues caused by a lack of available checkout kiosks at one of its stores. A shopper at the big box retailer fumed that lines were stretching back to the back of the shop - and demanded immediate action. "Target, please...
Kamala Harris went toe-to-toe with Jamie Dimon over a settlement for California homeowners. The big banks offered $4 billion—they settled at $20 billion
Corporate America is beginning to get reacquianted with Vice President Kamala Harris now that she is the front runner to be the Democratic nominee in November's presidential election. An impromptu phone call between Kamala Harris, then Calif. Attorney General, and JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon almost immediately escalated into...
Black Families In California Fight For Land, Call For Reparations
The practice of eminent domain has been the source of recent pushes for Black people to receive reparations, or repayment for the wrongs done to them by their state or federal governments. Black families in Coloma, California, a small town of around 300 people, are fighting to receive restitution for...
Dr. Vinson Eugene Allen and Dusk to Dawn Urgent Care Make a Historical Mark as the First African American Owned Chain of Urgent Care Facilities in the United States
Dusk to Dawn Urgent Care validated as the First African American Owned Urgent Care in the nation with chain locations. LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 22, 2024 / Dr. Vinson Eugene Allen and Dusk to Dawn Urgent Care of California make a historical mark as the first African American owned chain of urgent cares in the United States. This milestone builds upon a previous achievement from September 4, 2020, when the medical pioneer was named the first African American to open a chain of urgent cares in Los Angeles; which led many to believe that Dusk to Dawn Urgent Care could be the nation's first black-owned Chain. The California PR firm Executive 1 Media Group executed a nationwide urgent care project in February of 2024 with a team of researchers from Ohio, Nevada and California.
KamalaCare: Harris backed ‘Medicare for All’ and abolishing private insurance
Vice President Kamala Harris’s past support for “Medicare for All” places her well to the left of President Joe Biden and is likely to prove a liability for her as she seeks to win the 2024 presidential race. As senator from California, Harris supported Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) Medicare for All plan, which would have […]
Women's Volleyball Set for Return in August
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Allan Hancock College women's volleyball team is set to take the court this fall for the first time since the 2018 season. They will compete as a member of the Western State Conference (North) in the Southern California region. All home games will take place inside of the Joe White Memorial Gymnasium. | FULL SCHEDULE.
Cross Country Announces Fall Schedule
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Allan Hancock College cross country programs will return to competition by fielding both a men's and women's team during the 2024 slate. Steven Youngblood and Kenna Wolter, who picked up the WSC Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year titles last year, will reunite as a dynamic coaching duo again this fall. | FULL SCHEDULE.
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