Santa Maria Times

If there’s graffiti in the city, this duo will ‘find it’ and ‘take care of it’

Handwriting on the wall

If graffiti is a symptom of neighborhood decay, then Jorge Guevara and Jerry Leon might well be called the doctors.

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Santa Ynez High may have buccaneer roots after all

The real Pirate

The mystery of Santa Ynez High School’s nickname may have been solved.

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Governor visits Central Coast to push jobs plan

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asserted Monday that his proposed California Jobs Initiative would provide a boost to at least one Central Coast business by offering incentives for hiring unemployed Californians.

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JASON Project, hosted by Cabrillo High, helps motivate student interest in science

Students get lessons in wave energy

When Cabrillo High School senior Ethan Pike asked a class of fourth-graders if they wanted to see him use a hairdryer or a leaf-blower in his ocean wave demonstration, the fourth-graders shouted, “Leaf-blower!”

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Panthers tie up Warriors

Anthony Lang scored in the 33rd minute for Righetti Monday night. Rafael Mora answered eight minutes into the second half for Pioneer Valley, and then Righetti coach John Pranjic settled in to watch a familiar sight.

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Volunteer assistance fills tax-preparation void

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Highway 135 to be closed in both directions

Highway 135 will be closed in both directions beginning Wednesday for repairs to a storm-damaged stretch of roadway between Orcutt and Los Alamos, Caltrans announced today.

9:35 am Showers, thunderstorms expected through this evening
12:05 am Handwriting on the wall
12:00 am The real Pirate
12:00 am Governor visits Central Coast to push jobs plan
12:00 am Students get lessons in wave energy
12:00 am Volunteer assistance fills tax-preparation void
12:00 am SCAC elections set for March 15

Sports

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St. Joe girls soccer takes on Cabrillo for share of LPL crown

St. Joseph’s girls soccer team goes after a share of the Los Padres League title at Cabrillo today.

Feb 8 Sportswire
Feb 8 Lompoc Valley’s Vernon, Coski named Athletes of the Week
Feb 8 Panthers tie up Warriors
Feb 8 Righetti, Pioneer Valley in crucial PAC-7 boys soccer matchup today
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Opinion

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Checkpoints, cost burden out of balance

Local law-enforcement agencies held another of those DUI checkpoints over the weekend, and the results of the blockade sum up an increasingly dicey political situation.