Breaking News:

The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments has appointed 12 members to the State Route 135/Broadway Corridor Study Advisory Committee, representing Santa Maria, Orcutt and interests throughout the corridor. The first meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the Santa Maria Public Library and is open to the public. The study examines safety, congestion, transit, walking, biking and freight movement between Clark Avenue in Orcutt and U.S. 101 in Santa Maria and will consider improvements. Four Orcutt representatives were selected: Joseph Dana, April Huckabey, Kyle Huerth and James Grenna.