Caleb Wiseblood

• During the House of Representatives' July 21 debate on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), U.S. Rep.

Often set to polka or waltz-style melodies, songs labeled as narcocorrido —or drug ballad—are banned from radio use in several states in Mexico due to the subgenre's reputation for glorifying cartel activity and drug culture.

Rustic. Enduring. Knee-length. The timeless overalls best known as lederhosen were among the first outfits on display at The Velvet Rut , a new storefront in downtown Solvang.

Bipartisan support from legislators helped push a new directive forward that changes how courts throughout California decide whether to grant criminal offenders diagnosed with a mental illness a treatment-based alternative to jail time.

Solvang's legal advisors have until Aug. 3 to respond to a civil lawsuit after a judge rejected the city's argument to throw out the case.

Nearly nine months after kicking off the historic Royal Theater's long-awaited restoration , Guadalupe leaders lowered the curtain on the project.

On Aug. 3 , the Solvang Planning Commission vetoed a property owner's application to transform the vacant site formerly known as Alisal Cellars into a new nightclub destination, despite the project's consistency with downtown policies , according to city staff.

•U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California) asked Sable Offshore Corp. CEO and Chairman Jim Flores to cease all Santa Ynez Unit oil drilling operations in a July 28 letter.

When mid-August rolls around, a new group will lead after-school activities at 13 schools —nine elementary schools and four middle schools—in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District (SMBSD)

Finding fresh material each week for her podcast is rarely a struggle for Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office Chief Criminal Investigator Kristina Perkins.