A recently released fire hazard map for the City of Santa Maria isn’t likely to result in any major changes, but serves as confirmation of known hazards and resulting fire response protocols already ...

The Santa Maria City Council has directed staff to study growth expansions at both the northeastern and the southeastern edges of the city. (City of Santa Maria map) After hearing calls to protect ...

Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt speaks about redistricting during the Santa Maria City Council meeting on Wednesday night. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) A proposal to carve Santa Maria into four quadrants ...

Newly released hazard maps from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CalFire, show the City of Santa Maria is at low risk of wildfires, however, the updated maps show an ...