Los Olivos News

A love for wine and dogs can co-exist. People take their pets everywhere these days--dining and drinking out, no exception.

Democrat Das Williams and Republican Rob Walter are competing for the position of assemblymember representing California's 37th district, the recently redrawn region encompassing the southernmost half of Santa Barbara County and areas of Ventura County reaching to Oxnard.

Last month the lure of the Central Coast carried me from Los Angeles to the Santa Ynez Valley for the Santa Barbara County Vintners' Festival .A The event was held at the Carranza in Los Olivos, CA.

The ranch offers a great mix of topography from flat lands, rolling hills and vistas, to interesting valleys.

A recent carjacking, the holdup of a business and a string of residential burglaries are presenting this city's acting police chief with a baptism by fire as the new head of the police department.

Thursday all-day happy hour, Sunday prime rib, a new sous chef at Fantasy Springs and buffet breakfast with singer/musician Greg Lake are some of the culinary happenings afoot in the east valley.

RICO, a team of high school aged mountain bikers from Redlands, completed the team's inaugural season with a second place finish at the State Championships held at the Stump Grinder Dirt Club in Los Olivos on Sunday.

The statement, in response to an inquiry made by The Santa Barbara Independent , put to rest questions about the potential involvement of Young - a Republican who is the chairman of the Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Subcommittee.

A few months back, my editor sent me a link to the Carpinteria City Council's online agenda, with a somewhat cryptic "Have you seen this?" message.

Last week, about 20 participants in Elderhostel's "Road Scholars" program - which sponsors three- to five-day educational outings for active senior citizens - spent a few days learning about winemaking in the Santa Ynez Valley.

At 7:07 a.m. deputies responded to the 2000 block of Grand Avenue in Los Olivos on a report of a burglary.

After their two children grew up and moved away from home, Leonard and Nancy Morrell were unsure of what to do with their nearly 2 and a half acres of land nestled just off Alamo Pintado Road in Solvang.

A white Arabian horse named William broke away from his handler during a photo shoot at Loon Point Tuesday evening and swam more than two miles into the Santa Barbara Channel before rescuers found him and towed him to shore.

Grab the family, round up some friends or just go solo and take a scenic drive to one of California's most charming cities.

This week we have had more than the usual number of guests in our valley. The Rancheros Visitadores graced our towns and ranches prior to leaving on their ride to their permanent camp for the rest of the week.

Parking issues in Los Olivos rose to crisis level last week, as the main drag of the small town was blocked by buses for nearly a half hour.

At a candidate forum on May 2 in Solvang, incumbent 3rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr questioned challenger Steve Pappas's commitment to the issues facing the district, while Pappas questioned her leadership as an advocate for her constituents, especially those in the Santa Ynez Valley.