SANTA MARIA, Calif. - United Way is making a big delivery. There are 379,500 masks that are going to be distributed to our communities, said president and CEO Eddie Taylor of the United Way of Santa Barbara County.
Taylor said it s all thanks to the organization’s partnership with Good360. It’s an international product distribution organization. We were able to leverage this purchase through them, said Taylor.
That purchase was distributed at the new Toyota of Santa Maria location to charities, school districts, and more on Friday. We are very excited to be here today for the Cover California for masking and letting people know that it’s important to respect and protect our community, said Executive Director Tracy Beard of Solvang Chamber of Commerce.
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He added that pending legislation at the state level could require schools to reopen by April 15 if a county enters the red tier under the Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
“To me, that says we need to have our ducks in a row and we need to be ready. And we need to know what the hybrid instruction is going to look like so that is a priority,” board president Linda Cordero said.
Educators have wrestled with constantly changing guidelines as they worked toward getting students back on campuses in some fashion.
“As we move forward, we’ve got to think about how do we build that adaptability into our system so that when and if we come to a fork in the road, we’re not stopping everything as we know it but we’re able to adjust and continue to provide access,” Ontiveros said.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. Alvin Elementary School in Santa Maria was placed on a brief lockdown Tuesday afternoon.
At around 11:25 p.m., Santa Maria served a search warrant near the school, leading to the school being placed on lockdown.
The police deployed their SWAT team at the corner at the 400 block of North Miller Street. The search was in response to a “rash of shootings” that happened in Santa Maria, police said.
Santa Maria Bonita School District says the lockdown lasted from 11:25 a.m. to 12 p.m. Police the lockdown was a precautionary measure.
Before the lockdown, the school was about to hand out lunch to families of students and staff. The school extended their lunch distribution by 30 minutes to accomodate to all the families who pick up there.
Santa Maria-Bonita School District students in the Migrant Education Program were gifted new winter coats donated by local organizations at a drive-through distribution last week.
A total of 187 students received jackets at the drive-through, which took place before the beginning of winter break at the district office, district spokeswoman Maggie White said.
The jackets were provided by Driscollâs Berries, Reiter Farms and the Migrant Education Program, according to White.
Santa Maria-Bonitaâs Migrant Education Program provides services to over 3,600 migrant families in the district, including field trips, after-school extended education and literacy programs. Photos: Santa Maria Bonita School District jacket distribution