With fresh paint, new plants and award-winning dirt in the arena, the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo is ready to ride for the next four days. The 81st Elks Rodeo,
A 20-acre plot of land off Waller Lane and Santa Maria Way is just one of the several local properties that if rezoned, could bring more than 600 new homes to the Santa Maria Valley.
Five proposed residential and mixed-use projects in northern Santa Barbara County could add more than 1,400 housing units if their properties are rezoned, according to presentations made during a Board
Along Santa Maria Way, construction on a 160-unit senior affordable housing complex is wrapping up, while one block over, crews recently began work on a new DMV office.