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NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY’S NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY > MARCH 14 - MARCH 21, 2019 > VOL. 20 NO. 2 > WWW.SANTAMARIASUN.COM AT THE MOVIES 1 Marvel at the Captain [33] Sunshine Week Breaking down public access to government records [10] Lompoc cracks down Former Hancock student Get down with some NEWS on overnight parking [7] ARTS wins LA Opera contest [29] EATS celery root [35] We are pleased to recognize our Major Sponsors. New Times Media Group Allen’s Quality Plumbing MARCH 14 -MARCH 21, 2019 VOL. 20 NO. 2 Court Appointed Special Advocates he American Society of Newspaper Editors started Donna Randolph State Farm Agency Sunshine Week in 2005 to celebrate access to public Local Copies, Etc. information. In 2019, it runs from March 10 through 15. And this year, we’re participating by talking about American General Media T the Sun staff’s own gallivants through the morass of public Orcutt Pioneer records, national headlines that wouldn’t have been possible FREEDOM: It’s amazing what you can without the Freedom of Information Act, and what losing local 2 get access to if you ask for it. Community Bank of Santa Maria Five Star Grafix, Inc. newspapers means for your pocketbook, health, and democratic Emerald Wave Radio Oliveiras Restoration engagement. In this week’s cover story, you can check out what George J. Majoue, Honda of Santa Maria freedom brings, if you just ask [10]. 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Betteravia Rd, Santa Maria 805-868-0954 www.raggedpointinn.com 4 • Sun • March 14 - March 21, 2019 • www.santamariasun.com BIZ SPOTLIGHT 12 | SCHOOL SCENE 1 2 BRIEFS FILE PHOTO BY SEAN MCNULTY Former Olive Grove employee Political Watch files wrongful termination suit • State Sens. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa A Central Coast charter school system is Barbara) and Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) convened facing legal trouble again, this time in the form a joint informational hearing of the state Senate of a lawsuit recently filed by a former employee Committees on Judiciary and Environmental Quality alleging wrongful termination. 5 on March 12 to look at the California Environmental The complaint, which was filed on March Quality Act (CEQA) and its impact on housing and other 5 by Santa Barbara-based law firm Anticouni development. Just the Facts: An Evidence-Based Look and Associates, alleges that former Olive Grove at CEQA Streamlining and CEQA’s Role in Development Charter School employee Dawn Wilson was held two panel discussions. One covered CEQA and wrongfully terminated in July 2018. Wilson the potential for streamlining some of its provisions claims the firing was a sudden move made in with Terry Rivasplata from the Association of retaliation for a number of complaints she took Environmental Professionals and Third District Court to Olive Grove’s board of directors regarding the of Appeal Justice Ronald B. Robie. The other school system’s executive director, Laura Mudge. panel discussed CEQA’s place in development with UC Wilson, according to the complaint, started Berkeley School of Law professor Eric Biber her work with Olive Grove in 2016 as a part- time human resources and administrative and senior research fellow Moira O’Neill and assistant in Santa Maria. She was then was associate Giulia Gualco-Nelson from the Center promoted several times until she was named for Law, Energy, and the Environment. the school system’s full-time chief operating • U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) officer in March 2018. In that position, which announced on March 5 that his office was selected to she held until she was fired in July 2018, Wilson participate in the House of Representatives’ Wounded oversaw day-to-day operations, the accounting Warrior Fellowship Program. Carbajal’s office is now department, and finances; approved accepting applications