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Santa Maria school district adopts AI policy
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The Sun is still here, and here’s why
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Celebrating
AT THE MOVIES
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Project Hail Mary is a little long [25] T HE S A N TA M A RIA VA L L E Y ’ S WEEK LY NE WSPA PER > M A RCH 26 - A PRIL 2 , 2026 > VOL . 2 7 NO. 5 > W W W. S A N TA M A RIA SUN .COM
The Return of Downtown?
Central Coast events for March 26-April 5
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Ross Mayfield draws on the right
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Peanuts, pizza, and comfort at Klondike’s
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Santa Maria’s aim for a more pedestrian-friendly downtown and other stories that have been around since the Sun’s first issue [5] BY CALEB WISEBLOOD