Salud Carbajal, left, and former Santa Maria Mayor Larry Lavagnino share a moment during a ceremony last January revealing that the congressman planned to introduce legislation to name the Santa ...

Just a month-and-a-half after starting his new job, Santa Maria City Manager David Rowlands is still settling into the position that will help direct and shape the city for many years and decades to ...

Centeno died Oct. 14 at the age 86 after decades of public service including roles as Santa Maria police chief, a city councilman and mayor, as well as Santa Barbara County 5th District supervisor.