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An event speaker said the plaza hosts award-winning programs and described demonstrations about planting trees and local environmental education from Los Flores Ranch Park. The utilities department provided materials on keeping fats, oils and grease out of drains; the recreation and parks department offered instruction on how to plant a tree and protect local green spaces.

The recording included ambient sound of music and attendees; no policy actions, grant announcements or votes were recorded during the portion of the event captured in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Santa Maria Today - \"March to April, 2025\"","oneSentenceSummary","City organizers and vendors staffed booths at Machado Plaza for Earth Day, offering conservation information, tree-planting advice, and educational displays from utilities and recreation departments.","taxTitle","taxId",0,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":74,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":75,"_41":76,"_43":77,"_45":78,"_47":79,"_49":80,"_51":81,"_53":82,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":83,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":84,"_67":-5,"_68":69,"_70":-5,"_71":56,"_72":56},6562923,"Federal designation leads to dedication of Battles Road post office honoring Larry Lavinino",329,504000,833000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3239729-4b31450525107df4af81b0e51be3bbf6&start=504&end=833","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3239729-4b31450525107df4af81b0e51be3bbf6/thumbnail_504000.jpg","/articles/6562923/Federal-designation-leads-to-dedication-of-Battles-Road-post-office-honoring-Larry-Lavinino","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6562923-054ba8a2fea7ff009930f6bd4ac6322b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189524&Signature=oYzZA5uNWYvwjzTuUHLAFUne0IHKWFQTQz8DxbxDFjx65Dhkl8W~IRaAevaPbDkrTPexuFCTo5HcZXnfDYpY8NzSOYX087vzD4k-3RMjjhXvzX2zy8MKPhh6AncuPriyvHl2M9IKF6oTrWk24q~IoNxDxWUzxTNEPfAZPa0IJrgCNOrQ24eIh~UjpyiWwWAzqFqXn-wCDp8llnVU0YMBrWCayaB9tbA3iQxr6mbTci3cQks--HLpDakqbBKSNkAICjYlQ0Nb65UDNZUVWpEWNLwz9n7hp0fTpjVGaIOLP9rnSbckc3f7AtpxXvbFrobHfGtjZFLUpMVb9EFQkLYC0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Speakers at a public dedication in Santa Maria said a federal law designating the Battles Road post office in honor of longtime public servant Larry Lavinino had been signed, and the building was formally dedicated.

An event speaker described Lavinino as “one of Santa Maria's greatest champions” who served in county staff positions and later on the city council and as mayor. The remarks recounted projects and improvements associated with Lavinino’s public career, including a library, new fire stations, a transit center, a police department building and wastewater-plant expansion.

Event participants and speakers repeatedly praised Lavinino’s decades of local service and noted he lives in the community where he grew up. A speaker identified as Mayor Marvenino thanked Lavinino and said the dedication ensures his legacy will be remembered in the city; the recording includes a statement that the law designating the post office had been signed, but it does not provide a bill number or citation.

The dedication was ceremonial; the recording does not record a council vote or local ordinance related to the naming. The event included audience applause and a short presentation of the signed designation to Lavinino.","Speakers at a Santa Maria dedication said a federal law designating the Battles Road post office in honor of longtime local official Larry Lavinino had been signed; the event featured remarks from the mayor and attendees who praised Lavinino's decades of public service.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":92,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":-5,"_68":69,"_70":-5,"_71":56,"_72":56},6562927,"City officials tour several new affordable housing developments in Santa Maria",77,170000,247000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3239729-4b31450525107df4af81b0e51be3bbf6&start=170&end=247","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3239729-4b31450525107df4af81b0e51be3bbf6/thumbnail_170000.jpg","/articles/6562927/City-officials-tour-several-new-affordable-housing-developments-in-Santa-Maria","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6562927-2066db4385233890b381cf88cb7d749c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189524&Signature=eEEKvbA-8Wx9X14kbjzqz9z6Mdpv82WzpHI8W28QdNbhEKldlOrYr9LeNe2ywJuztyVVs5V1nfJBEH9nUOFstTjC~xGc2GznmYUHQy8lI~gBT~lX0S7qxwsnZ4WPSOht0MfYrxazTpr5ZiFj9PVnVpeEDH~bEBvQRxdfCkft1bkxR0Ze1tsEu46KR0kEkx-Dp85jrGYKc1z1pVrAPW1WJemIdy1qJg6y920HIsGzBQs~6VhBjB4hdF680v03ibmvDjd9oBc~E1nCNDccw9zPPd3Ce6RNfAQsu3ja-kqr8whVtOMFmbSPySiv8b2E~3pdPGD9Igf5b9wWroK83EqaMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Santa Maria Community Development Director Shannon Dow said the mayor, Council Member Flores, City Manager David Rowlands and city staff toured several recently completed affordable housing developments, describing units for seniors, families and people transitioning out of homelessness.

“We're very excited to see all of the new housing opportunities that are coming to the city of Santa Maria both now and in the future,” Shannon Dow said during remarks at the tour.

City materials and presenters highlighted multiple properties: Los Adobes De Maria 3, a People's Self Help Housing development of 34 two- and three-bedroom units serving farmworker households with on-site education and workforce-readiness programming; Sierra Madre Cottages, a People’s Self Help Housing senior community with 34 one-bedroom and four two-bedroom units and on-site support services; Sierra Sands (managed by a private property manager), an 84-unit pet-friendly family community; Centennial Gardens, a 60-unit property with 2–4 bedroom units and amenities including two playgrounds and a splash pad; Santa Maria Studios, a 60-unit privately managed community for residents 55 and older; and West Cox Cottages, 31 one-bedroom, one-bath California craftsman bungalows maintained by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara.

Project materials provided income-targeting and estimated rent savings: Los Adobes De Maria 3 units target households at 60% or below area median income and cited rent savings of about $800 per month; Sierra Madre cottages target 60% AMI with estimated savings of $690 per month; Centennial Gardens cited savings of $750 per month; Santa Maria Studios cited savings of about $910 per month; West Cox Cottages’ units are at or below 50% AMI with estimated savings of $950 per month. The transcript did not provide detailed funding sources or per-project financing breakdowns beyond general references to developers and managing entities.

City staff emphasized proximity to services, public transportation and on-site amenities such as community centers, gardens, work-training programs and supportive housing services. The tour was presented as informational; no council action or votes were recorded in the meeting transcript.","Community Development Director Shannon Dow and other city officials toured multiple recently completed affordable housing projects, including units managed by People's Self Help Housing and the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara; project details on unit counts, income limits and monthly rent savings were presented.",{"_33":98,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":99,"_41":100,"_43":101,"_45":102,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":-5,"_68":69,"_70":-5,"_71":56,"_72":56},6562932,"Santa Maria highlights completed Battles Road corridor, playground and plaza upgrades",115,46000,161000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3239729-4b31450525107df4af81b0e51be3bbf6&start=46&end=161","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3239729-4b31450525107df4af81b0e51be3bbf6/thumbnail_46000.jpg","/articles/6562932/Santa-Maria-highlights-completed-Battles-Road-corridor-playground-and-plaza-upgrades","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6562932-54f771c24f3576f9f41f079df87ad7ef/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189524&Signature=LrFGQnOnGvxMRnMGnpFtp~P~1Fs7Xno5rkzwZAUqb5fVM7BMXIIlmrHo4l5Cn4lyeStwAWuHJtPzoj2chVTCmr9eMlTYUtf9p4jhAYGR1JuA2G0zCKbQ-64PX6TFR30Nc2iAUacmpfHQqoCswSdZZT3lFiVy9v~VeYLid80s3Mb-RTY4~X0Q-kjw9Byl7K7PgUAslVUTb1KZkGM1FJQH8ELbCKML5NkcXmolLqO6jmdMRGoWsMsMclzuz8DI3tZGje9F1zAn1QjOiFfH9cfQ7MubdGk6gw9CKkCJin3pUamdPIPqpcF5BjuL6hhbGjwevhi-AB5qhC8z5IXB2FPGvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Santa Maria officials described a series of completed and ongoing parks and streetscape projects that they said expand free public space and improve neighborhood access to recreation.

The city noted the Battles Road Corridor beautification project now includes fresh landscaping, a 1.1-mile bike path from Depot Street to College Drive, colorful planting boxes and solar-powered lighting; a new playground and a plaza were added at Veterans Memorial Park; a fountain was installed at the Jim May Park retention pond; and playground and resurfacing work was completed at Fletcher Park and Manami Park, city materials show.

City staff said two pocket parks are planned on DeJoy Street and Taylor Street to provide small-scale green space for northwest-side neighborhoods. Officials also described the Enos Ranch House restoration project and a planned Japanese community center that will share a large new park in a commercial corridor. The recent phase of City Hall grounds beautification added public art, drought-tolerant landscaping and an open plaza area, and the city said federal stimulus funds and state grants supplemented city funding for the projects.

City materials distributed at the event also identified artist Darren Cribbs as the designer and painter of new signs installed at City Hall grounds. The city framed the work as part of an effort to provide free public spaces that “improve quality of life,” and emphasized drought-tolerant plantings to reduce municipal water use and maintenance costs.

No formal votes or ordinance actions were discussed in the recording of these project updates. City staff identified funding sources only at a high level: “federal stimulus funding and state grants,” plus unspecified city allocations to parks.","City officials described recent park and streetscape projects including the Battles Road Corridor beautification, new playgrounds at Veterans Memorial and Fletcher parks, a plaza at Veterans Memorial Community Center, pocket parks in northwest neighborhoods, and City Hall plaza landscaping funded in part by federal and state grants.","actionData","errors"]

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Santa Maria marks Earth Day at Machado Plaza with vendors and conservation displays

Federal designation leads to dedication of Battles Road post office honoring Larry Lavinino

City officials tour several new affordable housing developments in Santa Maria

Santa Maria highlights completed Battles Road corridor, playground and plaza upgrades