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🌱 Santa Maria shelter waives adoption fees through November

Santa Maria, California Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Santa Maria! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Santa Maria shelter waives adoption fees through November
  • Santa Maria shelter helps Army veteran rebuild after two strokes
  • Santa Maria CHP warns of trafficking risks through online chats

Also on today's calendar: Jr's Drive-In Cruise Night and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 55.
  • Friday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Santa Barbara Humane waives fees to celebrate 2,000th adoption in 2026 (santamariatimes.com) — Santa Maria residents can adopt a pet without adoption fees through Nov. 30 as Santa Barbara Humane celebrates its 2,000th adoption of the year. The offer excludes VIP pets at the West Stowell Road campus, where adoption hours are noon to 4:30 p.m. daily except Wednesdays, when the shelter is closed.
   

2. Turkey Drive: Good Samaritan Shelter helps local homeless veteran through stroke recovery (keyt.com) — After two strokes and losing his housing, Army veteran Ryan Twidwell found recovery support at Good Samaritan Shelter's Honor House in Santa Maria. Staff connected him with speech therapy, VA services and rental assistance that helped him secure a Grover Beach apartment. An ongoing Turkey Drive supports the shelter's clients through Nov. 19.
   

3. CHP reports increase in human trafficking, warns of online risks to children (ksby.com) — CHP's Santa Maria office says officers have observed an increase in human trafficking locally, particularly involving young people, and warns that recruitment can begin through social media or gaming. Local advocates describe traffickers building trust online, while officers urge parents to know whom children communicate with and report suspicious activity.
   

4. Armed Standoff Suspect Arrested After K-9 Officer Deployment in Santa Maria (crimevoice.com) — Santa Maria police arrested a 40-year-old man after a Nov. 7 standoff at a vacant property, where officers say he pointed what appeared to be a firearm toward them. Mario Lopez was taken into custody with help from a police dog, treated for minor injuries and booked on suspicion of several offenses.
   

5. County Air Pollution Experts Debut New Digital Planned Burn Map For Residents (keyt.com) — Santa Maria residents have a new way to check whether nearby smoke comes from a prescribed burn: an interactive county map showing planned, active and past operations. The tool's debut coincided with burns in Tepusquet Canyon and near Alamo Creek, where officials said visible smoke did not affect ground-level air quality.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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