Lompoc Record

06/19/2026

CalMatters: To help fund the safety net, lawmakers have voted through a health tax extension that could increase premium costs for Californians with private insurance.

06/19/2026

On Tuesday, a landmark disappeared from the Santa Barbara County coastline as explosive charges severed the structural supports of Space Launch Complex-6 on Vandenberg Space Force Base, bringing down towers that stood for decades.
Learn more about the history of SLC-6 in this 2023 historical column provided by Contributing Writer Justin M. Ruhge.
Read the story on this week's demolition, that makes way for SpaceX operations following the U.S. Space Force 2025 outgrant of the site.
Links to both stories, and more, can be found in the comment section of this post.

06/18/2026

Residents across the Central Coast may hear one or more sonic booms early Friday morning as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office launches from and lands at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Residents across the Central Coast may hear one or more sonic booms early Friday morning as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance

06/18/2026

California State Parks is offering a special edition Historian Passport free to download through the Fourth of July weekend. The passport is valid for the rest of 2026 at more than 30 state historic parks throughout California, where visitors can im…

California State Parks is offering a special edition Historian Passport free to download through the Fourth of July weekend. The passport is valid for the rest of 2026 at more

06/18/2026

CalMatters - Gov Gavin Newsom made job training and the creation of a master plan for career education part of his agenda. Now, key workforce initiatives may get no new funding.

CalMatters - Gov Gavin Newsom made job training and the creation of a master plan for career education part of his agenda. Now, key workforce initiatives may get no new

06/18/2026

A landmark disappeared from the Santa Barbara County coastline Tuesday morning as explosive charges severed the structural supports of Space Launch Complex-6 on Vandenberg Space Force Base at approximately 11 a.m., bringing down towers that stood fo…

A landmark disappeared from the Santa Barbara County coastline Tuesday morning as explosive charges severed the structural supports of Space Launch Complex-6 on Vandenberg Space Force Base at approximately 11

06/18/2026

A vegetation fire burned approximately 1.59 acres Wednesday morning in the hills east of Solvang's Old Mission Santa Inés before a number of units were reported to have been released from the scene three hours later, according to Santa Barbara Count…

A vegetation fire burned approximately 1.59 acres Wednesday morning in the hills east of Solvang's Old Mission Santa Inés before a number of units were reported to have been released

06/18/2026

Santa Barbara County supervisors deliberated for nearly two hours Tuesday before unanimously approving the county’s $1.78 billion 2026-27 budget with $51.9 million cuts countywide, the first reduced budget in more than a decade.

Santa Barbara County supervisors deliberated for nearly two hours Tuesday before unanimously approving the county’s $1.78 billion 2026-27 budget with $51.9 million cuts countywide, the first reduced budget in more

06/18/2026

The Lompoc Hospital District Foundation raised more than $106,000 during its annual Flower Valley Golf Classic in May, with proceeds earmarked to support expanded healthcare services in Lompoc.

06/17/2026

Hundreds of people turned out Saturday for the annual SYV Pride Parade in Solvang, joining a downtown celebration recognizing June as Pride Month.