r/SantaMaria

Craving a good montecristo for breakfast! Any place that serves them around here?

Hi new community. I will be moving to Santa Maria in July and the house we bougt comes as-is full of older but nice furniture. Any suggestions of where to donate that picks up or sell?

Flock cameras are everywhere in Santa Maria now, and they're capturing license plate data on every resident driving through town. The promise? They'll catch criminals faster. The reality? We're building a surveillance database on ordinary people with almost no oversight.
I started a petition because this doesn't add up. The ACLU has documented misuse of these systems across the country. The Electronic Frontier Foundation found no solid evidence they actually reduce crime. Meanwhile, we're spending serious money maintaining them—funds that could go to schools, healthcare, or actual community needs.
It's not about being anti-safety. It's about asking: do we need to track every license plate to be safe? What happens to that data? Who's watching the watchers?
If you're concerned about privacy creep in your city, or if this feels like surveillance overreach, I'd love to hear what you think. Anyone else feel like this crossed a line? If it matters to you too, consider signing and sharing the petition.

Hi all! Is anyone interested in doing a writers/creatives meetup? I'm from the area, and I know there are writers here; I haven't found them yet. I also miss doing in-person writers groups as I did in college. I think it would be cool to meet up at a cafe and write/ talk creative for like an hour or two a week.

Just wanted to see who would be interested!

I am looking for the cheapest places to eat in Santa Maria that are clean/safe, preferably tasty, and not a Costco hotdog. Thanks for your help!

Hey there! I'm vising my folks in Santa Maria this week and next from Minnesota and hoping to find a place to play some pickleball. My family is not into it, so I'm hoping to find some other people to play with. Does SM have any good places for open play sessions? I see that Hagerman Sports Complex has drop ins from 12 - 7 Monday through Friday? Is that open play / mix and match style? Do y'all just play with whoever or is there some skill level matching going on? The City of SM website doesn't really make things very clear. In MN, most of our clubs have scheduled open play sessions based on level, so I'm a little nervous about dropping in if everyone there is going to have a 5.0+ DUPR.

Looking for somewhere in town to watch Argentina World Cup matches with lots of Argentine fans/Argentines, does anyone have any recs? Aguante la seleccion! 🇦🇷

Is there any OBGYNs you prefer either in Santa Maria or Vandenburg area? Trying to look for one but wanted to get maybe personal reviews/experiences on them please

Hi friends. I’m 17, recently graduated, turning 18 next month. I’m already in college and have gotten several scholarships, and finished my Senior year with straight A’s.
Finding a job is very hard. I don’t know where to start getting my license. I live with my grandparents and want to help out financially, but every application I make is either ignored or declined without reason- I think it’s because of my age? I’m so tired lf AI chatbots for interviews, I just want a real job that I can make a difference in. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Hey beautiful people. I am going to be in Santa Maria for a while and was wondering where are your favorite sushi spots? Hit me with the best kept secrets for sushi.

I’d like to raise some quails, anyone have any experience or tips?
Where to find quails or eggs to hatch?

Huge shot in the dark here, but figured it couldn't hurt to ask!

I am trying to track down some art prints for a birthday gift that can only be found at Presquile Winery. I am wondering if anyone lives close by, and would be up for doing me a huge favor and trying to get some of the prints, and then sending them to me!

Happy to compensate you for your time as well.

DM me if you think you might be up for it! Thanks!

I was getting off the Donovan exit and I saw three what looked like white balloons but they were perfectly twirling in unison and they would reverse directions and then go into a triangle formation come back together as one and then split up in a triangle formation again. Then they would start spinning clockwise stop mid air and then start spinning counterclockwise. I don't think balloons behave like that. Tripped me the fuck out! I had no time to videotape because I was on the phone on an important call and it would not let me capture video during a call.

Always wondered why there was no mugshot for Cordova.