Santa Maria Sun
| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | News Time Media Group |
| Founder | Steve Moss |
| Editor | Camillia Lanham |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Santa Maria, California |
| Circulation | 12,000 (as of 2023)[1] |
Sister newspapers | New Times |
| Website | santamariasun |
The Santa Maria Sun is an American free weekly newspaper that serves Santa Maria, California and Santa Barbara County.[2] Edited by Camillia Lanham,[3] it is published on Thursdays.[2]
History
In 2000, Steve Moss, owner of the New Times San Luis Obispo, founded the Santa Maria Sun.[4]
In 2001, Lompoc, California Economic Development Committee member Justin Ruhge contributed a controversial editorial to the Nov. 16 issue. It stated that "Muslims are out to destroy our world."[5]
In 2005, Moss died.[6] For fifteen years, Ryan Miller edited the Sun.[7] During the 2005 Michael Jackson trial in Santa Maria, Miller provided local commentary for national and international news outlets.[8][9] Miller left the Sun in 2015.[7]
Awards
In 2013, the Sun won an award for its investigation of a corrections officer's death at the Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc. The Sun uncovered a pattern of administrative malfeasance and abuse that may have contributed to the death of two corrections officers.[10]
References
- ↑ "NTMG Media Kit 2023 by New Times, San Luis Obispo - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- 1 2 Stevenson, Paula. "Research Newspapers by State: California" (PDF). gotoanr.com. American Newspaper Representatives. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ↑ "Santa Maria Sun". USNPL. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ↑ Nelson, Ashley (January 12, 2000). "New paper in Santa Maria announced | Publisher of New Times Plans Free Weekly". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. p. 21.
- ↑ "Panelist Faces Ouster Over Anti-Muslim Letter". The Los Angeles Times. November 24, 2001. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Nelson, Valerie (May 17, 2005). "Steve Moss, 56: Started Two Weekly Papers and 55-Word Short Story Contest". The Los Angeles Times. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Blackburn, Daniel (17 April 2015). "New Times' staff riddled by departures". Cal Coast News. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ↑ Inskeep, Steve (June 9, 2005). "Santa Maria: More than the Michael Jackson trial". NPR Morning Edition. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ↑ Glaister, Dan (January 31, 2005). "About a boy". The Guardian. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ↑ Saylor, Teri (10 September 2013). "'We have got to be the people's eyes, ears, and the squeaky wheel with our voices'". NNA News. National Newspaper Association.