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Dave Alley

SOLVANG, Calif. (KEYT) – Disney’s hit musical Frozen is now on the stage in the Solvang Festival Theater and is now heating up the ongoing summer season for PCPA.

Disney’s Frozen premiered in Solvang on Sunday, July 6 marking the second of three shows PCPA is holding inside the beloved outdoor theater.

“It’s always magical to return to the Solvang Festival Theater,” said longtime PCPA Artistic Director Mark Booher. “It’s become our summer home, and so we always feel welcomed back in the community, and hopefully an important part of people’s summer traditions is to go sit there in the Festival Theater under the stars and see a great story. It’s really it’s always a pleasure to be back there.”

PCPA, which has been holding performances in the Solvang Festival Theater ever since the 700-seat venue opened its doors in 1974, kicked off its 2026 summer season with a two-week run of the musical Come From Away.

Now, it’s Disney’s Frozen on the stage will a return engagement to the Central Coast, coming just six months after PCPA held the show back in November and December late last year.

“We knew when we were doing Frozen in the Marian Theatre that were going to be bringing it down to the Solvang Festival Theater this summer, and so every decision we made creatively was about what would it take to put that magical musical out under the stars,” said Booher. “I think that’s going to prove really true, that there’s something special and magical about Frozen as a piece, but doing it outside in the open air under the stars is going to add that extra special layer that I think is going to be really thrilling.”

Booher added that even though people may think of Frozen as more appropriate for the winter, he pointed out that it’s actually very suitable for a summertime showing.

“I think what people forget is the musical is set in the summer,” said Booher. “The thing that’s magical about it, and the problem that needs to be solved, is Elsa’s magic turns summer into winter, and that’s what has to get resolved. The whole journey of the the story is to bring back summer and so here we are. We’re going to be in July and it’s going to snow outside and we’re going to have to figure that out in the Festival Theater!”

Disney’s Frozen will run in Solvang from July 6 through August 2 and will be followed by Beehive – The 60s Musical.

“Beehive is a wonderful celebration of pop music in the 60s, all by female artists, and is really the story about how America was changing in the late 60s, particularly between 1965 and 1969,” said Booher. “It’s an amazing time of change in America, but led and reflected in popular music of the time, and so it’s a song cycle of great 60s pop music, lots of tunes that we’ve been tapping our toes to and swinging our hips to for decades, but also a story of America during that time.”

For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit pcpa.org.

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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Neighbors on Alameda Padre Serra, also known as APS, are concerned about a rash of recent accidents.

They are urging drivers on the scenic and windy road to slow down.

Two accidents in two weeks happened along a stretch between Moreno and the Santa Barbara Middle School.

Members of at least seven households have joined a group called ACTS, APS Citizens for Traffic Safety. They’ve shared video and photos of accidents.

They have used a radar to track speeding in the 30 mile per hour zone.

But they said you can hear speeding cars go by and drivers hitting their breaks.

“We have a group of neighbors that have lived here long time we have worked with the city for a number of years to try and address the traffic safety issue here on APS, all up and down APS there are incidents last week on the 900 block a car went over the guard rail this week we had collision, we have had a child hit out here on the street,” said Kelly Brodbeck, “the city is listening to us, but they are not moving particularly quickly and we would like to continue the dialogue with them and put some physical barriers in place like stop signs, the city engineer Derrick Bailey has said in our meetings the only way to deal with the issues here is with some kind of physical barrier.”

He believes the fire department may not want impediments during mass evacuations.

“So we kind of go around and around with the cars going 30, 40 sometimes 50, 60 miles an hour along here and the kind of crash we had today is typical of the behavior, hopefully no one is going to get run over by guys like that, it is just a matter of time,” said Brodbeck.

A mother of three said she is worried about children and drivers.

“It is really frustrating because we live here, we have three kids, we have family in the area, we have schools nearby, theoretically this should be a great place for kids but it is scary for them to even go outside and play in the front of the house,” said Elisabeth de Gramont.

Her block has not sidewalks and there are blind curves.

“Respect the speed limit when you see there is little visibility, you’re going down a winding road, there are many driveways, like this one and ours that go out directly into the street, people have to back in and out,” said de Gramont.

They said a child on a scooter was injured two years ago near the Arguello intersection.

“We have looked out the window multiple time and have heard tires screeching, we call skid mar

This morning she heard a fire truck arrive.

“I heard sirens because someone crashed into a parked car.”

That is where they would like a stop sign.

Public Works and police could not be reached for comment but their council woman said she is aware of the ongoing issue.

“We also really need for drivers to be paying attention and moving with more caution for the neighbors through these tight and winding streets. I have heard many stories of near misses, ” said Councilmember Kristen Sneddon.

Residents said it gets worse during the school year and they are worried a fatal accident could happen before safety measures are taken.

Neighbors also said when the 101 gets busy there are more drivers using the scenic route as a alternative.

In the meantime, they are urging drivers to follow the speed limit signs and to watch for cars in driveways.

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Jarrod Zinn

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – PG&E crews in San Luis Obispo County started work today on a multi-purpose project in Avila Beach, and areas near the Bob Jones Trail.

The project will update power lines to increase reliability and capacity while reducing wildfire risk.

Traffic mitigation signs are set up on San Luis Bay Drive between Ontario Road and Avila Market.

Crews will remove about 3,600 feet of overhead power lines and replace them with 7,200 feet of insulated underground lines.

“We’re going to be installing new devices that are able to isolate problems on a power line, so that if there is an issue, then the number of customers that are impacted by an outage are significantly fewer,” says PG&E spokesperson Stephanie Magallon. “And then we’re also going to be under-grounding a portion of the power lines along the Bob Jones Trail.”

The project is expected to last until December.

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Dave Alley

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – With just about one month into summer season, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is currently in peak fire season readiness mode.

The tanker base is operated by the U.S. Forest Service and is located on southern edge of the Santa Maria Airport, housed within the Central Coast Jet Center.

With temperatures now hitting triple digits regularly in parts of the Central Coast, throughout the region and across California and Western United States, the base now fully staffed to assist in aerial firefighting operations when an incident occurs.

Currently, there is about 50 personnel staffed at the base who are serving in a variety of firefighting positions, including those who work on the ground and in the air.

The amount is double the amount that typically works at the base during other parts of the year.

“As we increase aircraft and we increase the fire activity and getting more into our fire season, we up our staff,” said Miguel Quiz, Santa Maria Air Tanker Base Manager. “We have a few folks that are supporting us here at the base from out of region. We have a base manager visiting from Minnesota and we have a couple guys visiting from local bases here in California, San Bernardino and Porterville as well.”

At this time the base is the temporary home for a MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) air tanker from the California National Guard.

The MAFFS plane, as well as two smaller assist planes, are the only firefighting aircraft stationed right now at the base.

Last year, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base celebrated the opening of its completely remodeled facility, which included the relocation of its operation center from the first floor of the Jet Center building to the second floor.

Other upgrades to the base included new and improved technology, pilot lounge, conference room, office space, kitchen, dining area and much more. 

The base has also expanded it retardant pumping capabilities, not only adding additional tanks, but also upgrading its piping system, improving mixing efficiency.

There are now two more tanks on the base, providing an additional 45,000 gallons of storage space for fire retardant.

The new tanks have allowed the total amount of retardant on the base to jump from 100,000 gallons to 145,000 gallons.

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Patricia Martellotti

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Waiting for a flight may now come with a good book.

Santa Barbara Airport and the Santa Barbara Public Library have teamed up to launch ‘Library on the Fly,’ a free book exchange inside the airport terminal.

Located past security near Gate 2, the book cart invites travelers to pick up a book before boarding or donate one they’ve already finished. No library card is required.

Library staff will keep the shelves stocked with a mix of titles for adults and children, including books in multiple languages and a variety of genres.

Passengers can also sign up for a free digital library card, giving them access to eBooks, audiobooks and other online resources while traveling.

Airport leaders hope the partnership adds another welcoming touch to the travel experience, while library officials see it as a way to connect readers with books when they have time to enjoy them.

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Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) An artists who lives a board a boat in Ventura’ West Marina is being celebrated.

Her friends and neighbors put on a art show of her work.

Chris Hammersley paints in water colors, acrylics, charcoal and pen and ink .

She is special to area and her friends in the harbor and at The Grape live music venue said she has some upcoming surgeries and they want to help.

“Our friend chris is 81 years old and had never shown her art in her life three months ago we went into her storage unit she has carried this art around from storage unit to storage unit from London, France to the u.s it has been in storage we took three weeks going through inventory and came up with over 850 pieces,” said Jill Creager who also lives in the harbor.

More than 100 works of art went on display today at Ventura Portside.

They are not for sale just yet.

Money raised in the future will help the artist with health care.

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Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – FIFA watch parties at local bars and businesses happened indoors and out.

Some people watched on movie-sized screen like the screen in the Ventura Harbor.

Others crowded into their favorite bars.

Aqua Beachfront Bar in the Crown Plaza saw a boom in business.

Spain fans seemed to be outnumbered but never gave up hope.

Even the bartenders enjoyed it.

“It has been really good, it has been – bringing everybody together, it brings families together, everybody is really family friendly and I love that we all get together and share the joy of soccer,” said Kat Tafoya.

‘It has been a great game, I really think Spain is going to win and I do think Spain is going to make it,” said Ivan Escobar moments before Spain made the only goal of the match.

Businesses up and down the coast welcomed fans.

Most said it was great for business and that they will miss the sports.

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Dave Alley

FARGO, N.D. (KEYT) – Nipomo High School wrestler Taya Maumausolo Matagi earned a national championship on Saturday with a victory at the 2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals inside the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

Competing at 235 pounds in the 16U division, the soon-to-be junior defeated Maycee Hales of Utah 9-4.

Also in the tournament, Maumausolo Matagi’s twin sister Tasi Maumausolo Matagi earned a position on the championship podium with a 7th place finish in the 190 pound 16U division.

With their impressive accomplishments on the national stage, the two sisters each earned All-American status.

Taya Maumausolo Matagi was the lone California wrestler to win an individual title in the 11 different weight classes.

Behind her performance, Team California earned a fifth place finish in the 16U Women’s Team Division.

Earlier this year, the two sisters each captured individual championships to help lead Nipomo to the program’s first ever CIF-Central Section team title.

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Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) Another peaceful protest took place in Ventura on Saturday.

Organizers called it a “good trouble lives on and civil rights rally.”It took place in Ventura by the Ventura County government center..People taking part in the  rally sang and urged people to honk their horns as they drove by.They also called it a civil rights rally as they are concerned about voting rights.This is a weekly rally  that has changing themes .

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Tracy Lehr

OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) The Pacific Corinthian Youth Foundation is teaching the next generation of sailors.

The Ventura County nonprofit began in 1992.

It still has some openings for the remaining summer camp in the Channel Islands Harbor.

The sailors get hands-on experience on the water and on the Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club dock.

For more information visit https://pcyc.org or email pcyfsailing@gmail.com

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