🌱 Why Lompoc’s road repair tax failed and what happens next

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Lompoc’s road repair tax failed and what happens next
• Lompoc family displaced after A Street house fire destroys their home
• What a $114 million Sentinel school means for Lompoc’s future

Also on today's calendar: Movies in the Park and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Low clouds and fog may break, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Low clouds and fog, then sun, temps: high: 74, low: 55.
• Sunday: Low clouds, fog breaking, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Lompoc voters came up short at the polls for a special road repair tax (santamariasun.com) — Lompoc’s proposed half‑cent sales tax for road repairs is failing so far, winning only about 47% of the vote when it needed two‑thirds support. City leaders now face a funding gap for potholes and street work, and a last‑minute push for a more flexible general tax for November was rejected by a 3–2 council vote.
   

2. Lompoc House Fire Displaces Family of Three, Leaves Two Cats Dead (independent.com) — A Wednesday morning house fire on A Street in Lompoc destroyed a single-family home, displaced a family of three, and killed their two cats, though no people were hurt. Multiple fire agencies responded, ammunition inside the home intensified the blaze, and nearby La Honda STEAM Academy was unaffected. A GoFundMe has been launched to help the family rebuild.
   

3. US awards $114M contract for Sentinel nuclear missile school (defence-blog.com) — A $114 million federal contract has been awarded to build a new Sentinel missile training school in Lompoc, adjacent to Vandenberg Space Force Base, with completion expected in 2029. The facility will train airmen on the next‑generation Sentinel ICBM, bringing long‑term construction activity and a specialized military training presence to the Lompoc area as part of a broader nuclear modernization effort.
   

4. Two New Officers Join Lompoc Police Department (noozhawk.com) — Two newly sworn Lompoc police officers, Daniel Raymond and Elias Flores, are beginning their careers serving the local community and will now enter the department’s field training program. Both men emphasize service, integrity, and a desire to improve safety in Lompoc, with Raymond continuing a family law-enforcement legacy and Flores seeking a direct, meaningful way to help residents.
   

5. 32 recruits graduate from Hancock's Law Enforcement Academy (ksby.com) — Allan Hancock College just graduated 32 new peace officer recruits at its Public Safety Training Complex in Lompoc, after more than 872 hours of instruction. Many are heading to Central Coast agencies, including the Lompoc Police Department and nearby sheriff’s offices, strengthening the pipeline of newly trained officers who may soon be serving local neighborhoods.
   

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📸 Around Lompoc

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lompoc

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Shape Something Wild: Sculpting with the Land →
  White Buffalo Land Trust - Center for Regenerative Agriculture at Jalama Canyon Ranch, 3635 Jalama Rd, Lompoc
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• Movies in the Park →
  Ryon Memorial Park
  7:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Shape Something Wild: Sculpting with the Land — White Buffalo Land Trust →
  White Buffalo Land Trust - Center for Regenerative Agriculture at Jalama Canyon Ranch, 3635 Jalama Rd, Lompoc
  10:00 am

Monday June 15

• Lunch at the Library Starts!
  City of Lompoc Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Avenue Lompoc, California 93
• Baby Storytime
  City of Lompoc Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Avenue Lompoc, California 93
  10:30 am

Tuesday June 16

• Take-and-Make Craft Available
  City of Lompoc Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Avenue Lompoc, California 93
• Pet Wellness Clinic, Lompoc →
  Valley of Flowers Half Century Club, 341 North N Street, Lompoc
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  City of Lompoc Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Avenue Lompoc, California 93
  10:30 am

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📣 Lompoc Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Bookmobile Public Stop
  City of Lompoc 100 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA 93436
  2:30 pm

Monday June 15

• Lunch at the Library Starts!
  City of Lompoc Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Avenue Lompoc, California 93
• Baby Storytime
  City of Lompoc Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Avenue Lompoc, California 93
  10:30 am

Tuesday June 16

• Take-and-Make Craft Available
  City of Lompoc Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Avenue Lompoc, California 93

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Calling all Pokemon fans!
  The voice of Bulbasaur and Charzard will be attending the next Santa Maria Comic Con!! (Nextdoor Briar Creek)
• Lompoc Shopping Center - 1960
  This is a postcard scan of the Lompoc Shopping Center taken at Christmas time circa 1960. No foreign cars in sight. Some store names: Jordano's,… (Nextdoor East Chestnut - Walnut)

• Space Exploration Technologies posted a job opening for Launch Quality Inspector - 2nd Shift in Lompoc. Apply here.
• Mechanics Bank posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Lompoc. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lompoc here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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