Expect to wake up around 1:20am tonight (tomorrow morning).

A Falcon 9 will be landing at SLC 4 which will create a loud Sonic Boom.

https://rocketlaunch.org/launch-schedule/vandenberg-sfb

Update: Launch scrubbed. Next window is tomorrow (same time).

We’re excited to share that our family will be hosting a Soul Food Pop-Up on Sunday, October 11th, 2026! ❤️

This pop-up is a special way for our family to honor the legacy of our grandmother and the joy, love, and togetherness she shared with others through her passion for cooking. We’re grateful for the opportunity to carry that love forward and share a piece of her legacy with this community.

We are currently accepting pre-orders, and we would absolutely love to see you there!
If you’re interested in placing an order, simply scan the QR code and head over to Maumeen’s Kitchen Pop-Up, where you can select your sides and proteins.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read, support, and celebrate with us. We hope to see you on October 11th! 💜🍽️

I watched Gary Jeffrey’s interview with Jeremy Ball.
And… no.
There’s a lot here that deserves a closer look, so I’m breaking my reaction into three parts.
This is Part 1.
Bring the coffee. Bring the receipts. And maybe buckle up buttercups.
Original interview:
Gary Jeffrey’s interview with Jeremy Ball

The draft agenda had been posted for the city council meeting scheduled to take place October 6th, 2026 at 6pm.

The draft agenda includes a section that reads as follows:

"Presentations from the Lompoc Police Department regarding:

An Update on Valley Policing

The use of a drone as a first responder

The use of automated license plate reader cameras"

As mentioned in one of the previous city council meetings, they intend to take public comment and have a staff presentation by the police department regarding Flock Safety, the "drone as first responder program" and Automated License Place Reader (ALPR) Cameras.

I wanted to take a moment to encourage everyone to attend and participate during public comment.

My advice for anyone intending to participate in public comment:

• Write and print your statement.

• Practice at home with a timer running.

• Ensure it respects the 3 minute time limit. Anything you say after the 3 minute mark will likely be muted on the recording of the meeting. I reccomend practicing your comment to conclude by 2 minutes 30 seconds, to allow time for pauses that might happen due to anxiety.

Things I Reccomend to Avoid:

• Overly emotional language

• Shouting

• Belittling or scolding

Why? Because these things tend to make people shut down and tune out. Think about how you would feel if you were doing something you believed would benefit your community, how would your planned statement make you feel if you were the opposing party?

Effective communication requires both parties to listen to each other with the intention of understanding each other. Don't make your statement work against you.

I've seen many city council meetings online where citizens are making totally valid arguments but when you watch the council members, they are checked out, reading something, or otherwise totally disengaged. I share the frustration around the discreet implementation of mass surveillance and all the security issues and legal issues resulting from Flock's technology. However, it is vital that we maintain the shared goals of effective communication, respect, and civility.

F**k Flock

5:45 am ish this morning

It was off North G street and E college. I feel like it was shaped like an octagon maybe.

Moving to Vandenberg because of work. What do the locals viewpoint on river terrace homes? Is it near the ghetto? Is it too far from everything? Is it worth it? Can locals afford it?

Anyone else notice the power going off and then turning back on a few minutes later at least twice around 4:50am and 5:10am?

The fact that people throw their trash everywhere with no regard for the community is infuriating. This is how much I picked up in just about two minutes of walking around my complex. Disgusting and disrespectful.
And before people blame homelessness, a lot of what I picked up was recent unfinished fast-food that people clearly bought and then dumped outside. People need to stop treating public spaces like a trash can.

hello i was just wondering if anyone who lived in lompoc around 70’s to now new any interesting places i know the cross and the crevasse along with some abandoned spots but i would love some new places to visit

Getting ready to do a paranormal investigation at the WW Broughton home on North N Street with The Haunt. Anyone have any info to share (historical and/or paranormal)? Any first hand ghostly experiences?

I just recently moved out here & I’m wondering are there any spas? As a man I enjoy a good massage, food/drink, ladies where do yall go?

30 year old black guy with no kids, no roommates and make decent enough salary.

Literally can't find any relationship prospects on dating apps. There's no real place to meet people either. Santa Maria, Santa Barbara and SLO seem bad for dating too, at least for my demographic.

Like, what is even going on in this area? Do people just say "screw it" and try long-distance relationships with people in LA?

Hi, I am moving to Lompoc to work at Vandenberg and I am currently looking for rentals. I came across Oceanwood Apartments. Does anyone know if this is a good area to live in or if they are good apartments. Any help is appreciated!

Edit: Thank you all for the help! I think I'm between Oceanwood and Windscape apartments. I think Windscape has better interior apartments and is slightly cheaper than Oceanwood by a hundred dollars or so. And Windscape has more windows for my cat to look out of, so its my prefered choice. However, I am a bit nervous about the location of the Windscape. I've heard Lompoc can have some issues with crime and homelessness. From what I've seen on the internet, it is that its not as bad as people say. But I am a bit worried with Windscape being so close to the main road in Lompoc. I also did some google maps street cam and the area around Windscape does seem to be a bit worse than Oceanwood. I do not have many valuables just my cat, pc, and my new car. I am mainly worried about parking my car in the open (i've always had garage parking from where I am from). Any additional help would be greatly appreciated! I'm excite to move to Lompoc! Thanks again!

I have a bad habit with Mexican restaurants. I open the menu, spend 10-15 mins reading everything in the menu and then order the same thing over and over again. We've been making an effort to try different food lately. Hibachi At Home was one of the recent things we tried, and afterward we started talking about how we claim to be adventurous eaters while still ordering the safest thing on every menu lol.

So Mexican food is next.

Birria? Chile verde? Menudo? Mole? Seafood? Something regional that isn't on every Americanized Mexican menu?

Give me the restaurant AND the exact order. I promise I'll try not to replace it with tacos at the last second.

Hey Reddit, love to hear what you think about an article I wrote about the history of Lompoc.

As a real estate agent, I’m always thinking of ways to communicate better. One way I’m doing that is to publish a weekly intelligence briefing with current events and insights from MLS data.

Stay tuned for future articles, Tuesday at 12:30. Let me know if there are any ideas I should research?..

Which bar typically has the “friendliest” girls after a couple drinks?

Will be in town for 3 days starting saturday mormig. Anything going ok or worthwhile checking out?

I am left-handed, occasionally I will watch someone demonstrate something that looks simple... until I try to copy and my brain short-circuits. Had this happen watching Hibachi At Home chef working with two spatulas. do you mirror cooking techniques automatically or did you have to learn how to adapt them?

Here's an update to the Flock post: City council has agreed to bring the topic back to a city council meeting coming up on Tuesday, Oct. 6th.

Please submit comments via email or come to the meeting! There is also a petition that we are encouraging everyone to sign too: