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  • Housing Summit held in Santa Maria

    SANTA MARIA, Calif.-Housing experts met with the community inside the Fine Arts Complex at Allan Hancock College Thursday afternoon. City and county staff helped residents explore solutions to housing challenges in the Santa Maria Valley. City staff say as the population grows in Santa Maria, so does the need for more affordable housing. The Santa
  • Maria Georgas Reveals Why She Backed Out as ‘Bachelorette’ Lead

    Maria Georgas signed on to become the next Bachelorette, backing out after the role was “set in stone.” “I was offered the role. It was mine until I said it wasn't,” Maria, 29, confirmed during her “Call Her Daddy” podcast appearance on Wednesday, May 1. “It became very overwhelming to the point where I had to decline.” Maria explained that she’s “been trying my hardest to stay silent” about what happened with the Bachelorette role as an effort to support Jenn Tran, but wanted to “be...
  • Why Maria Georgas walked away from being the next Bachelorette

    Maria Georgas, who was on Joey Graziadei’s season of “The Bachelor,” revealed she was offered the role of Bachelorette but declined. However, she says Jenn Tran is “perfect” for the role.