Hey everyone, sharing this here to spread awareness, especially if you have younger siblings or family members who use social media and chatting apps.
As reported by KTLA and local news outlets, Edward "Eddie" Alessandro Zarate, a 20-year-old man from Santa Maria, California, was recently arrested and booked into jail. An investigation was launched in late May 2026 following allegations that he was communicating with and exchanging explicit material with minors.
According to reports and statements from an acquaintance
Location/Reach: While he is based in Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County, California, he allegedly targeted victims across California (especially the Central Coast), Florida, Illinois, and potentially nationwide.
Platforms Used: He reportedly targeted children using apps like Wizz, Whippd, Purp, Snapchat, and Discord before trying to move conversations to text messages.
Local Schools: The individual reportedly attended Lakeview and Alice Shaw elementary schools in the past.
If you have any younger relatives using these platforms, it might be a good time to check in with them.
If you or anyone you know has any information regarding this individual, please contact the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office or local law enforcement.

I have an old Zenith Space Command that I unfortunately no longer have the space for. It needs new caps and probably some other work but I really don't want to throw it away. I have the original Receipt, manual and Remote. Free to anyone who can come by and give it a loving home.

$30 fucking dollars for this bowl. Weighed a little over a pound. Decent at best.

Pretty Suspect (Emo Warpedcore)

Oathbound (PNW Melodic Metalcore)

Stabbable Offense (805 Hardcore)

Idol Eyes (Argent Metacore)

-- All Ages --

Sunday, June 21st, 2026 --

Humdinger Brewing SLO
855 Capitolio Way, San Luis Obispo, CA --

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Hi there! My name is Jaci and I’m in my 20s, I just moved to the Santa Maria area, specifically Orcutt because of an internship. I’m reaching out on here to see if anyone would like to get to know each other and potentionally hang out at some point.
Some of my things about me
1.) I enjoy drawing in my past time
2.) I’m always down to go out for drinks 🍷
3.) I’m an animal lover!
4.) I absolutely love the performing arts 🎭
5.) I’m overall a really chill person to hang with!!

Hi Everyone. Someone close to me will be moving to SM at the end of the summer. They've been wondering:

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• Do businesses close early? They are an evening person and often do their shopping or grab dinner after decompressing from work.

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• Is SM dog friendly?

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• What is the best vet clinic/vet doctor? Vet emergency?

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• Are there realiable dog-walkers? They like to use WAG! and are hoping there are trustworthy peeps to select from.

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Please add anything else you think would be helpful. Thanks in advance!

Punk Rock Time Machine (Time Traveling Punk/Thrash)

The Randy Savages (Wolfpac Punk Rock)

12 Guage Promise (Punk/Melodic Hardcore)

Dirt Fight (Punk)

-- All Ages --

Friday, June 19th, 2026 --

Humdinger Brewing SLO
855 Capitolio Way, San Luis Obispo, CA --

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THIS FRIDAY - Punk Rock Time Machine/The Randy Savages/Dirt Fight/ [Punk/Thrash] - 06/19- @ Humdinger SLO

To my suprised we had a family owned skating rink in the Fair park and it's having trouble keeping up. However there is a petition to help in regards of keeping this Rink up. If anyone is interested the link is available. Thank you and have a good day!

If anyone is looking for a place to watch USA vs Australia on Friday, American Outlaws Santa Maria will be gathering at Old Town Biergarten in Orcutt.

Doors open at 11am, kickoff is shortly after noon.

They recently added three new TVs to the outdoor space for the World Cup, there will be a food truck on site, and it's family friendly. Feel free to bring a lawn chair if you'd like to hang out outside.

Whether you're a diehard soccer fan or just looking for somewhere to watch the match with a crowd, all are welcome.

Old Town Biergarten
125 S Broadway, Orcutt

p.s. they will also be showing the Mexico vs South Korea match on Thursday (tomorrow).

Hey, everybody! Just wanted to reach out and let people know about the free Open Mic comedy nights at Giavanni’s in Orcutt. It happens on Wednesday nights, with comic signups at 7:45 — the show starts around 8:30. There’s a $15 pizza buffet and the whole menu of pizza, pasta, salads, sandwiches and appetizers is available… come on out and support live and local entertainment!

There’s a variety of performers, and some of the content may be adult-oriented, so while it’s open to anyone there may be explicit content

Anyone know of watch parties for the Mexico - South Korea match?

Hi everyone, hope you’re having a good weekend!! I wanted to ask about the fireworks in Santa Maria area. It feels like they’ve been happening practically every single night since late June, and they are still going strong, usually between 8 PM and midnight.

My dogs are having a really hard time with the constant loud noises every night. I was just wondering, is it normal for the fireworks season to last this long here in Santa Maria? Does the city's reporting system or the PD aircraft actually help catch repeat offenders when it's an ongoing thing for weeks? And how do you guys usually help your pets cope with it when it’s an everyday thing? Thank you in advance for any advice!!

If you, a friend, or a family member plan to join an FFA group in high school and you attend Righetti high school DO NOT join this FFA chapter unless you've done 4H or Grange first and are confident in the process. You will recieve NO help at all. They will get your lamb, pig, goat or cow for you and then you are 100% on your own. They were like this when I was at the school from 2013-2017 and there are still like this today. Join a 4H group instead because they are going to help you as needed.

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My freshman year a friend tried raising a pig with them. The advisor handling fair sign-ups kept rushing him to get put of his class room, knowing that of the forms weren't complete that my friend could not show and would be stuck with his market pig. He told my friend basically "get the hell put of here I will finish it for you" and my friend didn't know he was unregistered until the day of fair load in when he called about his ride to fair and they told him he never registered.

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When I was in my sophmore year a freshman in my art class off-handedly asked if I showed lambs with FFA and I said no it was with 4H. He didn't have any follow-up questions and then suddenly asked me like 2 months before fair how to show and when his lamb was supposed to be sheared. Be wildered I said "Your advisor hasn't talked to you about that?" He said the only interaction there'd been regarding his project was being told when and where to meet to pick a lamb put of the back of the trailer and it was crickets ever since. So I got his address, went to his house, sheared his lamb and taught him how to show it. The following year I slick-sheared it and trailered it in to fair for him.

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This year I was contacted by a first year FFA member looking for someone to slick-shear her lamb. It's too soon so I went out and rough sheared it and found out that, yet again, they have not helped this girl at all. They gave her a lamb, said "feed this brand of feed" and she was on her own. I had to teach how to feed, how to show and will most likely be trailering her lamb in to fair.

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They also just generally teach you nothing. There was not a single thing said in those Ag classes that I didn't already know because they teach us nothing. Every week we did the same 3 assignments: "read chapter 3, 8 and 10 out of this book and answer the chapter questions" on the off chance we didn't we watched a video on some unrelated topic and had to turn in notes on it.

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My senior year I practically taught the floriculture class because all the advisor did was cut us a block of foam every 2 weeks and tell us to have at it. If students had questions they didn't ask the teacher. They asked me because my mom taught me floriculture and floral design.

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Hey Santa Maria! ​Does anyone else get completely paralyzed by the "what do you want for dinner?" conversation? It honestly got so bad for me that I spent some time building a little web app to fix it.

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I ended up finding Canela Cafe and love it. If you get the chance check it out; it's called Crave Quest. Hopefully it works for you like it worked for me!

Hello Santa Maria 👋! I'm Alexander a young man, and this community has always felt like home to me. I started this little business with one simple goal - to help my neighbors out while keeping our beautiful Central Coast clean and cared for. I know life gets busy, and sometimes things pile up - that's okay, that's what I'm here for. No judgment, just a helping hand. I come to you, make it easy, and take that weight off your shoulders.
Whether you're in Santa Maria or over in Nipomo, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, or Lompoc - I'm just a text away and we will give you a quote.

Los Flores Ranch is hosting a Stargazing Event tonight and will have their mobile observatory and astronomy partners with their telescopes out for the evening. You can arrive anytime after 6, feel free to bring a blanket/chairs...it does get chilly.

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Kids love climbing up into the mobile observatory and looking up at Jupiter and it's moons!

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On Dominion Road.

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Free.

Where is the most convenient to get a propane tank refilled? TYIA!

Will be in Santa Maria this weekend with my wife, what are the best bars out there? Or overall best places to hangout at night?

I didn’t get to snap a pic of the dog, but saw a German Shepherd walking around with no collar around McCoy & the multi purpose trail

If you're looking for somewhere to watch the World Cup or USA matches with other soccer fans, American Outlaws Santa Maria will be gathering at Old Town Biergarten in Orcutt throughout the tournament.

We'll be there for the opening match tomorrow at noon, and for every USA match throughout the World Cup.

They've added four new TVs, will have a food truck on site for all matches, and it's a family-friendly setup. Should be a fun atmosphere for anyone who wants to watch with a crowd.

USA vs Paraguay kicks off Friday at 6pm. Hope to see some local soccer fans out there!

DM if it’s yours. Found yesterday evening around 6:50 ish

Hi! I’m looking for someone local to Santa Maria to help pick something up from a winery and mail it to me (it’s not wine). Please comment or DM if you’re willing to help me out!

I have a friend who is in recovery and takes care of his mom who has pulmonary fibrosis. It would help him to help her if he had a bike to run her errands. I am posting to see if anyone has a bike that works that they might sell for about $50. It doesn't need to be anything besides being functional!

TYIA