For immediate release · 2026

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Gary Janek Michaels ‘Re-Invent Santa Maria Speech’ Sept 12, 2026

Good afternoon, fellow Santa Marians. Thank you, Gary Hall, the North Santa Barbara County Manufactured Homeowners Team, and the Casa Grande HOA for welcoming us today. It is wonderful to be at an old-fashioned Ice Cream…

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