Santa Maria Times
| Type | Daily newspaper (Tuesday-Sunday) |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Santa Maria California News Media Inc. |
| Founder(s) | H.J. Laughlin S. Clevenger |
| Publisher | Terri Leifeste |
| Editor | Marga K. Cooley |
| Founded | April 1882 |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 21,579 (as of 2018) |
| Sister newspapers | Lompoc Record Santa Ynez Valley News |
| ISSN | 0745-6166 |
| Website | santamariatimes |
The Santa Maria Times is a daily American newspaper on California's Central Coast serving the cities of Santa Maria; Orcutt; Guadalupe; Nipomo; unincorporated parts of northern Santa Barbara County and southern San Luis Obispo County. It is published Tuesday through Saturday, and is part of Santa Maria California News Media Inc., which also publishes the Lompoc Record and Santa Ynez Valley News, among other newspapers.