About Spotlight on Santa Maria

Spotlight on Santa Maria is an independent guide to things to do in Santa Maria and the local businesses that serve it. It is published by Red Tape Business Services, LLC, a Santa Maria business operated by Steven Funkhouser.

Disclosures

Central Coast Mailboxes is a DBA of Red Tape Business Services, LLC. Steven Funkhouser is also affiliated with Red Tape Foundation. Both appear on this site as labeled “Founding supporters.” Links to them are tracked so each organization can see visits from this site.

Basic listings are free. We create unclaimed profiles from public business sources. Owners can claim their profiles and submit updates. Paid placements are labeled. Editorial guides are never sold.

Checkout and billing

Secure checkout and receipts are handled by Central Coast Mailboxes. Card statements may show CENTRAL COAST MAILBOX or the short prefix CC MAILBOX. This is the billing name for your Spotlight purchase.

How we check events

Each event shows where we confirmed it and when. “Confirmed on organizer’s site” means we read the details on the organizer’s own page. Anything else is labeled.