Santa Barbara Auto Repair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Santa Barbara, CA: Ayers Automotive Repair, a family-owned and operated auto repair shop in Santa Barbara, has a long history of providing outstanding customer service. When new members are added to the team, owner Robert Ayers makes sure they have the experience and skills needed to meet his exacting standards. That is why he is happy to announce the expansion of the customer service area with the addition of Maureen Ware as a service advisor. In her new role Ware will provide advice to clients who need assistance with car and truck service. She brings with her a thorough knowledge of the automotive service industry, after starting in the auto repair business 30 years ago when her brother, Mike, asked her to take care of the bookkeeping at Mahneke Motors. From there, she started ordering parts and th ... read more

https://www.noozhawk.com/article/111109_commentary_remembering_our_veterans_today_and_every_day By Brian Canning The men and women in uniform — past and present — deserve our understanding and appreciation. I am a veteran, and I’m very proud to say that even though I never set foot on a battlefield and never fired a shot in anger. Every day I sit at work, I have the honor and pleasure to sit next to another veteran, who just like me never went to war. Sgt. Brian Canning circa 1978 At any given moment, less than 1 percent of our population is in uniform and active in our armed forces, and today — above all other days — I hope you would take a moment to think about the men in women currently in uniform and those who have served over the years. In May or June of 1979, I went to the Veterans Affairs office in Wash ... read more

Kianna Silva, 18, in the Automotive Department with a 1972 Chevelle, Wednesday, Oct. 7, at City College in Santa Barbara. Silva is pursuing her associate degree in Automotive Service and Technology.   Swimming against the tide of expectation that mechanics are mostly male, 18-year-old Kianna Silva, a student in City College’s Automotive Technology department has found her passion and is currently pursuing her associates degree in Automotive Service and Technology. Silva, a recent graduate of San Marcos High School, was unaware of her passion for working on cars until, almost by accident, she took a basic mechanics class her junior year of high school. She took the class as she was planning on getting her license soon and, understandably, wanted to be a responsible car-owner. “Before I took that class all I knew about cars was that you turned the key in the ignition and the car magically turned on.” Silva recounts. Starting out as the only young woman in her a ... read more