Closed Captioning (subtitles)

To improve accessibility and transparency, the City of Santa Maria now offers live closed captioning (subtitles) in English or Spanish during its government meeting broadcasts. The dual language captioning gives viewers, including the hearing impaired, a valuable resource to watch and understand what is happening with their local government.

The live closed captioning is for live and replays of City Council and Planning Commission meetings on Comcast Cable Channel 23 and streaming online at CityofSantaMaria.org/tv.

Viewers using Channel 23 can use their remote control or TV settings to enable captions. English Captions are available on CC 1 and Spanish captions are available on CC 3 in the settings. Watch the videos below to learn how to do this:

This is another service the City provides to ensure meaningful access to City programs and activities to residents with Limited English Proficiency. According to Census data, about 66 percent of Santa Maria’s population speaks a language other than English at home.

City Council and Planning Commission meetings broadcast live the first and third Tuesdays and Wednesdays of the month, respectively, with both meetings starting at 5:30 p.m. The meetings are also rebroadcast the other Tuesday and Wednesday nights in the month along with 9:00 a.m. morning replays of the City Council on Thursdays and the Planning Commission on Fridays.