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El Zarape Cafe owners retire after 45 years of service
Amanda and Toribio Gonzales, long‑time El Zarape Cafe operators on W Ocean Ave, lease the business to two Lompoc men for five years. The couple, aged 70 and 78, started as El Porvenir in 1928 and built El Zarape into a dining spot with 18 employees by 1965. They plan life after February 1, with no plans to sell the recipe or staff.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Carmen Rivera
Celtic
Badger Seeds
el Porvenir Cafe
White House
el Zarape Cafe