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The first wind farm built along the California coast is up and running.
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A project in the Lompoc hills will provide wind-generated electricity from newly built turbines. The County of Santa Barbara has given the final go-ahead to turn them on.
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A rare native plant was recently re-discovered on the Central Coast. Local botanists pieced together historical information to find the tiny Santa Ynez groundstar, a plant they say grows only in Lompoc.
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Lompoc’s City Council voted this week to extend negotiations with a developer to build a space education center. If approved, it’s estimated to create hundreds of jobs and generate millions in tax revenue.
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A local non-profit legal firm has reached a tentative settlement with Lompoc for Clean Water Act violations in the Santa Ynez Watershed. The city is expected to pay about a quarter million dollars towards the watershed’s restoration process.
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Lompoc was the first city on the Central Coast to allow cannabis lounges, and now it may be the first to host ongoing public cannabis events at city-owned parks.
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Lompoc was the first city on the Central Coast to allow cannabis lounges, and now it may be the first to host ongoing public cannabis events at city-owned parks.
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A rapid COVID-19 testing location has opened in Lompoc, which can provide results to patients within minutes. But health officials warn not to rely solely…
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In response to the pandemic shutdown, some Central Coast cities are focused on providing financial support to small businesses. Other cities are directing…
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The California NanoSystems Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a place where engineers, scientists and students make…