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Rachel Showalter/KCBX NewsSergeant Joshua Walsh said his department didn’t find evidence that the man committed a hate crime, because his actions weren’t directed at a person who is part of a protected class. -
Gabriela Fernandez/KCBX NewsSanta Maria residents learned about housing rights, eviction procedures and new state housing laws during a virtual workshop Wednesday. The city partnered with the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County for the event. -
Goleta City Council LivestreamThe move came after a recent controversy over the store Goodland Guns moving to a new location near a daycare, sparking concerns over safety. -
Grover Beach meetings via Youtube.California says San Luis Obispo County must plan to build more than 14,000 homes over the next decade. But, in Grover Beach, a push to limit building heights has raised questions about where those homes should go. -
Courtesy: SLO County Clerk-Recorder’s OfficeThe Supreme Court will likely weigh in on the Trump administration’s plan to limit mail-in voting soon, but for now, a SLO County election official is encouraging voters to use county ballot drop boxes instead. -
Creative CommonsPresident Donald Trump is expanding the Interior Department’s authority over energy projects under the Defense Production Act. The order could affect the Central Coast where the administration has already invoked the federal law to support a pipeline restart off the Santa Barbara coast. -
The U.S. Forest Service/USDAThe senators also warn that the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Wildland Fire Service don’t have enough staff to sustain operations. -
With less than two months before the midterm election, the Supreme Court will have to decide whether to allow the USPS to change rules around mailing ballots.
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New research has found that El Niño events, a warming pattern in the Pacific Ocean that leads to wetter winters for California’s Central Coast, have become more and more intense since the Industrial Revolution. -
The clean-up effort following last year’s battery fire in Moss Landing is moving into its final phase. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says crews are now removing batteries they could not safely access before. -
The National Weather Service is warning swimmers to stay out of ocean waters due to swells through Labor Day weekend. -
In a press release, Bonta said the Trump Administration is “more concerned with corporate interests than the health and safety of the American people.” -
The SLO County Air Pollution Control District says that smoke from the fires is pooling in coastal areas. -
The Plaskett Fire in Big Sur continued to grow to more than 15,000 acres over the weekend. -
A small fire called broke out in Pismo Beach Sunday. As of Monday morning firefighters say the 10-acre fire is now 90% contained. This is an ongoing story, updates will be added as more information becomes available. -
Demand for water will almost certainly increase over the next several decades, so the study looks at ways to bring in an extra 241 acre-feet of water a year. -
As of Saturday afternoon, the Plaskett Fire in southern Big Sur has grown to nearly 6,000 acres, as firefighters prepare for stronger winds and increased fire activity. -
The Plaskett Fire continues to burn in a remote part of southern Monterey County, about 25 miles away from the second largest fire in the state—the Timber Fire. As of Thursday morning the Plaskett Fire has prompted evacuations and has spread to 140 acres.
