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District Attorney Dan Dow announced the charges at a press conference in Los Angeles, along with representatives from the Trump administration’s Department of Justice and Homeland Security. -
Gabriela Fernandez/KCBX NewsMeasure C would implement a new sales tax that could bring in approximately $13 million to support the city’s struggling budget. -
Since 2024, the city has outlawed the keeping of all poultry, including turkey, ducks and geese. But on Monday, the Grover Beach City Council discussed reversing the ban, with some caveats.
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President Donald Trump’s Justice Department sent similar lists to local election officials across California last week.
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Kendra Hanna/KCBX NewsWith Halloween just around the corner, the SLO Tenants Union threw an event last week for renters to share horror stories about poor living conditions and unresponsive landlords. -
Kendra Hanna/KCBX NewsAn independent safety committee reviewed new data that shows the plant’s Unit 1 still meets federal safety standards at a meeting in Avila Beach this week. -
Monica Lopez/KCBX News“A city asset of whatever size on the west side is a non-renewable resource,” said Council Member Kris Beal at an August meeting. “Once it's gone, it is gone.” -
Monica LopezEye witnesses say that ICE agents detained three workers at an Arroyo Grande carwash on Thursday, amidst reports of a statewide surge in federal immigration enforcement.
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The planned purification facility will take water already processed at a wastewater treatment plant, clean it further, and then inject it back into the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin. -
First-year student Mayrin didn’t share her last name to protect her family’s safety, but says her dad was driving her to class when he was pulled over by ICE agents. -
The San Luis Obispo City Council will soon vote on whether to support a rail extension that would further connect the region to the Bay Area. -
“We found that sometimes parking is just a smokescreen,” said study co-author Adam Millard-Ball. “It’s a cover for people to hide their prejudice against Muslims.” -
California will now mark part of Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County as James Dean Memorial Highway. The late actor and Hollywood icon died in an accident there 71 years ago. -
Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano says her team was able to complete preparations ahead of schedule. -
This week, KCBX News presents a pre-election forum with three candidates running for San Luis Obispo City Council: Brett Cross, Emily Francis, and Michelle Shoresman. -
A wildfire on Santa Rosa Island earlier this year burned through a grove of Torrey pines — threatening one of the rarest species of pine in the world. -
Currently, the walking and biking trail starts in Avila Beach at Ontario Road and stretches down to the coast. The county’s plan is to build out the path, so it will extend from San Luis Obispo to the ocean. -
According to a press release, state agencies are directed to support “by fast-tracking permitting and identifying other ways to cut red tape” to help local communities prepare.
