ALF Food Pantry supplies groceries to people living in Atascadero, Templeton, Santa Margarita, Creston and California Valley. Board President Tim Eckles says they frequently serve more than 200 people a day.

A Central Coast nonprofit says thousands of dollars in community donations are tied to the bankruptcy of an online fundraising platform called Flipcause.

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office just settled a lawsuit with the Santa Maria-based company Alco Harvesting, also known as Bonipak Produce, and some farmworkers will receive back pay and damages for wage-and-hour violations.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is officially underway bringing filmmakers, celebrities and movie fans to the Central Coast.

Mountain Lion sightings across the Central Coast continue with the Santa Barbara Animal Control now warning residents that several sightings were reported in the Oak Park and Mission Creek areas.

Several local businesses stayed closed, including Thrifty Beaches, Corazón Cafe and SLO Cider, but for the businesses that were open, many said they didn’t notice fewer customers on Friday.

Federal immigration agents pepper-sprayed a woman in Santa Barbara's Eastside Wednesday morning, while in the process of detaining a woman near Carpinteria and Salinas Streets.

The biennial Point-in-Time Count of people experiencing homelessness took place in San Luis Obispo County on January 27, 2026.

The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that the 1983 murder of Dorothy Tate, who went by the nickname Toby, has been solved.

Bird enthusiasts from across California and beyond came to the Central Coast this week for the annual Morro Bay Bird Festival. It's a chance for birders to enjoy the coastal scenery and spot rare, migrating species.