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Joel Rose / NPR/One year ago in August, the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan forcing thousands of Afghan citizens to flee the country. That led a Central Coast non-profit called SLO4Home to raise money to house 10 refugee families. -
Pastor Carl Nielsen/A Santa Maria non-profit is helping the city gather volunteers for cleanup and paint projects. The organization is called Serve Santa Maria, led by a local retired pastor who says he never dreamed his organization would grow exponentially over the years.
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The Santa Maria Public Library is kicking off an educational summer series this weekend filled with different sounds and instruments from North, Central, and South America. -
This year’s theme is ‘Invest In the Earth.’
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The Establishment is a 19-bedroom, four bathroom house in Downtown San Luis Obispo.
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As a coastal area and military hub, the Central Coast was profoundly affected by World War II, from the forced removal of residents of Japanese descent to widespread “blackouts” meant to protect the area from attacks. An upcoming exhibit at the Morro Bay State Park Museum of Natural History will explore the World War II era on the Central Coast.
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For decades, gay bars have been a safe haven and communal place for the LGBTQ+ community to come together. But even as much of society moves toward more acceptance and inclusivity, queer-specific spaces can still be hard to find, and the Central Coast is no exception.
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Dr. Oksana Yakushko is a Ukrainian immigrant and U.S. citizen living in Santa Barbara. Much of her immediate family has been based in Kyiv her whole life. Yakushko’s sister and her children were able to flee, but some of her family is still there.
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The fund is accepting applications from historically oppressed, marginalized and underrepresented Santa Barbara County groups working on advocacy projects that address policy and systemic racism.
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It was built, owned and operated by Japanese Americans in the 1940s. Locals and the City of Guadalupe consider it to be historically significant to that community.
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The Central Coast Queer Archive Project, which gathers stories of LGBTQ+ people on the Central Coast and presents them to the public, will hold a video premiere and public forum this Sunday at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. KCBX’s Benjamin Purper spoke with some of the organizers and has this report.
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Following a homophobic incident of a Pride flag being vandalized within the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, the district has released plans on making improvements to support LGBQT+ students.
